Scientists have identified a novel soil fungus which uses enzymes to rapidly break down plastic materials, an advance that could help deal with the waste problem that threatens our environment.
The research team led by Xu Jianchu, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an unexpected solution to the growing plastic problem in the form of soil fungus...
In a shocking and a shameful incident, as many as 70 girls of Kasturba Gandhi Residential School at Digri village were on Thursday stripped naked allegedly by a school principal to check for menstrual blood.
Specs of blood in a bathroom at a residential school in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar made the warden so furious that she allegedly forced some 70...
Depression is a common illness worldwide, with more than a whopping 300 million people affected according to World Health Organisation (WHO). Depression is different from usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life.
Especially when long-lasting and with moderate or severe intensity, depression may become a serious health condition. It can cause the affected person to...
The health of the citizen is more important than the commercial interests of the automobile industry, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday and ordered a freeze on the registration and sale of BS-III fuel compliant vehicles by “any manufacturer or dealer” on and from April 1, when the next level and environmentally friendly BS-IV fuel emission standards are scheduled...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era regulations to curb climate change, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry while calling into question US support for an international deal to fight global warming. A move meant to bolster domestic energy production and create jobs, but environmentalists say the order is dangerous and vow...
A new smartphone app and a device has been developed that is able to measure a man's sperm count and quality and let him know his level of fertility with up to 98% accuracy, in a matter of minutes whether he suffers from infertility, an Indian scientist and a team of US researchers said on Wednesday (March 22). So...
Madhya Pradesh witnessed yet another horror show of healthcare, where dogs have eaten up the body of a woman aged 70 who went missing from a government hospital in Rajgarh on March 22. This is the fifth such incident recorded in the state in less than 10 months, and the second this year.
Some sanitation workers chanced upon the grisly...
With growing amount of industrial pollution, we expose our body to these harmful chemicals and dust, everyday. Instead of fresh air, we breathe in polluted air that in turn damages our lungs.
Lungs start losing their function because of chronic inflammation. Several diseases cause this chronic inflammation. COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and cystic fibrosis are the main cause. These...
Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Centre in the US found that replacing light-intensity physical activity with brief periods of vigorous exercise may provide significant cardiometabolic benefits in young people with relatively large waist measurements and elevated levels of insulin in their blood.
Ten minutes of high-intensity physical activity every day may help some children reduce their risk of developing heart...
Though genetic and lifestyle factors can play a significant role in the development of certain cancers, a new study has found that bad luck in mutating stem cells is the biggest risk factor for 2/3 of all cancers overall.
The study was conducted by Cristian Tomasetti and Bert Vogelstein of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Kimmel...
