Stress may lead to cancer

Taking wing

Flying doctors save lives in remote areas of East Africa

Bytes

Causes of deafness identified

Manipulating microbes can control obesity

Human guinea pigs

Shaping genetic inheritance

Same genes express differently due to smoking, alcohol, stress

As gutkha stands banned, dohra consumption rising in Uttar Pradesh

Dohra does not contain any statutory warning label and hence, consumers are unaware of its health hazards

On the comeback trail

The scientific community is trying hard to combat communicable diseases which have made a comeback

ICMR confirms what 3 years of pandemic showed: Vaccination protects

ICMR study findings suggest post-discharge mortality rate of 6.5% in patients hospitalised for COVID-19

Wastewater is a valuable source of information — Africa’s scientists need to use it to find drug-resistant bacteria

Once sewer networks are in place, standardised protocols for assessing antimicrobial resistance in wastewater treatment plants must be established

AI helps scientists keep up in COVID-19 mutation race

Artificial intelligence can help predict mutations in COVID-19. Some have achieved a perfect strike rate.  

How a South African community’s request for its genetic data raises questions about ethical and equitable research

How to ensure an equitable balance of benefits between researchers and the community they study? There seems to be no easy answer.

Passing the buck: No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states, Centre says

At least 619 deaths were reported due to shortage of medical oxygen in May 2021 according to website Datameet

Coronavirus: The pandemic is changing our brains – here are the remedies

Research suggests that the novel coronavirus may gain access to the brain via the forebrain’s olfactory bulb

COVID-19: ‘Wait for field results to call rapid test kits faulty’

Population exposure to virus, time of conducting rapid test important factors, say experts

IMA slams the Lancet on Kashmir editorial

The medical journal has reacted to an internal administrative decision of India under the garb of concern for the health of Kashmiris, said the …

World Malaria Day: New coordinated effort for malaria research unveiled

The Malaria Elimination Research Alliance India will bring together various stakeholders on a single platform to identify and prioritise research …

The imminent threat of celiac disease in India

Panel discussion sheds light on prevalence of celiac disease in India, which has increased four folds since the 1960s

Scientists develop new molecule to fight antibiotic resistance

A piece of synthetic DNA has been developed that restores effectiveness of a carbapenem

Mountains of Sanjeevani

The Uttarakhand government's initiative to spend Rs 25 crore on an elusive mythical herb should trigger a wider quest to identify, document and …

Bust the gut

Scientists are studying microbes in the gut in far greater detail to devise therapies to fight obesity

Laboratory-made antibodies work miracles

Scientists have genetically engineered specific antibodies to prevent organ rejection in transplants and to combat cancer. This opens up new …

GATTing drugs, not getting them

The latest durg price control order will boost the MNCs and deprive the common consumer by damaging the small scale sector

A matter of the mind

Mind-body medicine: in the realm of the possible but wholly inexplicable, this loose curative system has more takers every day