Child enrichment can cost Rs 1 lakh/year: Here’s how to fund your child’s preschool activity classes—from dance, music to phonicsFrom phonics to piano, music to drama, activity classes for pre-schoolers are growing fast—and so is the cost of raising a well-rounded chi...
27 Apr, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Numbing down of America: What the attack in 'non-hellhole' US points toAmerica faces a deluge of crises. Protests erupt, yet public response wanes due to 'compassion fatigue'. Airstrikes, immigration agent shoo...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Brain health startup Ivory develops 'treadmill test' for brain; focusses on cognitive health in IndiaThe AI-powered startup offers cognitive assessments measuring attention, memory, and executive function, providing users with benchmarked s...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbotsSycophancy or behaviour that was overly agreeable and affirming is complicated. While few people are looking to AI for factually inaccurate...
27 Mar, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
What are Phytochemicals and how can they help prevent cancer and other chronic diseases? Know simple ways to boost phytonutrients in your mealsDiscover the power of phytochemicals, natural plant compounds offering immense health benefits. These antioxidants, found in colorful fruit...
11 Nov, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
AI helping doctors spend more time with patients, cut down on paperwork: Stanford Medicine’s Priya SinghIn an interview with The Economic Times, Priya Singh, Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Associate Dean at Stanford Medicine, talks about ho...
01 Nov, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
Casey Means U.S. Senate hearing postponed. What is the controversy? All you need to know about Donald Trump's surgeon general pickCasey Means is a Stanford-educated physician, author and entrepreneur.
30 Oct, 2025, 06.53 PM IST
That message from your doctor? it may have been drafted by AIMany patients receiving those replies have no idea that they were written with the help of AI. In interviews, officials at several health s...
25 Sep, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
Steve Jobs' son starts $200 million VC fund to find new cancer treatmentsThe firm has raised $200 million from investors and institutions including the venture capitalist John Doerr, Memorial Sloan Kettering Canc...
02 Aug, 2023, 02.17 PM IST
From media to medicine to VP of Apple Health, Sumbul Desai's Indian roots are a recurring threadDr Sumbul Desai, an engineer, decided to pursue medicine after having a personal experience in the media. She claims that her different exp...
14 Jul, 2022, 10.24 AM IST
Do 'self-cleaning' elevator buttons really work? Experts say there is no way to know for sureIt would be difficult to catch the virus from surfaces like an elevator button.
04 Dec, 2020, 06.16 PM IST
Stay fit and make money! Singapore to pay citizens for keeping healthy with Apple watchResidents will be able to earn as much as S$380 ($280) in rewards by completing goals set within the app.
17 Sep, 2020, 08.33 AM IST
Suspecting Covid? Stanford recommends self-swabbing for accurate & safer test resultsTest samples collected by people who swabbed their own nasal passages yielded more accurate results.
15 Jun, 2020, 05.46 PM IST
New 'smart toilet' can look for signs of diseaseAn Indian American scientist-led team from Stanford University has developed a disease-detecting "precision health" smart toilet that is me...
08 Apr, 2020, 04.38 PM IST
Greater Noida may host a Stanford campusIndian health care company GVK EMRI is helping the American university look for land and is likely to be its Indian collaborator in the ven...
14 Jan, 2016, 12.01 PM IST
Poor semen quality linked to hypertension, heart diseasePoor semen quality is linked to a higher chance of having hypertension, heart disease, skin disease and endocrine disorders, according to a...
11 Dec, 2014, 05.15 PM IST
- India to emerge as leader in frugal medical innovation: Professor, AIIMS
India is poised to emerge as the leader in the field of innovative medical device due to its lower cost of manufacturing.
18 Jan, 2012, 03.22 PM IST