Health & Medicine
The biology behind schizophrenia
02 Aug 2014
The research, the largest genomic study published on any psychiatric disorder to date, provides important new insights about the biological causes of schizophrenia, that could lead to new approaches to treatment
In a first, Delhi docs use robots to fix serious spinal disease
02 Aug 2014
This is the first time in India a complex spinal deformity has been corrected using robotic arms
Biology made simpler with "clear" tissues
02 Aug 2014
Transparency lacking in clinical trials: study
31 Jul 2014
Map of hepatitis C strains should help eradication efforts
31 Jul 2014
Researchers have for the first time mapped the global distribution of hepatitis C strains, creating a crucial resource in the fight to eradicate it
India battles encephalitis as toll mounts to 570
26 Jul 2014
Most often, the inflammation is caused by a virus, but in rarer instances it can be caused by bacteria
CDC plans to reopen labs shut over safety lapses
25 Jul 2014
CDC lab head resigns after anthrax incident
24 Jul 2014
Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
23 Jul 2014
Scientists have designed a new self-assembling nanoparticle that targets tumours to help doctors diagnose cancer earlier.
Anti-cancer drug kicks HIV out of hiding
22 Jul 2014
Danish researchers activate hidden HIV cells in major step towards a possible cure
22 Jul 2014
Danish researchers have devised a way to activate and expose hidden HIV cells to enable the immune system to fight them