Ultra-processed foods may make you age faster

New Delhi (IANS) Love to binge on ultra-processed food (UPFs) like chips, biscuits, sausages, burgers, soft drinks, and instant noodles? Beware, these can make you age faster biologically, warned a study. 

A person's biological age is a…

Exercise may boost memory in elderly, benefits may last for 24 hours: Study

New Delhi (IANS) Are you forgetting quite often? A brisk walk, dance, or climbing a few flights of stairs may be key to boosting your memory, and the benefits may last for a day, finds a study on Tuesday. 

Previous research has shown that people’s…

Study shows rotavirus vaccine safe for use in NICU babies

New Delhi (IANS) Administering rotavirus vaccine to babies during their stay in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) could be safe, finds a study on Monday, that could serve as the basis for a change in clinical practice. 

The study by researchers…

Google to tie up with NCERT, launch YouTube channels in 29 Indian languages

New Delhi (IANS) Tech giant Google on Monday announced a partnership with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to bring quality education to far corners of India. 

As part of the partnership, NCERT will launch multiple…

Google’s new AI model outperforms world’s best weather forecast system

New Delhi (IANS) Google’s DeepMind team has unveiled an AI model for weather prediction called GenCast which has outperformed the top weather forecast system in the world. 

In a paper published in the journal Nature, researchers at DeepMind…

Migratory birds create riot of colour as they keep tryst with Kashmir wetlands

Srinagar (IANS) The evening cackle in the sky as a large flock of migratory birds start descending on the water surface announces the fact that these avian visitors are keeping their annual tryst with Kashmir Valley. 

The kaleidoscopic view…

Antibiotic Nafithromycin key achievement by Indian scientists to fight AMR: Experts

New Delhi (IANS) The development of an indigenous antibiotic Nafithromycin is an important achievement by Indian scientists, and may be crucial in the country’s fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), said experts on Saturday. 

Developed…

Over 30.43 cr unorganised workers now registered on eShram portal: Centre

New Delhi (IANS) Over 30.43 crore unorganised workers have registered on the government's eShram portal (as of December 1), the Parliament was informed. 

The number of informal workers from rural areas who have registered on the eShram…

Hanle in Ladakh prime candidate for quantum communications tech: Indian researchers

New Delhi (IANS) India's remarkable geographical diversity can help transmit quantum signals into space for much efficient satellite-based quantum communications, researchers from Bengaluru-based Raman Research Institute (RRI) said on Friday. 

Neurons that suppress food intake found, may lead to new obesity treatments

New York (IANS) A team of researchers has discovered a previously unknown population of neurons in the hypothalamus that regulate food intake and could be a promising new target for obesity drugs, according to a study on Thursday. 

In the study…