Ouch, it is a mutation

Do headaches, stomach upsets and several other minor ailments have their roots in the speed of genetic mutations?

Nature's second course

Do not lose sleep over insomnia, says the physic. Resort more to behavioural changes and less to pills. The rest is zzz...

Book review: HIV/AIDS and Traditional Medicine

Indian systems of medicine could receive a big boost if they could yield a cure for just one major disease. And, theoretically, there can be a …

Is institutional racism for real?

A recent review of editorial boards of ten leading international psychiatry journals has revealed almost nil representation from developing countries

India to get medical devices parks

Recommendations by a government panel include increased production of indigenous devices and a cap on their prices

Calling Ramdev’s yogic bluff

Book>> Yoga and Other Quackery Exposed • by N C Asthana and Priyamvada Asthana • Asiatech Publishers, Inc • Price: Rs 275

Toxic detectors

DNA can be used to detect dangerous metals

On hold

Alarming rise in fungal infection cases: PGIMER study

In spite of higher incidence of cases as compared to the West, India lacks infrastructure required for testing of fungal infections

Obituary: Coluthur Gopalan (1918-2019)

Father of nutrition science in India dies in Chennai

The transfusion debate

Vexed vitamins

Vitamin C may produce free radicals that may cause cancer

Cancer solutions

Stopping blood supply to tumours appears to be a potent way to tackle cancer

Being sure of genes

Companies are given permission to use genetic tests to decide on insurance policy in the UK

Guidelines introduced

Simply Put: AIIMS Darbhanga

Simply Put: Freedom to Express COVID-19

COVID-19: Govt’s survey exposes lack of preparedness across India

Lack of PPEs, ventilators and overall hospital preparedness reported as major concerns

Curbing TB still a challenge

As WHO bans blood test, scientists explore advanced diagnostic technologies  

Mapping mosquitoes

Sunlight kills cancer

Reaching into the mind

Computer imaging of the human brain promises to open new vistas for medical scientists

Obese exposure

Detecting the body's fat deposits

Tracking tumours

A new technology could take out the agony from cancer detecting tests

Potent surgery

Vasectomy may not be all it's cut out to be