Saturday, May 2, 2026

Health

CSE hands over honey adulterant fructose syrup sample to FSSAI

The FSSAI had sought samples and other evidence. The CSE shared the sample of fructose syrup, which is called “all-pass” in the market procured from a company in Jaspur. It also provided full correspondence with two Chinese companies from...

Novel coronavirus may enter brain via nose, study says

The novel coronavirus may enter the brain of people through the nose, according to a study published on Monday that may help explain some of the neurological symptoms observed in Covid-19 patients, and inform diagnosis and measures to prevent...

Looking to tone those legs in one month? Try doing interval cycling for 30-minute daily

You must be thinking that you know all about cycling right? Well, we are here to tell you about a new cycling technique, yes there’s a twist. And yes, you can burn fat right away, because it’s not just...

Obese people found to be at increased risk of Covid-19

A new study led by researchers at Queen Mary University of London uses a novel approach to investigate the effects of cardiovascular risk factors on the risk of Covid-19 infection. Several observational studies have reported the link between cardiovascular risk factors (such as...

Your favourite music can send your brain into pleasure overload: Study

We all know when our favourite song is played in a car or at a concert, it fills us with pleasurable emotion, gives us joyful memories and even send a shiver or chill down to our spine. About half of...

Study reveals children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health burden

Chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs and have a higher risk of death compared to paediatric patients hospitalised for other chronic conditions, a new study suggests. And one of the...

UK seeks non-white volunteers for Covid-19 vaccine trials

The Boris Johnson government on Tuesday reiterated its call to people of Indian, Asian, Afro-Caribbean and other racial origins to volunteer for ongoing vaccine trials, including those by the University of Oxford–AstraZeneca. The non-white community has been disproportionately affected by...

No clear link between school opening and Covid-19 surge: Study

Widespread reopening of schools after lockdowns and vacations is generally not linked to rising Covid-19 rates, a study of 191 countries has found, but lockdown closures will leave a 2020 “pandemic learning debt” of 300 billion missed school days. The analysis,...

New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels

Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that will require thick-walled shelters for protection, scientists reported on Friday. China’s lander on the far side...

Suffering from hallucinations can be halved by improved early psychosis detection system: Study

Doctors have developed a new data mining method to detect many young people with emerging psychosis. The new method, based on advanced data mining to pick up early risk signs from schools, hospitals, and general doctors, will be presented at...

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Last Mizo insurgent group to lay down arms

A total of 43 members of the Lalhmingthanga Sanate-led faction of the HPC(D) will lay down arms in Mizoram...