A New Test for Malaria, No Blood Required

Rice University researchers have developed a rapid malaria test that uses a laser pulse, eliminating the need to draw blood. The test has not yet been tried on humans with ...

Asthma: Altering diet may ease symptoms

Tests on mice, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that a high-fibre diet could reduce inflammation in the lungs. The extra fibre changed the nutrients being a...

England left red-faced at Sydney Ashes defeat as fans wear pink for charity

Sunday’s win in the fifth Test sealed a humiliating 5-0 whitewash, and sent Alastair Cook and his men away with their tails firmly between their legs. At a time of ex...

Climate alert as study shows planet heating ‘faster than ever’

SCIENTISTS say the world’s climate is warming faster than had been feared because previous predictions were too “optimistic” and overestimated the cooling...

The Lesser known Farooque Shaikh

We all knew of his talent as an actor, his passion for theatre and the dexterity with which he anchored enjoyable television programs. The discussed these we bid farewell t...

UK gives £12.5m aid for South Sudan refugees

The government has announced a £12.5m aid package for families fleeing the violence in South Sudan.

At least 180,000 people have been forced fr...

Kejriwal: The power of the commonplace

Politics often deals with the unbelievable. It turns somersaults which are unpredictable and yet look inevitable in retrospect. Five years ago the idea of Arvind Kejriwal w...

HUMANITARIANISM – THE METAPHOR FOR PROGRESS IN 2014

You have no need to go anywhere. Journey into yourself, enter a mine of rubies and bathe in the splendour of your own light – Rumi

As curtains fall on 2013, l...

Malaria deaths among children under five halved since turn of the century

World Health Organisation report identifies 51% drop among under-fives between 2000-12, and 45% fall across all ages

Between 2000 and 2012, malaria deaths among und...