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India needs to gear up for the emerging dementia epidemic, say experts

September 8, 2023 admin

The dementia epidemic is unfolding rapidly across the country. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With India’s elderly population expected to touch 20 crore in 2031, there is a growing demand for a national action plan to tackle rising cases of Alzheimer’s , the most common form of dementia which can impair memory and significantly lower…

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Providing support to women dealing with the unbearable pain of vaginismus

September 7, 2023 admin

The body remembers what the mind forgets. Psychosomatic conditions like vaginismus are evidence of how our thoughts and our beliefs can manifest in our physical functioning and linger like an invisible wound. The first time I heard about vaginismus was when my friend confided in me and shared her experience of unbearable pain while trying…

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Providing support to women dealing with the unbearable pain of vaginismus

September 7, 2023 admin

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Racing for Moon real estate

September 7, 2023 admin

Last month, Meena Bishnoi bought an acre on the Moon. It wasn’t the thrill of buying land in space that drove her though; the nursing officer at AIIMS Jodhpur had something more significant in mind. In early August, the 30-year-old was discussing Chandrayaan-3’s prospective landing with a friend in Ireland, when the friend suggested gifting…

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On weird animals

September 7, 2023 admin

This week’s Sci-Five science quiz is on weird animals. Source link

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U.K. to rejoin Europe’s Horizon science programme

September 7, 2023 admin

Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and the EU said on September 7. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and the EU said…

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U.K. rejoining Europe’s Horizon science programme

September 7, 2023 admin

Britain is to rejoin the Horizon Europe science research programme under a new bespoke deal, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and the EU said on September 7. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain is rejoining the European Union’s $100 billion science-sharing program Horizon Europe, the two sides announced on September 7, more than two years after…

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Bizarre’ bird-like dinosaur has scientists enthralled

September 7, 2023 admin

A reconstruction of the bird-like dinosaur Fujianvenator prodigiosus. | Photo Credit: Reuters About 148 to 150 million years ago, a strange pheasant-sized and bird-like dinosaur with elongated legs and arms built much like wings inhabited southeastern China, with a puzzling anatomy suggesting it either was a fast runner or lived a lifestyle like a modern…

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Watch | Chandrayaan-3’s journey from the Moon’s orbit to its surface

September 6, 2023 admin

File picture of Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander. | Photo Credit: ISRO The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) landed on the Moon on August 23, 2023. This monumental achievement firmly cemented India’s position as one major players in the space community. Since then Chandrayaan-3 has found sulphur, a temperature difference of 50°C between the surface and 10…

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NASA’s LRO captures Chandrayaan-3 landing site on the Moon

September 6, 2023 admin

Chandrayaan-3 lander is in the centre of the image. Its dark shadow is visible against the bright halo surrounding the vehicle. The image is 1,738 meters wide; frame No. M1447750764LR. | Photo Credit: LROC National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has spotted the Chandrayaan-3 Lander Module landing site on the surface…

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