'Honey helps wounds, burns to heal faster': Study finds that it has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory propertiesHoney Wound Healing Properties: Honey has healed wounds since ancient Egypt. Studies now confirm its anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory p...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
10,000-year-old disease that haunted Greeks and Chinese, weakened Civil War soldiers and caused 5% of 20th century deaths may finally have a weakness; Indian researchers find breakthroughScientists from India and Britain have identified a protein called Ark1 that acts as a control switch in the malaria parasite's cell divisi...
27 Jul, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Intel spinout Articul8 eyes $50 million for India heritage AI ventureArticul8, a spin-off from Intel, is raising $30-50 million to establish an India-based AI entity focused on traditional knowledge systems l...
09 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Snake venom can kill.... but it can also heal!Snake venom hit headlines after YouTuber Elvish Yadav was arrested for selling snake poison at rave parties. Despite the bad reputation and...
18 Mar, 2024, 11.19 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Significance, Theme and all about the deadly diseaseWorld Tuberculosis Day 2023 urges global action to end the deadly epidemic with the theme 'Yes! We can end TB.
23 Mar, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Civilisation & intoxication: When, where and why did humans start experimenting with alcohol & drugsToday, humans use thousands of psychoactive compounds to alter our experience of the world.
19 Jul, 2021, 06.33 PM IST
COVID will soon be past episode of 21st century: Harsh VardhanThe process, which used to take 10 years to produce vaccines, is now done in almost 10 months, Vardhan said while addressing the Boston Cen...
22 Nov, 2020, 11.36 PM IST
AYUSH ministry makes scientific evidence must amid 5,000 Covid-related claimsThe ministry notification said research in the fields of ayurveda, yoga, unani, siddha and naturopathy should be registered with ICMR’s Cli...
23 Apr, 2020, 08.18 AM IST
Some researchers seek to validate yoga’s health benefitsFrom the scientific benefits of chanting ‘Om’ to the improved levels of oxytocin among schizophrenia patients who practised yoga, the group...
07 Jan, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
New ayurvedic drugs to face tough clinical trialsNew ayurvedic drugs will be sold in the market only after they go through rigorous clinical trials, and will soon be notified by the govern...
30 Mar, 2016, 01.40 AM IST
Drug from Indian spices to fight hypertensionExcited by the finding published recently in science journal Experimental Biology and Medicine, doctors at the Sri Ramachandra University a...
25 Jun, 2014, 11.21 AM IST
- India, America & the business of marijuana
An old Indian source of happiness gets some modern legitimacy in the US.
30 Mar, 2013, 02.21 AM IST
- Ayurveda a popular alternative medicine in Malaysia
With Indian Ayurveda emerging as a popular alternative treatment in Malaysia, experts here are seeking India's support in expanding the rea...
04 Jan, 2011, 04.12 PM IST
- Indian herbal drugs may get easier entry into US
Indian drug makers, who have so far been restricted to labelling their traditional medicines as dietary supplements in the US, can now clai...
05 Dec, 2006, 02.05 AM IST
- Satwant Reddy panel drops royalty model for drug data use
The inter-ministerial panel on drug data exclusivity, on Wednesday, decided to drop the idea of allowing local drug makers to support their...
07 Sep, 2006, 01.21 AM IST
- Satwant Reddy panel drops royalty-model
The inter-ministerial panel on drug data exclusivity on Wednesday decided to drop the idea of allowing local drug makers to support their m...
06 Sep, 2006, 09.50 PM IST
- Govt plans stricter norms for Ayurveda drugs
The government is expected to strengthen labelling norms for Ayurveda, Sidha and Unani medicines mentioned in the ancient texts. These prep...
10 Jan, 2006, 12.54 AM IST