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Hormone-eating macrophages behind high blood pressure, finds new study

The specialised white blood cells called macrophages are key to the body's immune system and they 'eat' molecules of a powerful hormone known as endothelin, which in turn leads to hypertension, found scientists.

Jan 17, 2019

How fasting can improve your overall health

The study, led by a team from the University of California-Irvine (UCI), found that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against age-related diseases.

Jan 16, 2019

Mountain collapses in Russia: Conspiracy theorists put forward UFO crash possibilities

Popular UFO researcher Tyler Glockner, who runs the YouTube channel Secureteam10, argued that the mountain collapse could be the result of an alien ship crash.

Jan 15, 2019

Virgin girls are sealed bottles? Professor cites Taslima Nasrin, won't say sorry

Kanak Sarkar, who teaches political science a Jadavpur University, says he was imparting social values among educated youth.

Jan 15, 2019

Move over drug addicts, Facebook users will now make those wrong decisions

A study showed that those who performed Iowa Gambling Task fairly better have less inclination to use social media, especially Facebook and their decision-making was as poor as drug addicts.

Jan 11, 2019

Gautam Singhania to quit as Raymond Chairman as bitter fight with father worsens

Gautam's move to earn a pre-publication injunction on his father's autobiography 'The Incomplete Man' was turned down earlier this week by a Mumbai court.

Jan 10, 2019

Was Christopher Nolan right? Study finds rotating black holes can be used for hyperspace journeys

Experts revealed that objects falling in rotating black holes will be safe, and it could help future hyperspace journeys.

Jan 10, 2019

Indian Science Congress 2019: Forget Einstein or Hawking, find this new clamor for science in Mahabharata

One Indian-origin Australian scientist sets aside physicists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, while another traces stem cell technology to the birth of Kauravas

Jan 9, 2019

Fixing photosynthesis glitch, scientists say 40% yield on crops possible

University of Illinois scientists have engineered crops with a photorespiratory shortcut that could make it 40 percent more productive

Jan 7, 2019

Eye opener: Only 10 Indians feature in the list of world's Top 4,000 scientists

Scientists from the United States of America has dominated the list with 2,639 names followed by the UK comes second with 546 names

Jan 5, 2019

Puducherry CM Narayanasamy accuses NDA govt of misusing CBI

Narayanasamy, who was the Minister of State in PMO in the UPA government, told reporters in Puducherry that "the integrity of CBI has come down now during the current NDA government."

Dec 30, 2018

New vaccine created to fight Chikungunya

The vaccine is injected into the muscle and triggers the production of antibodies in the lymphatic system.

Dec 25, 2018

Robotic surgeries to begin from January at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital

The procedure reduces the duration of the operation and the chances of the risk of error as a surgeon only has to manoeuvre the robotic arms using a command centre with a 3D screen that looks like a computer.

Dec 23, 2018

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An online battle for 900 million hearts and minds: India braces for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

When India votes in a general election next year, it will be the world's largest democratic exercise, and the biggest ever test of the role of social media in an election.

Dec 20, 2018

Need to do more to advance civil rights: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg

Sandberg's statement came a day after a report commissioned by the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence revealed that actors linked to Russia targeted communities of colour in a bid to influence the 2016 US presidential election.