Health & Medicine

Nanotechnology could help fight diabetes

17 May 2013

Injectable nanoparticles may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin

Belt that warns of epileptic seizures

16 May 2013

Vaccine reduces pneumococcal disease but not bacterial population

16 May 2013

Researchers develop way to enrich foods with omega-3 fatty acids

15 May 2013

Body fat hardens arteries after middle age

15 May 2013

First indigenous Indian rotavirus vaccine unveiled

14 May 2013

Rotavac, which significantly reduces chances of severe rotavirus diarrhoea infection in children by more than half, was developed in collaboration with Bharat Biotech under the PPP mode

Non-inherited mutations account for many heart defects

By By Bill Hathaway | 14 May 2013

Biomaterial shows promise for Type 1 diabetes treatment

14 May 2013

Researchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes

Marriage before 18 leads to higher maternal, infant mortality: study

14 May 2013

Tumour-activated protein promotes cancer spread

14 May 2013

Major role for social media, mobile phones in UKs new disease control system

11 May 2013

Discovery may help prevent chemotherapy-induced anaemia

11 May 2013

Scientists build material that mimics squid beak that may lead to better implants

10 May 2013

Hypothalamus may hold key to ageing

10 May 2013

DARPA awards $6 mn to develop nanotech therapies for traumatic brain injuries

10 May 2013

How would you like your assistant - human or robotic?

09 May 2013

Food commercials excite teen brains more than mobile plans, cars

09 May 2013

Watching TV commercials of people munching on hot, crispy French fries or sugar-laden cereal resonates more with teens than advertisements about cell phone plans or the latest car

A text message a day keeps asthma attack away

08 May 2013

Laser, instead of drill, for brain surgery developed

08 May 2013

If the brain starts to swell after a stroke, surgery is often the only treatment option – one in which the physicians open the patient’s cranial vault, with a drill and the saw. Soon, a laser beam could cut the bone and lower surgical risks

Growing new arteries, bypassing blocked ones

By By Helen Dodson | 03 May 2013

Decoded: molecular messages that tell prostate, breast cancers to spread

03 May 2013

For the first time scientists have decoded the molecular chatter that ramps certain cancer cells into overdrive and can cause tumours to spread throughout the body