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- Read more about New drug - MEAI may curb excess drinking
Researchers have patented a drug that could produce some of ecstasy's euphoric effects and at the same time limit the amount of alcohol people drink.
- Read more about Arsenic in drinking water tied to drop in breast cancer deaths
A new study has found that high levels of arsenic in drinking water were associated with an "astonishing" 50 per cent drop in breast cancer deaths in Chile. The study presents results of breast cancer mortality data from a region in Chile where residents were inadvertently exposed to high levels of arsenic, a naturally occurring element found in many minerals.
- Read more about Now a Phone sniffs out disease
A research consortium headed by Professor Hossam Haick of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is developing a product that, when coupled with a smartphone, will be able to screen the user’s breath for early detection of life-threatening diseases.
- Read more about New compounds to treat virus causing respiratory illness
Researchers have identified a class of compounds that could help combat a virus which has stricken children with serious respiratory infections and is also associated with polio-like symptoms.
- Read more about Cholera bacterium kills other bacteria to steal their dna
Scientists have discovered the unconventional way the cholera bacterium stabs and kills other bacteria to steal their DNA, making it potentially more virulent. Cholera is caused when the bacterium Vibrio cholerae (V cholerae) infects the small intestine. The disease is characterised by acute watery diarrhea resulting in severe dehydration.
- Read more about RESEARCHERS FIND NEW ROLE FOR PROTEINS
Scientists have found for the first time that the building blocks of a protein can be assembled by another protein and without genetic instructions. The findings defy textbook science which says DNA spells out the instructions for making proteins, tiny machines that do much of the work in our body's cells.
- Read more about FAT CELLS PROTECT SKIN AGAINST INFECTIONS
In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that fat cells below the skin help protect us from bacteria.

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues have found that dermal fat cells, known as adipocytes, produce antimicrobial peptides that help fend off invading bacteria and other pathogens.
- Read more about Reformation of Medical Education' Book Released in 66th IPC Hyderabad
S W Deshpande, Honorary Director General, All India Drug Control Officers Confederation released the book 'Reformation of Medical Education' authored by Dr Rapolu Satyanarayana.

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- Read more about PATIENT STEM CELLS USED TO MAKE DEMENTIA-IN-A-DISH
Belgian researchers have identified a new strategy for treating an inherited form of dementia after attempting to turn stem cells derived from patients into the neurons most affected by the disease.
- Read more about PETS BOOST SOCIAL SKILLS IN AUTISTIC KIDS
Children with autism have stronger social skills when there is a pet at home, a new study has found.

Dogs and other pets play an important role in individuals' social lives, and they can act as catalysts for social interaction, previous research has shown.