Panaji, Sep 28 (IANS) The Goa cabinet reshuffle has led to anger and frustration not just among MLAs but also their supporters, some of whom have threatened to block water supply to half of the…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 28 (IANS) Thousands of medicine stores and retail businesses remained closed in Odisha as they joined a nationwide strike on Friday. While the chemists are protesting against the Centre’s decision to allow operation…
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have identified three novel genetic variants associated with chronic back pain that may help point toward avenues for the eventual development of new therapies. The…
London, Sep 28 (IANS) The first child is more likely to learn about the birds and the bees from his/her parents compared to the later-born siblings, new research has found. The findings, published in the…
New York, Sep 28 (IANS) Fewer daylight hours during the third trimester of pregnancy may add to a woman’s risk of developing postpartum depression once the baby is born, suggests new research. The findings, published…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Reporting from the frontlines of the war against polio and drawing on detailed interviews with key players, Thomas Abraham has chronicled “the mind-boggling story” of the polio…
By Dr C.M. Batra According to International Diabetes Federation’s ‘Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease report, in 2015, approximately five million were estimated to have died from diabetes, the majority of these as a result of cardiovascular…
United Nations, Sep 28 (IANS) The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a political declaration to mobilise accelerated efforts in order to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The text,titled “Time to Deliver: Accelerating our response to…
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Indian Naval Commander Abhilash Tomy, who was rescued four days after he was seriously injured and stranded in a boat race and…
Bengaluru, Sep 27 (IANS) Citing former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s lament that India had missed the industrial revolution, Karnataka IT and Biotech Minister K.G. George said on Thursday that the country should not miss the…
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) In view of the proposed nationwide strike on Friday to demand scrapping of the Centre’s draft notification on sale of drugs by e-pharmacies, West Bengal’s chemists and druggists on Thursday said…
Ranchi, Sep 27 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday appealed to people to embrace ‘swakchhata’ (cleanliness) of the body and mind. “There is a need to remain cleanl in mind and body. If…
Toronto, Sep 27 (IANS) Researchers may now predict who are more likely to feel motion sickness from virtual reality (VR) technology by observing how the individuals sway in response to a moving visual field. The…
Toronto, Sep 27 (IANS) Using virtual reality (VR) technology, Researchers may now predict who are more likely to feel motion sickness by observing how the individuals sway in response to a moving visual field. The…
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Researchers have identified a new mechanism that may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury, hoping that the discovery may lead to effective treatment. According to researchers from Rutgers…
Washington, Sep 27 (IANS) Revealing its human explorations plans, NASA has told the US Congress that the agency is currently focusing on developing technologies and systems that enable a series of human and robotic lunar…
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Book: The Leapfroggers; Author: Ved Prakash Sandlas; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India; Pages: 220; Price: Rs 399 A discussion by space scientists on a giant condom as a raincoat for an Indian rocket;…
Chennai, Sep 27 (IANS) DMK President M.K. Stalin has undergone a minor surgery for removal of cyst from his right thigh, said Apollo Hospitals. In a statement issued here on Thursday the hospital said Stalin…
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Ant?nio Guterres on Wednesday tapped UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg to lead an initiative that will support a global mobilisation of…
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) An ordinance seeking to replace the existing body running the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a government-appointed committee has been signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Finance Minister…