Sleeping with the malady
Snoring may be dismissed as an irritant for the non-snorer sleeping nearby... but, watch out! For it just might be the symptom of a deadly …
The lighthouse
A green-light emitting protein has shown the way to an unique way of labelling and marking cells, besides enabling researchers to keep track …
Yes, master
The fruitfly - subject of researches by three Nobel prize-winning developmental biologists - offers exciting insights into how genes control and …
Three cheers
Three important developments made by cancer researchers this year have opened up some exciting new possibilities for the diagnosis, therapy …
Anticipating strokes
Will you suffer a heart failure or a paralytic stroke? A laboratory test can tell you years before it happens and help you avert it
Aye for an eye
Transplanting light-sensitive cells of aborted human foetuses into retinas of blind adults can enable them to see again
A glass a day keeps cancer at bay
Whole milk from cows fed on an enriched diet could save humans from the risk of developing cancer
Stairway to health
Want a healthy heart, a thin wasteline and more ? Then ignore elevators and escalators, and use stairs instead
Toying with the unborn
Is it right to experiment with the foetus? The US preparesfor another )8 controversial medical experiment
In hot water
While the Antarctic ice cap is relatively stable, the sea level is rising due to a simple law of physics: water expands when heated
Aids against AIDS
In a monumental decision, the American government approves the world's first large-scale testing of an AIDS vaccine
Cutting clots
These clot busters can be an enormous help to medical science, helping those prone to vascular diseases
No pain
... is a big gain when it comes to medicine. Here, doctors would give anything for an effective, new painkiller
The mess we are in
South Asia fares pathetically when it comes to basic education. The latest UNDP report has some solutions
Will plague return?
A plague bacterium that has developed resistance to several antibiotics may pose a serious threat to human health
Making a start
Ground realities alone will determine the future of Himalayan biodiversity and the people of the area
Pushing back the past
Australian scientists have found that life on Earth existed much earlier than previously believed
How genes cheat
In order to promote themselves, certain genes resort to underhand tactics. Welcome to the realities of evolution
Extreme stress and amnesia
The link has been established: the hormone cortisol plays an active role in memory loss due to stress
Brainy hardware
A path-breaking step in the process of understanding the most complex structure of the human body
How the eye anticipates
Though light takes some time to reach the eye, there is a system by which animals anticipate the movement of a moving object. Now, scientists …
Dying very young
High mortality rate of cloned animals and unsuccessful attempts to clone monkeys worry researchers
Cold cold heart
If everything goes right, it would be possible to 'store' vital organs to be used for transplants much later
HIV fears
HIV -infected persons with low virus levels in their blood are less likely to pass the virus to partners
Quest for speed
Scientists claim to have sent pulses of microwaves over a one-metre distance at speeds that are 5-10 per cent faster than the speed of light