Attacking the heart

No small cause for alarm

Monkeypox, a disease similar to smallpox, may be spreading among humans

Bad influence

Toxic, but preferred

A case for stuffing

The mind's decay

A new study throws light on many hidden corners of the rapidly degenerating mind

Tackling tumours

Shark tissues show the promise of preventing tumours from regenerating

Predicting miscarriage

Flab control

Genes have a fair share in determining a person's predisposition to obesity

The grape cure

Life blood

Is donating blood beneficialfor your heart?

If not HIV, it's Chagas'

Coffee aid

No heartaches

A protein promises a new lease of life to patients undergoing heart surgery

Zapped

Blasting tumours with particle beams. That's what European scientists are trying to do

Manpower?

Female hormones can boost your sperms

Bad fats

A study distinguishes the "bad" fats from their more harmless cousins

Germ warfare

Oral vaccines could soon be available for rotavirus infection -- a major cause of diarrhoea

It's all in the food

Good nutrition matters even in the womb

More Vitamin C

Better not to blow

The female gaze

Double trouble

The chronically depressed are more likely to develop cancer

Caution!

Infertile couples should think hard before opting for treatments

Sterile fathers, sterile sons