Odour of the day

Straight jabs

Vaccines are causing autism in UK, say some doctors

Beet those stones

Mother's milk

Not all good, not all bad...

Low cholesterol levels may be good for the heart but can cause depression

Pregnancy and longevity

CHINA

Cool cancer treatment

The cold virus could help patients undergoing chemotherapy

The hole truth of cigarettes

Death logs

Workers in the wood industry face higher risk of cancer

Smoking unabated

Women in the US continue to puff one too many

DNA to test carcinogens

Chips made of DNA strands can detect carcinogenic chemicals

Checking leukaemia

Tragic potion

Herbal drug stuck in IPR jam, tribal group biggest loser

Export controversy

Sri Lanka struggles to protect rare anti-diabetes herb

Leafy solution

Foliage helps check fluorosis

African Union imposes historic ban on cruel donkey skin trade

Donkeys are critical to millions of people and are important for poverty eradication; Brazil to follow suit

In almost 4 decades, 400 US veternarians killed themselves, says study

It also reveals that veternarians are up to 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population with different occupations

Karanda: Rural India's rich fruit

Karanda is a versatile but under-exploited plant found throughout the dry regions of India. It is cultivated for its edible fruits in Rajasthan, …

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman’s work on mRNA vaccines wins Nobel Prize for Medicine 2023

Such vaccines have saved millions of lives and prevented severe disease in many more, allowing societies to open and return to normal conditions

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

Seven new cases of Kala-azar reported in one week in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur

Eighteen cases have now been reported in the district this year, casting serious doubt on the government’s plan to eradicate it next year

Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk

Women’s health has too often been considered a niche area — even though it involves roughly 50% of the world’s population

Displaced from the hills: Livelihoods of tribal communities in Eastern Ghats under threat

Importance of biodiversity for communities dependant on agriculture has assumed greater significance with new farm laws, which may result in …

Bitter bounty: Why karela leaves can be a good harvest off your kitchen garden

Bitter gourd leaves not only have medicinal and nutritive properties, they can be added to tasty recipes as well