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Your brain is rapidly accumulating microplastics. Doctors flag ‘severe’ implications

Study by US scientists, published in the journal Nature Medicine, also found that dementia patients had up to 10 times as much plastic accumulation in their brains as everyone else.

28 in every 100 elderly Indians prescribed potentially harmful medication—door-to-door study of 6 cities

Study by researchers from Indian Council of Medical Research Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, GMC Omandurar, Safdarjung Hospital etc. Published in Scientific Reports.

Intestinal-womb connection successfully repaired through innovative endoscopic surgery

New Delhi , February 13 (ANI): In a groundbreaking medical achievement, a team of doctors at New Delhi Private Hospital has successfully treated two...

8 Guillain-Barré Syndrome deaths recorded in Maharashtra, 1st fatality in Mumbai

The 53-year-old patient admitted to Mumbai's Nair Hospital passed away during treatment. As of 11 February, Maharashtra has reported 192 suspected cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

Bone marrow transplant facility gives kids shot at a normal life in India’s thalassemia band

An estimated 12,000 children are born with thalassemia major, a severe form of the disease, in India each year, accounting for about 10 percent of global cases.

New treatment offers quick cure for common cause of high blood pressure

England , February 10 (ANI): Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development...

Mitochondria may hold key to curing diabetes: Study

Michigan , February 9 (ANI): Mitochondria are responsible for creating energy, which fuels cells and keeps them functioning. However, mitochondrial abnormalities have been linked...

Study uses clues from body to understand signaling in brain

Virginia , February 9 (ANI): Our biceps and brain cells might have more in common than we believed. According to a new study from...

Some species are susceptible to broad range of viruses: Study

England , February 6 (ANI): A study on fruit flies revealed that certain species are extremely vulnerable to a variety of viruses.In the study...

Pune civic body seals 19 private RO water plants in Nanded amid GBS outbreak

Nanded village area is at the epicentre of Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak with 4 fresh cases detected Wednesday.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.