Health & Medicine
Novel drug may help repair failing hearts
29 Dec 2016
Experimental implant shows promise for restoring voluntary movement after spinal cord injury
28 Dec 2016
A spinal stimulator being tested by doctors at Ronald Reagan University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Centre is showing promise in restoring hand strength and movement to a California man who broke his neck in a dirt bike accident five years ago
Light therapy effectively treats early prostate cancer
27 Dec 2016
A new non-surgical treatment for low-risk prostate cancer can effectively kill cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue, reveals a new phase III clinical trial in 413 patients
Should you make sure your doctor is a woman?
26 Dec 2016
Could your doctor's gender have a bearing on your chances of recovery after a visit to the hospital?
AI to generate new cancer drugs on demand
24 Dec 2016
Scientists develop vaccine to counter Ebola
24 Dec 2016
Positive multiple sclerosis clinical trial results support new treatment approach
23 Dec 2016
A new drug slows the progress of multiple sclerosis, including an advanced form of the degenerative nerve disease for which there currently is no treatment
Ancient Chinese malaria remedy fights TB
21 Dec 2016
Manipulating brain activity to boost confidence
16 Dec 2016
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation