Health & Medicine

Temporary tattoo offers needle-free way to monitor glucose levels

16 Jan 2015

One-size-fits-all approach can lead to over-treatment in older diabetes patients

15 Jan 2015

New ‘super-vaccine’ could make quitting nicotine, drugs easy

15 Jan 2015

Kochi’s AIMS docs carry out India’s first hand transplant

15 Jan 2015

Hand transplants have been successfully carried out in just 110 cases around the world; if this proves to be the 111th success, it will be a considerable achievement for the hospital and the surgeons involved

Technophobia may keep seniors from using apps to manage diabetes

14 Jan 2015

Novel imaging technique improves prostate cancer detection

10 Jan 2015

Broad immune response may be needed to destroy latent HIV

10 Jan 2015

Blood work: scientists uncover surprising new tools to rejuvenate the brain

10 Jan 2015

Researchers have shown that neurons can be generated throughout adulthood, but also that the maddening aspects of ageing, such as memory loss and slower processing speed, can be partially reversed

23andMe Inc, Genentech to analyse genomes of 3,000 Parkinson’s patients

09 Jan 2015

Beware smelly gutters: hydrogen sulphide can hurt your brain

09 Jan 2015

Evolving bacteria in beer, bread may lead to new treatments

09 Jan 2015

US scientists discover “game changer” antibiotic to take on super bugs

08 Jan 2015

New study points to six healthy lifestyle choices for women to prevent heart disease

08 Jan 2015

Study points to depression as physical illness

08 Jan 2015

Diabetes debate: triglycerides form in liver despite insulin resistance

07 Jan 2015

Fat isn’t all bad: skin adipocytes help protect against infections

07 Jan 2015

Simple model explains complex problems in an ageing heart

07 Jan 2015

Drug for all seasons: aspirin may help cure dementia

06 Jan 2015

Exercise allows you to age optimally

06 Jan 2015

HIV drug blocks bone metastases in prostate cancer

06 Jan 2015

Brave new world for food and health coming, nutrition scientists predict

05 Jan 2015

Time adds a wrinkle to nature and nurture

05 Jan 2015

Metal test could help diagnose breast cancer early

05 Jan 2015

Cake or carrots? Timing may decide what you'll eat

05 Jan 2015

New compound kills cancer cells with no side effects

02 Jan 2015