Ebola vaccine developed to fight bioterrorism
An experimental vaccine against the lethal Ebola virus has been administered to humans for the first time in November 2003. If the trial proves …
The best of Indian science
In this and the following issue, DOWN TO EARTH presents a review of India's ten best scientific research projects. The selection is based on the …
Children of a lesser State
A rare killer disease, Japanese encephalitis, has been annually and invariably breaking out in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. This year, so far, 3,…
Vaccine Eloquent
Universal vaccination became part of government policy in 1978. A quarter of a century since, progress has been fitful. In some parts of the …
Resurgent polio
Eradicating polio in India is proving to be a tough ask. The disease, which seemed to have been contained a few years ago, is rearing its head …
Manipulating Research
Private funding has given a new meaning to scientific research today. With rising corporate research budgets, academic institutions are leaning …
A new study says COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with a heart attack risk
About 1,002 patients who experienced a heart attack had been vaccinated with Covishield and the rest of the 84 with Covaxin
COVID-19: Activists slam Centre’s affidavit washing hands off compensation for vaccine mortality
There was a huge lack of transparency about vaccine-related complications in the government’s awareness campaigns, activists said
A case for India’s stray dogs
Sterilising and vaccinating the dogs who live in our communities effectively and humanely controls their population, prevents rabies and reduces …
The new '100% effective' Ebola vaccine owes a debt to the scientists who beat smallpox
The final trials of the first effective Ebola vaccine show it's safe to use against an outbreak
Where are the vaccines for UP’s May 1 COVID-19 vaccination drive
There is extreme shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in India’s largest state and its government is facing problems in procuring them
Wishing for a Jonas Salk in the age of COVID-19
The philosophy of the virologist who developed the vaccine for polio is clearly anathema to today’s drug researchers
What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria
Nigeria’s highly mobilized efforts to eliminate polio can teach America how to reverse the increase in measles cases and shore up its …
Birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine may not be necessary: ICMR
Many newborns are protected from Hepatitis B infection by antibodies they receive from the mother and therefore, hepatitis B vaccination at birth …
Influenza: The search for a universal vaccine
Flu virus mutates so quickly that one year's vaccine won't work on the next year's common strains. But a new way to create vaccines, called '…
Anti-vaccine poster boy: Is Andrew Wakefield the most hated man in modern medicine?
Anti-vaccine 'hero' Andrew Wakefield was stripped of medical credentials in '98. Now his film has been pulled from Tribeca film festival
WHO: Global health systems have started showing signs of post-pandemic recovery
Most countries have made strides in incorporating COVID-19 services into routine health service delivery
Study finds mechanism for mother-child transmission of immunity to chickenpox
New finding takes understanding on how babies are protected against infections such as chickenpox to a different level
Only 5 per cent of people infected with hepatitis B virus receive treatment
While 94 million people out of 292 million hepatitis B patients in 2016 were eligible for antiviral treatment, just 4.8 million got it, says a study
A shot in the arm
Humankind may soon to face to face with a miracle if the dozen odd cancer vaccine trials, currently on in the United States, emerge successful
V(a)x populi: Should we or should we not vaccinate
Three experts come from three different points of view to the debate on compulsory vaccination
Measles outbreak in Europe exposes gaps in vaccination coverage
Outbreaks will continue in Europe, as elsewhere, until every country reaches the level of immunisation needed to fully protect their populations
The number of new flu viruses is increasing, and could lead to a pandemic
How is it the flu has managed to stay around for so long, and why haven't we beaten it yet?
Vaccine to prevent viral infection in hens
Scientists in Madras gave come up with a vaccine that would help leash a viral disease that impairs the egg-laying ability of hens, and is often …
Serum found to curb lung cancer
Tests on mice show that a hormonal antibody inhibits the growth of turnours, giving rise to hopes for a vaccine to treat lung cancer.