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What’s the most powerful secret of healthy ageing? A sense of purpose

Community initiatives must pivot from passive engagement to generative activities. Gathering for a cause creates a significantly higher sense of well-being than gathering for leisure.

West Asia war: No MRI blackout from helium crisis, but cost pressure likely for new & ageing scanners

After Iran-linked disruptions in Qatar hit helium exports, India’s MRI services stay stable. But rising costs may delay new machines and burden old scanners.

New Covid variant ‘Cicada’ in 23 countries. Should you be worried & what’s behind the name

New Delhi: A new Covid variant called BA.3.2, colloquially dubbed ‘Cicada’, has been detected in samples of at least 23 countries. The variant has...

Beyond Ozempic: A look at India’s anti-obesity drug market, what’s available now & what is to come

Patent expiry unleashes low-cost generics from Indian pharmaceutical firms. A look at the options available, how they work, prices and formats. And the even more options that are coming India's way.

Not just cigarettes, Australian study finds vaping can cause cancer too

“Vapes were introduced 20 years ago. We shouldn’t wait 80 more years to decide what to do,” one author of the study said.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

MIT study answers why some cancer treatments fail. Most tumours have active backdoor pathways

Some cancer treatments fail not because the drugs were ineffective, but because tumours design a network to evade them.

In a small town in Gujarat, researchers are training AI to detect anaemia, without drawing blood

Innovation one of 33 shortlisted from over 150 applications got under ICMR-NIN INFUSE initiative. Study protocol published preprint last April, intended product is a smartphone app.

A 5-spice mix to fight long-term diabetes & obesity complications? ICMR set to back human trials

Looking beyond blood sugar control, ICMR-NIN scientists have combined 5 regular kitchen spices in precise proportions, 'marking a shift toward integrative health solutions'.

As GLP-1 generics flood Indian market, drug regulator cracks down on illegal sale & misleading ads

The push follows the patent expiry of semaglutide, which set off a rush of cheaper generics, but also exposed regulatory gaps—particularly in digital pharmacies and clinics.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.