London, Sep 6 (IANS) Researchers have determined the atomic structure of mammalian fatty acid synthase or MFAS - a complex synthetic machine in human cells - paving the way for developing anti-cancer, anti-obesity drugs and the treatment of metabolic disorders.
London, Sep 6 (IANS) A global shortage of medical isotopes, used in more than 80 percent of heart and bone scans and in detection of cancer, will hamper diagnostic examinations over the coming weeks.
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Political barriers in India and Pakistan are hampering efforts to save the critically endangered Asian vulture from extinction, whose numbers are down to a few thousand from tens of millions.
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Political barriers in India and Pakistan are hampering efforts to save the critically endangered Asian vulture from extinction, whose numbers are down to a few thousand from tens of millions.
Kathmandu, Sep 6 (IANS) Two Indian aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, suspected of having a role in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts that killed 257 people, were arrested by the Nepal police here and have been handed over to Indian authorities in a rapid and well-concealed operation.
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Linseed is believed to protect against cancer, but the taste is a real turn-off for most people.
Beijing, Sep 5 (Xinhua) The incidence of HIV or full-blown AIDS is increasing faster among the gay population of the Chinese capital than among the sex workers, the city’s disease control centre said Friday.
New York, Sep 4 (IANS) The 27-year-old British reality show star Jade Goody has been warned by doctors that if her cervical cancer spreads she could be dead in her 30s.
Brussels, Sep 4 (IANS) The European Commission (EC), the executive agency of the European Union, Thursday mourned the death of Malcolm Subhan, a renowned journalist and expert on EU-India relations.
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) A builder unable to repay huge debts Thursday strangled his wife and daughter to death before attempting suicide by slashing his wrist with a blade in his home in south Delhi, the police said.