The health landscape is already grappling with a slew of neurological disorders like cerebral palsy, dementia, Alzeimer’s, Parkinson’s and so on. The latest to haunt the brain and its nerve cells is Huntington’s disease (HD). But what is it actually? Decoding HD HD is a neurological condition that affects the brain, inducing the neurons or … Read more
Hyderabad:The Cyberabad economic offences wing (EOW) police arrested Appampally Surya Pratap Reddy of Chandanagar for allegedly swindling one Nasar khan of over `2.79 crore in a chit fund scam. The police was acting on Khan’s complaint. Police said Pratap Reddy was running monthly unregistered private chits at his residence for 14 years and had residents … Read more
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health are using large language models to develop an artificial intelligence framework to streamline the clinical trial matching process and more quickly link potential volunteers to relevant trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov. Benchmarking its accuracy against three human clinicians, researchers have found that the tool, TrialGPT, achieved nearly the same … Read more
Every breath counts, stop pneumonia in its track! However, of late there has been an alarming rise among youngsters in India reporting pneumonia without its ‘usual or aggravated’ signs or symptoms. They have the usual flu-like symptoms of congestion and fever. Walking pneumonia is a milder form of pneumonia that at first sight wouldn’t seem … Read more
Understandably, most analysts, including this writer, scrutinise the electoral performance of winner(s), seats won, vote share — also in comparison with losers, factors that led to victory, the reasons for the “inversion” of the verdict (if so), and how the campaign was conducted. In most elections, especially with a multilateral polity which gets converted into … Read more
One of the most delectable, and difficult, articles to write about in this country is on the subject of street food. Where do you start and where do you end? One of my most enjoyable evenings when we moved to Bangkok many years back was spent sitting on a plastic stool by a noisy road … Read more
There has recently been a brouhaha over a proposal tabled by the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission to ensure the safety of all women across India’s largest state. With the goal of protecting women from a “bad touch” from men, it proposes that women must not be allowed to avail of services from male providers, … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday recommended his Cabinet approve a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Israel stepped up its bombardment of Lebanon in the hours leading up to the … Read more
‘Empowering change’ was the topic of a ‘Masterclass’ at the 55th International Film Festival of India in progress in Goa. Kriti Sanon interacted with the press on this and other topics of interest. Here are excerpts from the conversation: Empowering choices Mimi has been a major milestone in my career. It was a bold choice, … Read more
November:Akasa Air, India’s fastest-growing airline, is reshaping the aviation landscape through its suite of unique, industry-first offerings that put passengers at the heart of their service, setting new benchmarks for comfort, convenience, and customer satisfaction. With a bold new vision of what it means to travel in the modern era, Akasa Air has several initiatives, … Read more