Apr 8 : Chemists in Georgia have announced the development of a new and faster method to identify fake Tamiflu, the medication for preventing and treating bird flu.

Apr 8 : A drug used long ago to treat asthmatics can also prove beneficial for people who have lost their sense of smell, according to a new study.

April 6 : A new study has shown that estrogen reduces the mitochondria induced high levels of oxidative stress, believed to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, by increasing the ability of the mitochondria to generate energy.

April 6 : A dental professor from the New York University College of Dentistry has discovered a biological clock linking tooth growth to other metabolic processes, including heart, respiration rates and even life span.

April 1 : Chemists at the University of Florida have made a breakthrough in the fight against serious diseases, by using a new tool to identify their molecular signatures, without any

Mar 26 : Painful blood tests may soon be a thing of the past when it comes to testing for cancer, heart disease or diabetes, for they may be replaced by a simple spit test.

Nov 26 : Better treatments could soon be available for diseases associated with disrupted circadian rhythm - the roughly 24-hour body clock a person has - thanks to research by a

Nov 22 : Using a mouse model, researchers at the University of North Carolina have reported that a fat hormone which causes changes in the metabolism may increase life span.

Nov. 22 : Termites — notorious for their voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to

November 20 : A textiles scientist in the US has devised a way to kill flu viruses with the help of dyes that release highly reactive oxygen atoms.