New antimalarial agent shows promise
Published in The Hindu on June 17, 2015 A new antimalarial compound (DDD107498) tested on mice and several mosquito species
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MDR-TB spreads less within households
Published in The Hindu on June 25, 2015 Unlike people with drug-susceptible TB, those with multi drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) are
Read MoreA vaccine boost to India’s polio fight
Published in The Hindu on November 29, 2015 After nearly five polio-free years, and with the launch of the inactivated
Read MoreSmell guides mosquitoes to see a human host
Published in The Hindu on July 26, 2015 It may be largely impossible to avoid getting bitten by a mosquito
Read MoreIndian cholera vaccine found to be safe, efficacious
Published in The Hindu on August 2, 2015 The safety and efficacy of oral cholera vaccine Shanchol manufactured by the
Read MoreWhy the 7.8 magnitude Nepal quake was less devastating
Published in The Hindu on August 8, 2015 Despite the April 25, 2015 Nepal earthquake being 7.8 magnitude, shallow focus,
Read MoreGene responsible for obesity in Indians identified
Published in The Hindu on August 23, 2015 For the first time, Indian researchers have been able to isolate a
Read MorePluto may be geologically active
Published in The Hindu on August 16, 2015 Contrary to the grand old theory that Pluto is an inert mass
Read MoreSurprising discovery of oxygen in 67P comet’s atmosphere
Published in The Hindu on October 29, 2015 The Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has thrown a very big surprise — its atmosphere
Read MoreNew insights into how geckos climb walls
Published in The Hindu on September 6, 2015 It is widely known that geckos and lizards employ dry adhesion system
Read MorePre-exposure prophylaxis prevents HIV infection in gay men
Published in The Hindu on September 13, 2015 Daily HIV medication (tenofovir-emtricitabine) to HIV negative gay men who run a
Read MoreAlcohol consumers in India face higher health risk, mortality
Published in The Hindu on September 17, 2015 Alcohol use is responsible for about 4 per cent of global burden
Read MoreASTROSAT spots Crab Nebula, the brightest X-ray source
Published in The Hindu on October 18, 2015 On October 9, ASTROSAT, the first Indian space observatory, spotted the Crab
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