Protein bodyguards
A protein found in almost all life-forms not only offers protection against toxins but also preverits errant behaviour in other proteins
Unknown agencies behind medical journals
Medical journals are the bibles of the healing profession. They command peer respect, and possess immense reach among doctors. But, as the uk-…
Amendments proposed to National Medical Commission Act allow patients to appeal against erring doctors
Under the current framework, only medical practitioners and professionals are allowed to file appeals before the Ethics and Medical Registration Board
‘National Medical Commission Bill will encourage corruption, centralise power’
The Indian Medical Association and experts list a bunch of problems the Bill may introduce in the health sector if passed by the Rajya Sabha
Treated but not cured
Ten years after India declared itself leprosy-free, drug-resistant strains emerge. The environment facilitates the spread of the disease
India gasps for oxygen: How some states are holding up
Lack of medical oxygen has endangered lives of COVID-19 patients in state after state
Meet Mesentery, the newest occupant of your gut
The anatomic description that had been laid down over 100 years of anatomy was incorrect
Cracking the cancer code
In recent years, scientists have closed in on cancer, pinning down precisely how its hellish manifestations are caused and spread. Their findings …
Antidote to cancer
Scientists have discovered an oestrogen derivative that controls tumours and could be effective against other diseases like arthritis
Executing a killer
Should the remaining two stocks of the smallpox virus be wiped out permanently from the face of the earth? The question, which brings to fore …
Our discovery can help cancer patients
Amarnath Maitra , professor in the department of chemistry, University of Delhi, has developed a new way of administering drugs to the human body.…
Scientists find new anti-diabetic drug from plant source, call it non-toxic, safe
Chalcone significantly inhibits the rise of blood glucose and brings back the glucose levels to normal much earlier than commercial anti-diabetic …
Embryo research gets a new lease of life
The US government is spurring on embryo research that might provide crucial treatment clues to ailments still evading cures
Perfecting crystals
When cultivated in gravity-free space, crystals have more perfect protien structures that help help in designing better drugs
What shaped human intelligence?
Scientists are trying to uncover the adaptive pressures that transformed primates into intelligent humans
It's mama's fault
Scientists suggest a disorder that causes periods of ecstasy and depression is passed on through mothers.
Lung power
What does it take for a lay athlete to take on a Serge! Bubka or a Carl Lewis? Good,powerful lungs, say scientists
Sex on the brain
The battle of the genders intensifies as scientists discover that the differences begin, and perhaps end, at one of the human fundamentals: the brain
The essence of being
Is it the soul? Is it the mind? Or is it something outside the confines of the human body? Author most elusive of mental phenomenon of consciousness
Teasing death
The trials run before introducing drugs into the market are peppered with death-inviting inaccuracies and even brazen lies
Saviour steroids
A new theory attempts to explain the mystery behind steroid hormones' anti-inflammatory and immuno-suppressive qualities
Yeastly tales
Mating practices of yeast cells provide some pointers to the little-known area of asymmetrical cell division
On hoary grey cells
There is new evidence that the human brain does not generally disintegrate with advancing age. And that even if it does, the maladies are curable
Not junk
Introns, which till recently were seen just as junk DNA, might be playing an important role in coding
The omega of it
Research points to the existence of a developmentally regulated gene that does not encode any protein