New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) If you are suffering from insomnia, performing exercises such as yoga, tai chi, walking, and jogging may help improve sleep quality, according to a study.The findings, published in the online journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine,...
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) tool, that uses data from the low-cost electrocardiogram (ECG), may be more accurate in identifying hidden heart disease than cardiologists, according to US researchers.Structural heart disease, including valve disease,...
Maputo, July 16 (IANS) Mozambican authorities have confirmed three new cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, according to Inocencio Impissa, spokesperson for the Council of Ministers.Speaking on Tuesday, Impissa said the cases were three Mozambican citizens who had travelled...
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Wednesday launched India's lightest active wheelchair -- YD One -- weighing just 8.5 kgs.YD One is also the country's first indigenously developed precision-built monu-tube rigid-frame wheelchair destined...
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The timing of eye contact is key to how we communicate with both humans and robots, revealed a study led by Australian researchers on Wednesday.Researchers from Flinders University found that not just making eye contact,...
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Indians consume salt 2.2 times more than the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), posing severe health risks such as hypertension, strokes, and kidney disease, among others, according to ICMR's National Institute of...
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Hearing loss combined with the feelings of loneliness accelerates cognitive decline, leading to dementia in older adults, according to a study.Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Switzerland showed that isolation, communication difficulties, reduced...
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Severity of menopause symptoms and lack of emotional support are likely reasons why some women experience depression during early menopause, finds a study on Wednesday.Premature menopause, medically known as premature or primary ovarian insufficiency (POI),...
Washington, July 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said his administration might start imposing tariffs on pharmaceutical imports at the end of the month, while noting the timeline for duties on semiconductors was "similar" to that of those on...
Kinshasa, July 15 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing a sharp resurgence of cholera, with cases reported in 17 of its 36 provinces and over 35,000 infections recorded since the beginning of the year, the authorities...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The central government on Tuesday denied media reports which claimed that the Ministry of Health has issued health warnings on Indian snacks such as samosas, jalebi, and laddoo to fight obesity crises in the country.It...
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a first, Indian researchers from the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and AIIMS Bibinagar in Telangana have developed a low-cost prosthetic foot to boost mobility among people with limb loss, the Ministry of...