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Centre Keen on NEET-2 for Medical Admissions This Year, States May Be Exempted

J. Venkatesan 05/05/2016

Since all states strongly opposed NEET and sought exemption...

Laser Brain Cancer Treatment May Bring Extra Advantage

Ben Gruber 05/05/2016

The laser technology, approved by the US Food and...

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States Strongly Oppose NEET as SC Bench Indicates They Must Fall in Line

J. Venkatesan 03/05/2016

The bench was hearing petitions from various states and...

The festering corruption in medical journals may be tackled by more public funding of trials and stoppage of publication of complete trials as is done now. Credit: pixabay

The Specious Business of Industry-Sponsored Publications in Medical Journals

Deepak Natarajan 02/05/2016

It is no wonder that between 66% and 75%...

A molecule called IRF3 had recently been identified as crucial for the body to activate an innate immune response against polynephritis. Mice without the Irf3 gene developed severe symptoms, uncontrolled inflammation and kidney damage. Credit: scoregasm/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Can We Fight Bacterial Infections by Killing ‘Bad’ Inflammation?

Nandita Jayaraj 02/05/2016

As resistance to antibiotics peaks, alternative strategies to fight...

India has for long been a breeding ground for mosquitoes and mosquito-carried diseases, and so its authorities should be on the alert for a possible Zika virus invasion in the near future. A mosquito. Credit: turkletom/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

To Fight Zika, Let’s Genetically Modify Mosquitoes – the Old-Fashioned Way

Jeffrey Powell 01/05/2016

Rather than introducing transgenes from other species, why not...

Astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

How Women Can Deal with Their Periods in Space

Varsha Jain 26/04/2016

The fact that women can get periods in space...