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Results suggest rodents that consume a fatty diet have reduced expression of an insulin receptor in a region of the brain known as the hippocampus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone in plants reverses brain damage caused by fatty diet

In study, when diets were supplemented with the plant hormone abscisic acid, the damage was reversed.

6 Oct 2018 6:12 PM IST

Notably, unlike Hollywood, Bollywood has remained largely silent on Tanushree, but not the world of Indian journalism and stand-up comedy. (Photo: Pixabay)

#MeToo: Indian journalists, comedians accused of sexual misconduct

Interview by former actress Tanushree Dutta, recalling her uncomfortable encounter with star Nana Patekar 10 years ago,...

6 Oct 2018 5:03 PM IST

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Signs of type 2 diabetes appear 20 years before diagnosis

Type 2 diabetes occur when person does not produce enough insulin or doesn't respond to hormone and is associated with...

6 Oct 2018 3:12 PM IST

Tipaz was whipped a total of 15 times, first by her mum and then the local Mayor.

Woman gets public whipping by own mum for stealing clothes in...

Tomasa Tzoc Tipaz was forced to kneel in front of a shouting crowd in her village and subject herself to a whipping - by...

6 Oct 2018 2:17 PM IST

The study is the first to show that higher childhood vitamin D levels are significantly associated with a decreased risk of IA. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D supplements do not make bones healthier

The sole advantage of taking vitamin D was to reduce the risk of rare conditions such as rickets and osteomalacia.

6 Oct 2018 12:38 PM IST

Both sexes had different factors disrupting their sleep such as children for women and finances for men (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's what your brain learns during sleep

Team recorded the brain activity of epilepsy patients who had electrodes implanted into their brain for the purpose of...

6 Oct 2018 11:13 AM IST

A Higher Education Funding Agency has been set up by the government to help institutions develop world-class infrastructure. (Representational Images)

Education can help improve decision-making ability, says study

Study found education can be leveraged to help enhance an individual's economic decision-making quality or economic...

6 Oct 2018 10:56 AM IST

Utsav Chakraborty

Indian Twitter's #metoo movement

Comedian Utsav Chakraborty has been strongly criticised and taken to task for his perverted behaviour online.

6 Oct 2018 5:56 AM IST

Does God exist? I dont know. But do I feel lighter and more hopeful about the week to come after my visit? Yes, I do.

Moment of peace at cathedral of the holy name

You raise your eyes to the stained-glass windows that run down the sides of the church.

6 Oct 2018 1:42 AM IST

People need to understand how truly beautiful are the endearing qualities like kindness, bravery, intelligence and humour.

Celebrate yourself

Inner beauty ranks much higher than skin-deep beauty as the unique combination of personality, quirks and interests is...

6 Oct 2018 12:11 AM IST

Daria Gaikalova.

Desi storyteller

Ukrainian filmmaker Dar Gai's feature narratives are about India and its underlying societal idiosyncrasies.

6 Oct 2018 12:10 AM IST

Utsav Chakraborty

The dark side of comedy

Utsav's rambling apology on Twitter alternated between justification and admissions of guilt.

6 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST