Blood tests for Alzheimer’s: Two experts on why new studies are encouraging
Blood tests to measure amyloid protein, and possibly tau protein, are becoming much more sensitive and reliable enough to become routine aids in …
What happens to your body in a heatstroke?
Here are all the symptoms to help you identify a heatstroke if you or anyone around you has one and what should you do to treat it
Indian scientists closer to a new treatment for blood cancer
The new drug can kill over 70 per cent blood cancer cells in a petri dish in 48 hours at an extremely low concentration
Venting the spleen
A new drug will reduce the agony and the costs of treating thalassaemia, a hereditary blood disorder
Parasite expunger
Scientists claim to have identified the constituent of human blood that destroys a parasite which plays havoc with livestock
Bloody crisis
Awareness about the various techniques and voluntary blood donors can reduce the shortage of blood supply in Delhil
New blood in old veins
As if by magic, scientists turn brain cells into blood: an achievement that could let cells develop their own tissues
Over 80% hypertension patients live in low- and middle-income countries
Treatment and control rates in Nepal, Indonesia and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania were particularly low
How changing blood pressure targets in South Africa could save costs and lives
The level is determined from information collected in the United Kingdom or United States which have very different living conditions
Vitamin deficiency widespread among healthy looking urban Indians
Hyderabad scientists find that 46 per cent of their sample size of healthy adults had vitamin B2 and B6 deficiencies
Accuracy of non-invasive blood tests depends on skin type: study
The optical properties of the skin significantly affect signals in the non-invasive devices and therefore measurements must consider skin …
Despite huge cancer burden, India has only 0.4 million blood stem cell donors
The demand and supply gap is widening as people don’t register themselves as donors due to lack of awareness about the issue
The clot and the pill
Women using latest versions of birth control pills stand a higher risk of developing blood clots
HIV fears
HIV -infected persons with low virus levels in their blood are less likely to pass the virus to partners
Alzheimer’s disease blood tests: Here’s what they look for and what they can tell you about your risk
Evidence suggests that signs of Alzheimer’s disease could be detected in the blood up to 20 years before symptoms start
New sensor may help early detection of prostate cancer
Researchers will measure levels of spermine and spermidine in blood and urine for a more accurate test
Managing menstrual waste in India
A film on menstruation, titled 'Period. End Of Sentence', has won the Oscar in the documentary short subject category. Here's looking at the …
Scientists develop natural material for faster blood clotting
The biomaterial with enhanced blood clotting efficiency can treat injuries in people with impaired blood clotting capacity
Liver fibrosis can be detected through blood test: new study
It will make diagnosis easier to perform, non-invasive, and less prone to sampling errors, researchers say
Cord of life
Scientists discover that the blood in the umbilical cord is a treasure trove of treatments for various diseases
Blood plasma sale to Reliance by state blood banks in Odisha under scanner
Health officials say nothing wrong with decision to sell surplus blood plasma for revenue; activists say it's unethical
Blood donation declines sharply in West Bengal in poll season
Students’ unions and trade unions that actively participate in blood donation camps are busy campaigning
Hook in the gut
Scientists are striving to develop a vaccine against hookworm that is rampant in the Third World
Monsanto asked to pay $2 billion for carcinogenic product
This is the third time in the last 10 months that Monsanto has been found guilty of manufacturing cancer-causing products, especially Roundup
Super blood Moon: Everything you need to know about the lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America May 26
