Global tech outage eases after widespread disruption, new focus seen on risksA CrowdStrike error caused global IT outages, impacting FedEx, Meta, and healthcare. Delta canceled 20% of flights. Microsoft aids recovery...
20 Jul, 2024, 08.49 AM IST
Global tech outage disrupts industries, highlights risks of interconnected worldA global tech outage on Friday, caused by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, led to disruptions in various industries, ...
20 Jul, 2024, 12.25 AM IST
Google is using AI to answer your health questions. Should you trust it?Google AI Overviews, utilizing generative AI, presents search answers with a mix of reputable and commercial sources. Experts raise concern...
01 Jun, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
Genetic test that saved infant's life offers hope for millions more, says researchA recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that "whole genome" tests are twice as effective as narro...
28 Aug, 2023, 07.42 PM IST
WHO says Aspartame is 'possibly carcinogenic.' What does that mean?The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified aspartame "as possibly carcinogenic to humans" albeit without sufficient evi...
20 Jul, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Increasing vitamin D intake may lower risk of type 2 diabetesVitamin D has many functions in the body, including a role in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism.
13 Feb, 2023, 10.28 AM IST
Is change in weather leading to tender joints and making pain worse?Experts recommend using a heating pad to warm the affected area.
06 Feb, 2023, 06.17 PM IST
An aspirin a day isn't good for heart health. It can lead to internal bleeding, warn expertsMany elderlies take aspirin daily, and not always on doctor's recommendation.
23 May, 2022, 05.52 PM IST
Lactose-intolerant people can still enjoy milk with oat, soy alternativesA variety of alternative drinks can provide similar nutrition to cow’s milk.
07 Feb, 2022, 06.31 PM IST
Are you allergic to milk? Here are the best non-dairy milk alternative for youPeople who are lactose intolerant don’t produce enough lactase, the enzyme that helps you digest lactose.
07 Feb, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
How to save your knees without giving up your workoutThe cells in cartilage respond positively to exercise for about 10 minutes. After that, you’re just accumulating more stress and damage in ...
04 Dec, 2021, 10.45 AM IST
Many wondering why Covid vaccine boosters aren't tweaked to better match variantsThere's no guarantee that a delta-specific booster shot would protect any better.
19 Oct, 2021, 07.45 PM IST
Why COVID boosters weren't tweaked to better match variantsVaccines used in the U.S. remain strongly effective against hospitalization and death from COVID-19, even after the delta variant took over...
18 Oct, 2021, 10.37 PM IST
Pharma companies inflating R&D costs?Though the study was restricted to cancer drugs, it raises questions about whether R&D costs are much lower than claimed by the pharma indu...
14 Sep, 2017, 11.03 AM IST
Indian-American cardiologist wins prestigious Simon Dack AwardDr Sumeet Chugh, MD and associate director of Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, along with another researcher will receive the Simon Dack Award.
31 Mar, 2014, 03.40 PM IST
Hygiene Hypothesis: Banishing germs from your life can make you seriously illEvidence accumulates in favour of the hygiene hypothesis, which says that banishing germs from your life can make you seriously ill.
21 May, 2012, 10.43 AM IST
- Cancer drug Gleevec could damage heart
Gleevec, the pill that offered an easy way to target a difficult type of leukemia, may cause serious heart damage, researchers cautioned.
25 Jul, 2006, 12.38 AM IST