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Thursday, July 24, 2025
TopicAnxiety

Topic: Anxiety

In breakthrough study, TIFR team uses psychedelic to identify neurons that modulate anxiety

Published in Neuron journal, the study led by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research also demonstrates the potential to reduce anxiety without the use of psychedelic drug.

US govt to pay $138.7 mn to sexual abuse survivors of Larry Nassar as FBI failed to act on time

US national team gymnasts had complained about the physician to FBI's Indianapolis field office first in 2015. Years later, senior officers admitted they did not act on time.

Art and technology together can help tackle urban mental health. VR, murals, digital arts

Public art such as murals can empower people and combat feelings of anxiety in cities.

SubscriberWrites: Schools used to be the foundation for youngsters tackling adulthood. Now, social media has disrupted life

If two of our friends went out after school, without telling the others, we didn’t really mind. There was too many other things to think about, writes Sangita S.

Immune systems of pregnant women differ based on whether they have anxiety, finds US study

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, Johns Hopkins and Columbia University say this is '1st clear evidence that immune activity differs for pregnant women depending on anxiety status'.

Math can help you bake, ask for a raise, plan your trek

Many of us suffer from a real phobia – of numbers, calculations, and even the word 'maths'. But there are ways the subject can help make good decisions.

Anxiety is causing erection problems in young men but Viagra isn’t the solution

Young people think they should always be ready to have sex at the drop of the hat. Failing at that, they try to fix it using “solutions” that really only mask their problem.

How early anxiety detection can put a stop to long-term mental health issues

Anxiety disorders are most likely to first show up during elementary school years—in children as young as 8.

Why are TV towers so terrifying? It’s more than fear of heights—they symbolise our anxiety

A steel cell tower or sleek 5G box is just the tip of the iceberg. It’s a visible sign of global communication networks gradually eroding our autonomy.

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India’s ancient knowledge could save the future of AI. Build with wisdom, not just engineering

Each billion dollars we spend on GPUs and AI hardware is akin to planting more neurons in the simulated brain we are building. And this brain is expanding — quickly.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.