Craft of the graft
A plastic tube can be used to insert a graft into blood vessels, circumventing the need for bypass surgery
Down to the bones
Mercilessly lethal osteoporosis - the withering of a body's bone mass - may finally have met its match
Hail inhaler
Doubts concerning the reliability of inhalers in controlling mild asthma have been put to rest as a recent study in the US has given beta-…
End of innocence
Two recently published American studies reveal that cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause arterial blockages in infected individuals
Slitting the beating heart
Dutch surgeons show the way to carry out coronary bypass surgeries without using the heart-lung machine
Hampering growth
A drug which functions in a unique fashion is being used to cure small-cell lung cancer in the UK. Researchers are looking for further uses of …
Trust the robot
Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments …
A snake in your guts!
"Eeeks", you may say, but a new robot which can travel down your intestines is opening up exciting possibilities of medical breakthrough, though …
Blocking cancer
Latest research in Britain finds a drug, a synthetic peptide, which forces tumour cells to wither and die
Pregnancy calcified
New research findings show that adequate intake of calcium is a remedy for anxiety and high blood pressure-related conditions in many expecting women
Be Indian
.... and lower the risk of getting coronary diseases. This is the finding of a study conducted by Monilek Hospital and Research centre in Jaipur
Save thy skin
Exposure to sunlight -for even the shortest possible duration -is now being seen as the worst enemy of those wishing to flaunt a fair and lovely …
Fertility cold-stored
Women who might lose their ability to conceive - be it due to the inevitable menopause or a damage to their ovaries caused by radiation or …
Conception misconception
Scientists in the US have taken significant strides in solving the mysteries surrounding human birth. Their achievements answer questions …
Access denied
Doctors are withholding HIV therapy from some patients fearing their irresponsibility could harm others
Pepped up by peptides
A follow-up to an earlier report on how experts are targeting blood vessels that nurture cancers
Two nations, one disease
In the remote regions of China, American and Chinese doctors fight against several diseases, including the Big killer: cancer
Advantage tamoxifen
A drug that has been around for years is now being considered as a possible weapon against breast cancer
A head for figures
Scientists find two different ways the brain does maths. This could be a boon for children who do not learn maths in their mother tongue
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...
The unknown factor revealed
Some people may be predisposed to suffer vertigo due to a weak bone in the temple. And the cure may be quite simple
A mutating monster
Some strains of the AIDS-causing virus are developing resistance to whatever drugs are available
The mushroom of the royal
Nature has bestowed Kashmir with extraordinary climatic conditions and forest cover, apt for different mushroom varieties including gucchi (…
Break the Deadlock
In 1995, many in India were outraged to learn that a university in the US was granted a patent to make and sell haldi (turmeric) for its wound …
Single shot cure for kala-azar launched in Bihar
State alone contributes to nearly 80 percent of kala-azar cases in the country