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Ever wonder why a hot day can leave you feeling drained and sluggish? It’s not just the temperature—your body is working overtime! read more
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The Marburg virus is a deadly threat with up to 88% fatality. Early detection, patient care, and awareness are critical in combating this highly contagious disease. read more
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When your body heats up, sweat glands spring into action, releasing water onto your skin. This natural cooling system is controlled by your brain, nervous system, and special chemical messengers. read more
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In December 2021, IISc removed ceiling fans of enrolled students on the advice of mental health experts. Things became so grim they had to restrict access to any means of self-harm on campus. To add to such unnoticed grievances, the prevalence of depressive disorders among PhD students is estimated to be six times higher than read more
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Aristotle (384–322 BCE) argued that taste was carried from the tongue to the heart, which is still believed in some parts of India hyperbolically. You would be amazed to know taste buds begin forming around the 6th week of embryonic development and continue to significantly influence our food choices until we take off. So, it read more
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In 1847, Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian physician, advocated washing hands before performing surgeries. It might seem ridiculous now, but back then, doctors performing autopsies were delivering babies without washing their hands, which then infected almost every woman with childbed fever (an infection in the uterus.) When the COVID-19 vaccine was released, the scientific community gathered read more
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Without thinking too hard, it might seem logical to skip breakfast when you’re running late or have had a long night. But know this, people who regularly skip breakfast are at 37.8% higher risk of having heart failure, developing diabetes and other metabolic syndromes. Not to ignore the subsiding factors, the quality of diet and read more
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Beginning with a slight heaviness, the pain slowly starts throbbing throughout the head. You start wishing there was a way to extract that vein and release the pressure somehow. It may seem counterintuitive, but this crueller condition is because blood vessels are too relaxed(dilated). What may seem like a solution is the reason for this read more
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The size of your pupil, the muscle tension, ability to recall information, and the pores in your skin are all modulated by breathing patterns where they have no apparent role. Yet breathing is considered the most trivial activity of human experience. What Tanjiro does in Demon Slayer has some truth to his breathing techniques! Let’s read more
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Look around, and you’ll be appalled every 10th woman is having PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome. Yet, no single drug to date has been explicitly identified for the treatment of PCOS. What we know about PCOS comes from Stein and Leventhal (1935), who described it as a condition that includes male-pattern terminal hair growth in women, read more
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Day ZERO, you don’t feel good about your body and decide to do something about it. You go through the facade of influencers who tell you what you should eat and do. Some might delve into research articles; others would opt for a health counselor. Whatever it may be, most will emphasize on protein and read more
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For those new to E’s rave culture, it is not an innocent stimulant. The mortality exceeds 40%. But we are not talking about the consumption of E, perhaps arriving at the bliss without having the pharmacological effects via a more conscious act of meditation. To many, it concludes to bullshit, but a heap of studies read more
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You don’t find the taste delightful when you order a meal. You complain. The chef or the cook adds extra salt. You find it somewhat better and leave. But the situation worsens when you are a student and people at mess continue with the same behavior. Down the line, you realize you are visiting your read more
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Not the usual tripp that you get from the green, shrooms have something magical more subtle and profound. It’s very subjective, though; this ride is not for everyone! Since fear feeds fear, you have to avoid going down that spiral, or else there won’t be anything magical about this ride. Let’s explore the how and read more
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We all remember taking those yellowish gelatin capsules, especially in winter, without knowing what they were. Even the parents vaguely understood the benefits. And we all danced our way through childhood like everyone else, or was there something boosting our lifestyle? For starters, it was omega-3 fatty acids, the story’s protagonist! Think of them as read more
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Romeo couldn’t live without Juliet. Similarly, our bodies struggle to live without sugar, but neither can we live with it. Interestingly, the primary reason for Romeo’s death was his impulsive nature and lack of effective communication, which even we lack with our body. Thus, finding the right balance becomes crucial, for that, we need to read more
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Whenever some smartass takes a sharp cut on the road or overtakes your vehicle wrongly, creative curses come out. But sometimes you take the high road because you are driving in an unfamiliar place (i.e., Haryana, UP, Bihar, basically north region) or know the person could be carrying a ‘Bandook / Pitaji’ sitting right next read more
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The eyes, chico. They never lie’, but what about the smile? Social impacts of an attractive smile are well documented. And its correlation with confidence in social interactions is reflected as an important aspect of society. Smile is not just turning up of lips at the corners. It is more than that. Four things specifically! read more
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You know the feeling when you’re scared of an upcoming deadline or worried about people finding out what you’ve done? Slowly, anxiety starts to creep in while the tension builds. Well, that’s fear! It’s like an alarm that goes off when the brain thinks you are in danger. So, how does it work? Scientists use read more
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As long as we strive for finger lickin’ good experience, there will be unethical practices to meet so. In 2021 alone, 132.3 million tons of poultry meat was consumed. You might wonder what the issue is here. Well, for that 132.3 million tons of meat, around 99,502 tonnes of antibiotics were used. So, there lies read more
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Have you ever wondered where ‘Kumbhakarna’ got all his strength, or was he just sleeping ‘ghode bech kar’? Well, science may not be able to explain such spiritual forces, but a sound sleep does make your heart beat longer and improves mental health with better retention of words you see floating around. It also improves read more
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How did you spend your day when you were given a day off from your long working week or after finishing a project? Did you simply take that time to do nothing or make the most out of it? Research says the majority would choose the latter because who doesn’t like a mini getaway or read more
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Simple society The famous dialogue from the 2016 blockbuster “Mhaari chhoriyan chhoron se Kam hain ke?” sure highlighted the female’s ability to make a dent, but honestly, they are kam (less). Let me throw some numbers. As per the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE), women’s labor force participation read more
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Simple biology Neurobiology reveals that the initial phase of romantic love bears a striking resemblance with psychiatric disorders, which is not surprising as it involves the same chemicals regulating anxiety and fear. Perhaps, for the same reason, we often hear “Pyaar mei pagal,” entailing a greater risk of developing a full-blown madness when not reciprocated, read more
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Simple Technology What makes the black mirror so compelling is its ability to hold our conscience leaving us fascinated and unsettled by the possibilities it presents. Many of us find it difficult to put them down even when we’re having a cold beer after a stressful day with our friends. We continually seek to amplify read more
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Simple health Sharing is caring, perhaps the first thing we were taught as a kid. What about when you have to share space with microplastics in the womb even before you were born? The safest place on earth does not sound safe anymore, right? It is a tale of silent invaders and the long-term consequences read more
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Simple health To get started this is not the green people generally aspire for mental calmness especially to tap the creative centres. But boy, would it help if a cup of tea could help you get there. During the pandemic, two things got highlighted apart from the ephemeral rise of cryptocurrency, the need for a read more
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