Health and science stories relevant to India: research, medicine, space, environment, and climate.
An IIT Guwahati study has found microplastic contamination along the Brahmaputra’s shorelines and recommended field-based remediation. Commissioned by the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation under its Techno Economic Development Fund, the report…
Andhra Loyola College in Vijayawada collected 76 units of blood at a donation camp organised by its NSS units with the Indian Red Cross Society’s NTR District Chapter. The camp took place…
NASA observations since 2000 show a declining trend in Earth’s albedo, the share of sunlight reflected back into space, Business Today reports. Estimates cited by the publication suggest the loss has added…
A Japanese teenager’s 2018 discovery at Tanabe Bay has led to the formal identification of Orchistoma integrale, a new hydrozoan species and the first member of its family recorded in Japan. Ryoya…
A study of 200 adults has linked certain gut bacteria with stronger psychopathic traits, though it did not establish that microbes cause behaviour. Researchers led by University of Porto scientist Carolina Costa…
About 6,000 years ago, the southern Sahara held Lake Mega-Chad, which covered around 361,000 square kilometres, according to research reported by The Times of India. That was 48 per cent more than…
Dehydration, salty food, delayed bathroom breaks, poor sleep, fast food and unsupervised painkiller use may put added strain on the kidneys and bladder, according to Dr Ankur Bhatnagar of Sarvodaya Hospital. Weekend…
Recovery expert Michael Mallory has advised pickleball players not to treat pain as proof that recovery is working. He says excessive pressure can make the body tense and guard itself, reducing the…
Nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar recommends three steps to reduce children’s dependence on phones and tablets while eating: set fixed mealtimes, have an adult eat alongside the child, and allow children to eat slowly.…
India bears a staggeringly high burden of diabetes, and diabetic retinopathy remains the leading cause of vision loss and preventable blindness among working-age adults (20-65 years), The Hindu reports. The condition results…
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