Health & Medicine
Very hot drinks probably cancer risk: ICAR
16 Jun 2016
Coffee after three consecutive nights of sleep deprivation may not work, warn scientists
15 Jun 2016
Man wears his ‘heart’ in a backpack for 555 days
11 Jun 2016
While waiting for a heart transplant, Stan Larkin lived 555 days without the organ at all
Stem cell therapy reverses symptoms of MS
11 Jun 2016
Air pollution emerges as leading risk factor for stroke
11 Jun 2016
An analysis of global trends of risk factors for stroke between 1990-2013 shows that over 90 per cent of the burden of stroke is linked to modifiable risk factors such as smoking, poor diet and low physical activity
Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs more effective in inducing smokers to quit than text warnings: Study
10 Jun 2016
Ganymed Pharmaceuticals’ immunotherapy found effective for gastric cancer in Phase II clinical study
07 Jun 2016
New pre-surgery technique may make colostomy bags redundant for emergency bowel cancer patients
06 Jun 2016
New wearable kidney may be boon for dialysis patients
04 Jun 2016
A wearable artificial kidney may be a viable dialysis technology that can give people with end-stage kidney disease the freedom to move around during treatment
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
10 Feb 2025
Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
03 Feb 2025
Inland water transport is widely recognised as a cheaper and environment friendly mode of transport and, as per a report prepared by RITES
Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
27 Jan 2025
US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
