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Cognitive behavioral therapy improves brain circuits to relieve depression

Stanford (California) , September 8 (ANI): One of the most popular therapies for depression is cognitive behavioural therapy, which can help people learn coping...

Childhood obesity is rising globally. It can have lifelong implications

On the surface, problems with weight may seem simple – the body stores excess energy from food as fat. But the reality is that obesity is a complex chronic disease which can be caused by many interlinked factors.

NMC’s U-turn on norms that listed lesbianism as sexual offence not its first. Here’s what happened

National Medical Commission withdrew its revised guidelines for the MBBS curriculum after protests by transgender and disability rights activists.

Why apex ophthalmologists’ body wants to review new eye drops designed to replace reading glasses

All India Ophthalmological Society has set up expert group to review PresVu & develop guidelines on side-effects, keeping in mind 'potential inappropriate marketing, indiscriminate use'.

Activists celebrate as NMC junks ‘homophobic’ revisions to MBBS curriculum. ‘Pressure on govt works’

Revised forensic medicine curriculum had reinstated topics like classifying sodomy & lesbianism as 'unnatural sexual offences', and definition of virginity, defloration removed in 2022.

Study finds how infections after hip replacement increases risk of death

Toronto , September 5 (ANI): According to new research, patients who experience a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following a total hip replacement have a...

How do sex hormones affect immunity of men & women? Study by UK, Sweden researchers has answers

Testosterone reduces production of virus-fighting protein while increasing capacity to fight bacterial infections, researchers from UK & Sweden find in study published in Nature.

This eye drop, launched in India, can help you ditch reading glasses. Here’s how it works

The eye drop, made by Entod Pharmaceuticals, was launched Tuesday in India under the brand name PresVu. but it will have no impact on near-sightedness or myopia.'

In a 1st, ICMR to build algorithms for antibiotic use in common illnesses to curb misuse

ICMR is working on guidelines on empirical use of antibiotics. Misuse of empirical antibiotics leads to antimicrobial resistance, a major public health challenge in India.

Launched in India: eye drop that can replace your reading glasses

Launched Tuesday by Entod Pharmaceuticals under brand name PresVu, eye drop will treat presbyopia, an age-related condition causing blurry vision. To be available across India by October.

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India can’t go one-on-one with Morocco. Move beyond bilateral deals in Africa or get left out

India’s entry into Morocco should not be seen as a direct counter to Pakistan-Saudi Arabia or any singular rivalry. Geopolitics no longer works through straight-line confrontations.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.