New Delhi: Scientists have uncovered a new species of gliding geckos in Mizoram, an advance that will highlight the underappreciated biodiversity of northeast India and encourage greater efforts to document its wildlife. Bearing the name of the state it was discovered in, the Mizoram parachute gecko, or Gekko mizoramensis, is one of the 14 geckos known…
New Delhi: Oceanographers have observed an increased heat transport to the Arctic Ocean in the 2010s, changes that they have attributed to the warming inflow waters from the subarctic, or south of the Arctic. They have also found evidence of an increase in the volume of ocean inflows, responsible for carrying warm waters from the Pacific…
New Delhi: Holistic health expert Dr Mickey Mehta’s new book “Weightless: Unburden” combines Vedic wisdom and modern science to help people lose weight as well as improve their immunity and overall health. The book seeks to simplify ancient insights from shastras for modern-day life as Mehta tries to be a mentor, coach, and guide for the…
New Delhi: Many newborns are dying because the antibiotics used to treat sepsis are losing their effectiveness, according to a global observational study which involved over 3,200 newborn babies suffering from the infection in 11 countries, including India. The study, conducted from 2018 to 2020 and co-authored by a team of over 80 researchers, found there…
New Delhi: Industrialised nations of the Global North, such as the US and Germany, are responsible for 90 per cent of excessive levels of carbon dioxide emissions and could be liable to pay a total of USD 170 trillion in compensation to low-emitters like India to ensure climate change targets are met by 2050, according…
New Delhi: Vitamin D deficiency is more common in children with tuberculosis (TB) than those not infected by the bacterial disease, according to a study conducted in hospitalised patients in Telangana. The study, recently published in the journal Cureus, also found that a severe form of vitamin D deficiency — less than 10 nanogrammes per…
New Delhi: Serious heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to a study. The researchers at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland analysed data of 10,528 patients across Ireland admitted to hospital between…
New Delhi: Examining langurs and odd-nosed monkeys provided scientists with evidence that social behaviours, such as extended care by mothers, evolved by adapting to live in extremely cold climatic conditions in the long-run. Other social behaviours that they studied included increased infant survival and being able to live in large complex multilevel societies. For the first…
New Delhi: One in six unvaccinated individuals report experiencing COVID-19 health effects up to two years after infection, according to a new study published in The British Medical Journal. The study from University of Zurich, Switzerland, and other institutes examined 1,106 unvaccinated adults with an average age of 50 with a confirmed infection between 6…
New Delhi: A new study has linked hypertension, brought about by high salt intake, with emotional and cognitive dysfunction. The study from Fujita Health University, Japan, found high salt intake to contribute to unwanted signalling between blood pressure regulation system and certain lipid molecules, thereby causing dysfunction in the brain. Cognitive impairment has been linked to…
