TCM-inspired desk exercise targets core in minutes
Times Now reports a simple core exercise inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine that can be done at a desk. The move involves sitting upright, engaging the core, and lifting one leg 4-6…
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PMOS inflicts shame, fear, isolation on teen girls
A News Minute report, citing a review in the Journal of Psychiatry Spectrum, says PMOS (polycystic metabolic syndrome) affects 3.7% to 22.5% of Indian women. Depression among Indian women with PMOS ranges…
Allergy workshop at GIMS stresses on accurate diagnosis
Eighty per cent of allergy diagnosis can be completed by listening to a patient’s medical history, allergy specialist Gautam Modi said at a multidisciplinary workshop at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences on…
Chennai walkathon, Vellore Rally push breastfeeding awareness
The Hindu reports that a breastfeeding awareness walkathon was held at Besant Nagar Beach in Chennai on Saturday, August 2, ahead of World Breastfeeding Week. Organised by the Neonatology Association of Tamil…
US launches trial testing semaglutide for alcohol addiction
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a nationwide clinical trial testing whether semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, can help people with alcohol use disorder drink less. The…
Colorectal cancer now India’s 4th most common cancer: WHO-IARC
A Times Now report citing the WHO-IARC GLOBOCAN 2024 fact sheet says colorectal cancer has become India's fourth most common cancer, with 83,577 new cases diagnosed in 2024. The disease now ranks…
India crosses 20,000 organ transplants, but donor gap persists
India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, a 6.5% increase over the previous year and a fourfold rise from 2013, according to the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO).…
Breastmilk builds baby’s gut and brain, science says
Every breastfeed delivers more than nutrition, according to new research highlighted during World Breastfeeding Week. Human milk contains Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) that babies cannot digest; instead, these sugars feed beneficial gut…
Mice and humans share ancient brain system for smell, studies show
The Times of India reports that two studies from Northwestern University, published in Science Advances, reveal that humans and mice rely on the same brain wave rhythm to process smells. A single…
South Australia cave bones record effects of light and darkness
Scientists from Griffith University have found that animal bones in South Australia’s underwater caves carry distinct marks linked to their surroundings. Bones near cave entrances, where sunlight reaches the water, showed algae,…
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