Health
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Anaemia will remain global problem until underlying issues are not tackled
Dietary iron deficiency is the most common cause, but other important drivers also include sickle cell disease, infectious diseases and chronic illness.
William Gardner, The Conversation , Nicholas Kassebaum, The Conversation & Theresa A McHugh, The Conversation
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Alzheimer’s disease: Gut microbes could act as early warning system, say researchers
Distinct differences were observed in the gut microbiome profiles of older people with and without signs of preclinical Alzheimer’s.
Catherine Purse, The Conversation
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How Indian families can reduce their risk of heart disease, according to a new study
A programme to encourage households with a cardiac disease history to change their behaviour could be more effective than annual screening and counselling.
Vandita Awasthi, IndiaSpend.com
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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View from the Margins: A Miya poet on how Hindutva's rise has scarred his community
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Your device screens can make you feel sick
Here are ways suggested to manage cybersickness.
Angelica Jasper, The Conversation
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Indian scientists propose new method of understanding Zika virus mechanism
Their ground-breaking discoveries, published recently in a peer-reviewed journal, could help devise systems to combat the disease.
Scroll Staff
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India improves its rank in 'quality of death index', but still among the worst places in the world to die in
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Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature