Your calf muscles may be doing more than helping you walk. They could be talking to your brain through a protein that may influence mood and trigger the growth of new neuronsScientists identified apelin, a protein signaling from leg muscles to the brain. Exercising mice showed increased apelin levels in their bl...
22 Sep, 2026, 07.29 PM IST
Psychology says people who love their afternoon nap may be responding to more than tirednessOne person may be highly productive in the morning, take an afternoon nap and return to work feeling recharged. Another may avoid naps alto...
17 Sep, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Psychology says people who feel tired all day may be carrying more than just sleep debtPsychology and sleep science suggest that feeling tired during the day depends on more than simply counting the hours spent asleep. Factors...
14 Sep, 2026, 04.14 PM IST
Quote of the day by Jason Statham, 'Looking good and feeling good go hand in hand...' offers inspiring lessons on how fitness, nutrition, exercise, wellness, self-care help you look, feel good, live better every dayQuote of the day by Jason Statham offers a straightforward philosophy of wellness: looking good and feeling good can be connected because b...
12 Sep, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
Your bedroom may be too bright at night—and new research reveals what nighttime light could be doing to your heartNew research suggests nighttime light exposure may affect heart structure. A study observed thicker heart muscle and reduced flexibility in...
12 Sep, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
Shoma Chaudhury on why technology needs conscience, not just innovationIn today's fast-paced world, technology evolves at an unprecedented rate, affecting every aspect of human existence from birth to death. Th...
11 Sep, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Psychology says people who go to bed by 9 pm may be doing more than following a sleep routineA person’s sleep schedule can be shaped by their chronotype, age, genetics, lifestyle, work demands, family responsibilities, exposure to l...
11 Sep, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Meet Claire Jiang, the 18-year-old New Jersey student diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at 9 who built a lab model of the disease; her research won $70,000Claire Jiang turned her own experience with juvenile arthritis into a research project that could give scientists a new way to study the di...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
From sugar to sleep: Harvard-trained gut doctor shares 6 anti-aging lessons he wishes he knew in his 20sThe choices we make daily greatly influence the ageing process of our bodies. Key contributors such as our dietary selections and quality o...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
Growing peptide trend raises safety concerns among doctorsDoctors express concern over popular injectable peptides for various health benefits. They caution that established peptide medicines diffe...
06 Sep, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
With wary eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe's largest civil defence exercise since WWIIFinland has initiated an extensive civil defence drill, simulating scenarios of cyberattacks and missile threats to bolster preparedness. B...
03 Sep, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
In 2000, a crew for the first time headed for the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket for four months to prepare ISS facility for researchIn 2000, a crew for the first time headed for the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket for four months to prepare ISS ...
03 Sep, 2026, 01.51 AM IST
Psychology says nicotine pouches and anxiety may be more closely connected than you think - Study raises concerns about how nicotine exposure may affect stress, mood and mental health, particularly among adolescentsNicotine pouches are promoted as a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes. Nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, potentially wors...
01 Sep, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
What happens to your brain when you are sleep deprived: Science behind this phenomenon will leave you surprisedStaying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just s...
29 Aug, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
8-hour sleep rule is old and ‘too simple’, research says. Find out how much sleep do humans actually needThe popular eight-hour sleep rule may not be a fixed requirement for every adult, according to recent research. Studies of pre-industrial s...
28 Aug, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
In 1997, NASA sent 64 desert beetles to Russia’s Mir space station with tiny wheels tracking their every movement; their movements helped scientists understand how light regulates biological clocks in microgravityNASA sent black desert beetles into space aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1997. These insects lived on the Russian Mir space station f...
28 Aug, 2026, 08.19 PM IST
Psychology says people who prefer working night shifts may be following their natural body clockPeople who prefer night shifts are not necessarily antisocial, unmotivated or unconventional. They may simply have anevening chronotype, fe...
27 Aug, 2026, 02.29 PM IST