Less than $1: How WHO thinks that can save 7 million lives

Low-, middle-income countries account for 85% global premature deaths from non-communicable diseases

Irish scientists find the reason for blood clots in COVID-19 patients

According to previous research, blood clotting is a major cause of death in COVID-19 patients

Convalescent plasma therapy doesn't really help beat COVID-19: ICMR-backed study

No lowering of mortality in multi-centre trial; disease progression towards severity also not impacted; shortness of breath reduced

Can rosogolla be healthy?

A 100 g serving of rosogolla has 186-200 calories, depending on the sugar content, but a tulsi rosogolla made by a young breed of …

Rise in hypertension cases in Delhi highest in the age group of 35 to 44 years

The prevalence of hypertension, an important risk factor for Non-Communicable Diseases, has increased rapidly in the National Capital Region over …

Were Neanderthals carnivores? A tooth offers new insight into their diets

Diets a topic of debate; Researchers look into zinc isotopes in molar sample  

Hypertension in Dhankot

Residents from Dhankot village, Haryana, believe that chronic alcohol abuse among men is stressing out families and therefore leading to …

How Fukushima nuclear disaster affected monkeys

Macaques in Fukushima region found are low white and red blood cell levels and high on radioactive caesium, says study

The silent killer

Symptoms of hypertension rarely show, and an increasing number of children, adolescents across India are falling victim to it

Ominous Signs: How deadly cancer is for India

While cases have increased in all the 28 cancer registries in India, mortality has gone up in 14. People of northeastern states are most …

How do blood tests work? Medical laboratory scientists explain the process

There are a lot of steps in the pathway from blood draw to diagnosis and treatment 

The imperative of controlling blood pressure

High blood pressure or hypertension is both preventable and treatable. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. In an interview …

Gopal Subramaniam, Rohinton Nariman swap places in Novartis patent case

 Will take on each other in the patent case of anti-cancer drug Glivec filed by Novartis

One in four Indians above 30 risks dying of lifestyle diseases: WHO

Report shows India has no multi-pronged plan to reduce NCDs or a proper monitoring and surveillance system

ICMR launches three new diagnostic kits

They will help reduce costs of detecting pathogens in food, estimating iron levels in blood and determining vitamin A levels in blood under …

India’s Minamata

Singrauli, the powerhouse of India with massive coal reserves and many thermal power plants, should have been prosperous. But it is poor and …

COVID-19 pandemic impacted blood supply in Africa: WHO

There was a shortfall of 329,0289 units of blood in 2020

Now, artificial blood cells

They can be potential drug carriers

Centre’s ban on blood donation for transgender people, gay men and sex workers symptomatic of systemic failure

All donated blood is tested for HIV, other infections, making prohibition unnecessary

New technique may help quicken production of blood cancer drug

Blow hot, blow cold

So, were dinosaurs warm-blooded or not?

Artificial blood

Mimicking nature

A new product can be used to fabricate anti-blood clot linings in artificial blood tubes

Artificial blood breakthrough

Panic over bad blood