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How to fight depression during economic slowdown
BHARAT UPADHYAY NEW DELHI: As economic slowdown is often linked to anxiety and depression, which may also become a reason for suicide, experts suggest that...
Walking patterns could identify dementia types: Study
LONDON: Researchers have found that walking may be a key clinical tool in helping doctors accurately identify the specific type of dementia a patient...
Protein that slows down fracture-healing in older people
NEW YORK: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found a certain protein that is more prevalent in older people and which prevent fractured bones...
'Nat Geo's campaign seeks to add energy to India's bid to shun single-use plastic'
NEW DELHI: Flagging that even the most pristine of oceanic spaces have been invaded by plastic, a marine scientist and National Geographic explorer Thursday...
75% youths consume alcohol before turning 21, claims survey
MUMBAI: As many as 75 per cent youngsters in India, covered under a multi-city survey, revealed that they consumed alcoholic drinks before turning 21,...
Thousands in New Zealand join 2nd wave of climate protests
WELLINGTON: Tens of thousands of people in New Zealand marched as part of a second wave of worldwide protests demanding swift action on climate change. The...
TB cases increased by 16 per cent in India in 2018: Report
NEW DELHI: even though around eight lakh patients went undetected, according to an official report released on Wednesday. According to the 'India TB Report 2019',...
Humanity must rescue oceans to rescue itself, UN warns
MONACO: Two days after a climate summit failed to deliver game-changing pledges to slash carbon emissions, the United Nations warned Wednesday that global warming...
PM Modi announces $150 mn line of credit to group of Pacific island nations
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a USD 150 billion line of credit to the group of Pacific island nations for undertaking...
S Arabia blocking approval of UN oceans report:
MONACO: Oil giant Saudi Arabia is blocking the adoption of a major UN report on oceans and climate change by challenging an earlier UN...