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

South Asia

Bad precedent

All in the blood

No mistakes

Blood birth

Scientists discover that brain cells can change and become blood in time

Real remedy

Scientists say that they can now 'produce' blood vessels

INDIA

Dipstick

Paper strip for blood type test  

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

Painting it red! Striking ‘Blood Moon’ to eclipse skies Nov 8

Next total lunar eclipse to happen in 2025 

Brazilian scientists find traces of the Zika virus in human saliva and urine

Experts caution that the findings are preliminary

Cutting cholesterol

A new drug for lowering blood cholesterol is a blessing for heart patients

Ban on blood donation

Genetic defence

New blood, new hope

Medical science finds a cheaper, better alternative for bone marrow transplant