Strong Arms, Weak Hearts: A Tragedy of Misplaced Fitness Priorities
Dr BEDI The increasing number of heart attacks among young men engaged in intensive gym workouts has raised serious public health concerns. The sudden death of noted South Indian actor Punith Rajkumar in the past and in the recent past the passing away of a body builder in Punjab, who suffered a fatal cardiac arrest […]
“ASTROCAPSULES” A NEW WEAPON TO FIGHT DEMENTIA
NEW DELHI: Scientists have developed a new way to reduce inflammation in the brain, a discovery that could help fight diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The team created “AstroCapsules,” small hydrogel capsules that enclose human astrocytes—star-shaped brain cells that support healthy nervous system function. Inside the capsules, the cells were engineered to release interleukin-1 […]
YOGA NOT AS HEART-HEALTHY AS YOU THINK
NEW DELHI: A comprehensive review shows that yoga doesn’t match up to traditional exercise for improving vascular health. Activities like Pilates, Tai Chi, and interval training prove more effective in keeping arteries resilient, especially in sedentary adults. While yoga remains valuable for accessibility and cultural significance, experts say it should be supplemented with more vigorous […]
STUNNING RESULTS OF COMMON DRUG ON COVID
NEW DELHI: A cheap, inhaled drug may revolutionize treatment for COVID-19 and other deadly lung infections. Inhaled heparin significantly lowers the risk of death and ventilation in COVID-19 patients while also showing potential against other respiratory infections. With its unique triple-action benefits, it could serve as a powerful and accessible treatment worldwide. A widely available […]
TAKE FRUITS FOR HEALTHIER LUNGS
NEW DELHI: Eating more fruit could help protect lungs from air pollution damage, particularly in women. Researchers point to antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds in fruit as possible defences against harmful airborne particles. A study was presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam by Pimpika Kaewsri, a PhD student from the Centre for Environmental […]
NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE TO 3 SCIENTISTS OF CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY
NEW DELHI: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 to three professors of the University of California for their experiments on a chip revealing quantum physics in action. The winners are: John Clarke, Michel H Devoret and John M Martinis. In a press release, the Academy said […]
SMARTPHONE CAN DETECT MENTAL HEALTH RISKS
NEW DELHI: Smartphone sensors are revealing surprising insights into mental health, capturing everyday behaviors that may hint at anxiety, depression, or other disorders. Researchers are showing how phone sensors can track patterns tied to a wide range of mental health symptoms. Instead of relying only on self-reports, clinicians may soon be able to gather continuous, […]
HOW TO BLOCK PAIN WITHOUT SIDE EFFECTS
NEW DELHI: Scientists have discovered a way to block pain while still allowing the body’s natural healing to take place. Current painkillers like ibuprofen and aspirin often come with harmful side effects because they shut down both pain and inflammation. But this new research identified a single “pain switch” receptor that can be turned off […]
ALCOHOL BLOCKS HEALING OF LIVER, EVEN AFTER YOU QUIT
NEW DELHI: Alcohol doesn’t just damage the liver — it locks its cells in a strange “in-between” state that prevents them from healing. Even after someone quits drinking, liver cells often get stuck, unable to function normally or regenerate. Scientists have now traced this problem to runaway inflammation, which scrambles the cell’s instructions and silences […]
TINY LENSES TRANSFORM PHONE & DRONE CAMERAS
TINY LENSES, SMALLER THAN A HAIR, TO TRANSFORM PHONE AND DRONE CAMERAS NEW DELHI: Scientists have developed a new multi-layered metalens design that could revolutionize portable optics in devices like phones, drones, and satellites. By stacking metamaterial layers instead of relying on a single one, the team overcame fundamental limits in focusing multiple wavelengths of […]
