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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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Ramachandra Guha: How would Vallabhbhai Patel have viewed the BJP’s pernicious misuse of his legacy?
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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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: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?