‘Brain worms from India?’: RFK Jr, Trump’s health czar, says condition linked to undercooked porkRobert F. Kennedy Jr., a 70-year-old environmental lawyer, has long been in the spotlight for his unorthodox health practices and adventuro...
18 Nov, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
What is microRNA? Nobel-winning discovery explainedUS scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering microRNA, a genetic switch crucial for gene reg...
07 Oct, 2024, 07.30 PM IST
What is Ophidascaris robertsi? Live worm found in Australian woman's brain in world first — Causes and precautionsThe medical world is in awe following a groundbreaking revelation involving an Australian woman whose brain was found to host a live worm w...
29 Aug, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
Australian woman suffers mystery symptoms; doctors find parasitic roundworm in her brainA 64-year-old woman in Australia underwent surgery to remove an 8cm parasitic roundworm from her brain. The roundworm, known as 'Ophidascar...
29 Aug, 2023, 12.28 PM IST
Researchers discover anti-ageing function of human cell protein which helps repair damaged mitochondriaResearchers at the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia have discovered an anti-ageing protein, ATSF-1, which activates repair of damage...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
Animal intelligence developed from 5 mutations in brain evolutionEach change was a major transitional point in the history of life that changed what types of intelligence could evolve.
10 Jul, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
'Can't commit or marry!' Kangana Ranaut slams Gen Z for being 'incapable of consistency'She further slammed Gen Z for being too poor to buy a house and only renting branded clothes.
03 Mar, 2023, 03.48 PM IST
The dark side of biometric authentication: Hackers using malware to steal fingerprints & sensitive dataBiometric data has eased the burden of remembering passwords, but is it truly safe?
13 Dec, 2019, 06.57 PM IST
Synthetic peptide can repair cognitive decline, help treat Alzheimer's earlyThese peptides can block amyloid beta aggregation at the early and most toxic stage when oligomers form.
23 Apr, 2019, 11.32 AM IST
Decoded: How defective brain cells spread Alzheimer's and Parkinson'sNeurodegenerative diseases may be linked to defective brain cells disposing toxic proteins making neighbouring cells sick.
12 Feb, 2017, 12.09 PM IST
Altering RNA enzymes may extend lifespanScientists have used a new technique to dramatically slow down the ageing process and double the lifespan in worms.
22 Jul, 2015, 04.19 PM IST
First sensor of Earth's magnetic field in an animal discoveredAnimals as diverse as migrating geese, sea turtles and wolves are known to navigate using the Earth's magnetic field. So far, no one has pi...
18 Jun, 2015, 02.16 PM IST
Balloon-shaped fossil clue to life in Earth's ancient seasThe fossil is of a probable 'chancelloriid', a group of bizarre, balloon-shaped animals with an outer skeleton of defensive spines.
10 Dec, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
Brain Games in whole new seriesFor Jason Silva getting into the mind of others offers fascinating insights and though his popular TV show "Brain Games" the filmmaker expl...
16 Sep, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
- Superman and man
What have you done to overcome him? All beings so far have created something beyond themselves; do you want to be the ebb of this great flo...
29 Apr, 2014, 06.25 AM IST
Kerala KFC outlet shut down on worm complaintKFC, however, denied the presence of the worm. If the row escalates, it could impact KFC's sales at least in short term.
10 Oct, 2012, 02.04 AM IST
Un-Hitched Forever?Christopher Hitchens, the brilliant analytical columnist and abrasive atheist who once famously trashed Mother Teresa , died recently. So, ...
24 Jan, 2012, 08.08 AM IST