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… Continue reading IIT Madras launches India’s lightest active wheelchair, weighing just 8.5 kgs
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.… Continue reading Study decodes eye contact for human-robot communication
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… Continue reading Salt consumption among Indians exceed WHO limit, raises stroke, kidney disease risk: ICMR
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… Continue reading Hearing loss, loneliness accelerate dementia risk in elderly: Study
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.… Continue reading Why early menopause raises risk of depression in some women
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… Continue reading High pharmaceutical tariffs might come at the end of month: Trump
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… Continue reading Cholera cases soar in Congo as outbreak hits ‘acute phase’
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,… Continue reading Warning labels on food not selective towards Indian snacks, says govt
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… Continue reading DRDO, AIIMS Telangana unveil indigenous, low-cost prosthetic foot
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) More than 14 million children worldwide did not receive a single dose of any vaccine in 2024, according to new national immunisation coverage data released… Continue reading Over 14 mn children worldwide did not receive a single vaccine in 2024: UN
Windhoek, July 14 (IANS) Namibia is considering major tax reforms for tobacco and alcohol products to curb rising substance abuse and safeguard public health, Minister of Health and Social Services… Continue reading Namibia eyes tobacco, alcohol tax reforms to combat public health crisis
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended countries to use the twice-a-year lenacapavir injection as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for global HIV… Continue reading WHO recommends twice-a-year lenacapavir jab to boost global HIV prevention
