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Only 14 percent across both age groups were comfortable talking to their manager about stress levels (Photo: AFP)

Efforts needed to address 'financial toxicity' of cancer treatment

Many patients face financial devastation particularly as they progress into survivorship.

23 July 2018 12:55 PM IST

Doctors could be a step closer to finding the most effective way to treat cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cause of prostate cancer progression uncovered

More than 1.1 million new cases diagnosed and 300,000 deaths annually worldwide.

23 July 2018 12:40 PM IST

Its for doctors to weigh the advantages and the side effects (Photo: AFP)

Using medicine derived from cannabis for a long time can impair memory

While the benefits of cannabis have been identified, doctors have warned for years that it can cause mental health...

23 July 2018 12:31 PM IST

Eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, and if your doctor has prescribed you medications for your blood pressure, be sure and take them consistently (Photo: AFP)

Supplemental oxygen eliminates rise in morning blood pressure

Supplemental oxygen prevented the rise in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and the increase in oxygen...

23 July 2018 12:23 PM IST

Potted plants are being used for beautify apartments.

Indoor plants can be engineered to monitor home health

They can do a lot more than just sit there and look pretty. They could alert us to the presence of hazards in our...

23 July 2018 10:04 AM IST

A good nights sleep can work wonders for overall well being (Photo: AFP)

Interplay between sleep and wakefulness

Researchers revealed some neuronal pathways, which regulate sleep/wakefulness states.

23 July 2018 9:50 AM IST

For patients of Alzheimers and dementia, memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer, just as the ability to mute or erase memories will be for trauma victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ultrasound applied to brain may help patients with dementia

Ultrasound waves, applied to the whole brain, improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular...

23 July 2018 9:43 AM IST

Members of the Vegan India Movement smile for a picture

Munching with Vegans

Vegan India Movement's potluck is about food and celebrating veganism.

23 July 2018 6:16 AM IST

The team found themselves trapped within the web of the caves and had to brave darkness, hunger, thirst and most horribly the possibility of death.

Management lessons from Thailand cave rescue

The 13-day long rescue mission showcases important lessons for all entrepreneurs and managers.

23 July 2018 12:34 AM IST

The attack by a mob in Jharkhand on Swami Agnivesh, Arya Samaj scholar, battler against bonded labour and activist for tribal welfare, ironically came on the same day that the top court was calling for the most stringent action against mob justice and lynching.

Mobocracy unleashed on hapless elder

The crux of the issue is such mob behaviour seems to have the patronage of those with political power.

23 July 2018 12:17 AM IST

City models sporting a piece from Taheras latest collection.

A stylish ode to anti-air pollution

Bengaluru-based designer has collaborated with fashion guru Prasad Bidapa and a top-knotch IT company and has created a...

23 July 2018 12:16 AM IST

Five mental health disorders seen in the elderly are depression, dementia, affective disorder, paraphrenia and psychosis. The biggest challenge is getting patients to an institute for the problem to be identified. Often, those who live alone are dependent on caretakers or family members to attend to their needs.

The declining health of an ageing brain

Mental health issues among the elderly are largely written off as signs of old age.

23 July 2018 12:16 AM IST