Science & Health

How Tech Devices Impact Kids' Brain Functioning

How tech devices impact children' brain functioning

Time spent watching television or playing computer games has measurable and long-term effects on children's brain function, according to a review of 23 years of neuroimaging research, which while showing negative impacts also demonstrates some positive effects.

20 days ago

SpaceX launches 2nd Starship test flight

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Saturday made a successful second attempt to launch Starship and Super Heavy Booster.

20 days ago

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder, not a mental disorder: Doctors

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder, and not a mental disorder, said doctors dispelling misconceptions.

20 days ago

New Delhi: Smoky Haze Engulfs The Yamuna River

How air pollution affects reproductive health of women

Even as air quality remains in 'severe' category in Delhi, experts said that breathing polluted air can significantly hurt reproductive health.

21 days ago

Sriharikota: ISRO Launches LVM3 M4 Vehicle With Chandrayaan-3

Chandrayaan-3 rocket part hits the ocean from space

The upper stage of the Indian rocket that put into orbit the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft came back to earth and hit the North Pacific Ocean, said the Indian space agency.

22 days ago

13 people, including 10 kids, in Rajasthan lose eyesight due to firecracker accidents

A total of 13 people, including 10 children, across several cities of Rajasthan including Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, and Bharatpur lost sight in at least one eye while bursting firecrackers on Diwali, doctors said.

24 days ago

Just one dose of new gene therapy can reduce 'bad' cholesterol by 50%, no more daily statins

Millions of people taking statins daily to lower their cholesterol levels can benefit from a new gene therapy that has shown potential to reduce 'bad' cholesterol levels by up to 50 per cent with just one dose.

24 days ago

Diabetes, a silent disease with life-threatening complications.

World Diabetes Day: India ranks second in global estimates of diabetes

It is estimated that 422 million people live with diabetes across the world and India with 101 million diabetics ranks second.

24 days ago

Intermittent fasting safe, effective for diabetes control: Study

World Diabtes Day: Four out of 5 Indians get diagnosed only after facing complications, shows study

More than four in five people living with diabetes (87 per cent) in India find they are diabetic after developing complications associated with the condition, according to a global research carried out by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) on World Diabetes Day.

24 days ago