Checking leukaemia

Real laureates

This year's Nobel prizes are truly grounded in practicality

Magic drop

Easy to administer oral diarrhoea vaccine tested in Bangladesh

Shot in the arm

Cure in sight

The malefactor

Males are more susceptible to chronic arsenic poisoning than females

Role reversal

Anti-HIV drugs can mutate the genes of an embryo

Snippets

Junk diet

Pill poppers beware

Indiscriminate antibiotic use has created drug resistance in harmful bacteria

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

Andhra hospitals flout bio-medical rules

119 hospitals issued show cause notice by state pollution control board for violations

15 doctors went on foreign jaunt sponsored by pharma company, says Lok Sabha member

Doctors and pharma company deny charges

Toilets spew invisible aerosol plumes with every flush — here’s the proof, captured by high-powered lasers

Aerosol particles containing pathogens are important human disease vectors

AES fear grips Bihar ahead of scorching summers

At least three children have reportedly died of the disease this year  

ICMR launches third phase trial for adult anti-TB vaccine

The current vaccine for TB, the BCG, is only given to neonates

World’s first bionic eye implant a success, says report

The surgery brings hope to people suffering from age-related blindness

Internal purifiers

Polymer-coated antibody helps remove impurities from the blood after cancer treatment

Needle effect

Acupuncture can help athletes perform better