Science & Health

Chronic pain may raise risk of depression by 4x: Study

People suffering from chronic pain -- or pain that lasts at least three months -- may be up to four times more likely to experience depression, according to a study.

Apr 16, 2025

Eating more bananas, broccoli may help curb high blood pressure

Eating bananas or broccoli, rich in potassium, may effectively help lower hypertension -- affecting over 30 per cent of adults globally, according to a study on Monday.

Apr 14, 2025

India has 3.45 lakh registered homoeopathy doctors, 277 hospitals: Ayush Ministry

India currently has 3.45 lakh registered homoeopathy doctors, 277 homoeopathy hospitals, 8,593 homoeopathy dispensaries, and 277 homoeopathy educational institutions, according to the government data.

Apr 10, 2025

New antiviral chewing gum may fight infection, curb spread of flu & herpes virus

A team of US researchers have developed a new antiviral chewing gum that showed the potential to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.

Apr 5, 2025

Mandalay hit hardest in powerful Myanmar earthquake with 2,053 people killed

Mandalay in central Myanmar has been the hardest hit region after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the country, with 2,053 people killed, 2,691 others injured and 210 people still missing, state-run daily Myanma Alinn reported on Friday.

Apr 4, 2025

Molecular stool test shows promise for TB diagnosis in adults with HIV: Study

Moving beyond the traditional sputum tests, a new study on Friday showed that a molecular stool test may increase detection of tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV.

Apr 4, 2025

Quad to send $20 million relief support to earthquake-ravaged Myanmar

Quad members Australia, India, Japan, and the United States on Friday collectively committed over $20 million in humanitarian assistance to support the relief efforts for the earthquake-devastated Myanmar.

Apr 4, 2025

K'taka to open South India's first Govt Organ Transplant & Retrieval Centre in Bengaluru

The Karnataka government has decided to establish South India's first Government Organ Transplant and Retrieval Centre in Bengaluru, stated Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development and Livelihood, Sharan Prakash Patil on Monday.

Mar 31, 2025

Watching mobile before sleeping on bed may pose risk of insomnia by 59%: Study

While sleep is critical to mental and physical health, an increasing number of people are accustomed to using screens in bed.

Mar 31, 2025

MeT office predicts temperature surge in TN, pre-monsoon showers likely from April 1

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast a further rise in temperatures across Tamil Nadu over the next few days, with intense heat already being felt in several parts of the state.

Mar 29, 2025

Global HIV funding cuts can cause over 10 mn infections, 3 mn deaths by 2030: Lancet

The significant reductions in international funding for HIV prevention and treatment programmes may result in more than 10 million infections, and about 3 million deaths by 2030, according to a study published in The Lancet HIV journal on Thursday.

Mar 27, 2025

Local, community initiatives key to fight tuberculosis in India: Anurag Thakur

Localised and community initiatives like TB Mukt Bharat can play a crucial role in fighting the menace of tuberculosis in India, said Anurag Thakur, BJP MP.

Mar 25, 2025

Govt made remarkable strides in combating TB, committed to eliminating it: Nadda

The government has made remarkable strides in combating tuberculosis -- the world's deadliest infectious disease, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on Monday.

Mar 24, 2025

Nanotechnology breakthrough may boost treatment for aggressive breast cancer: Study

Researchers in Australia are developing next-generation nanoparticles to supercharge current treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) -- one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of the disease.

Mar 24, 2025

WHO in Western Pacific urges action to end tuberculosis by 2030

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday called on countries to take "urgent and decisive action" to end Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.

Mar 24, 2025