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In NEET Row, Setback For Tamil Nadu After Centre Nixes Exemption Bill
Tamil Nadu's battle for exemption from NEET - the all-India entrance test for admission to medical courses - suffered a setback Friday after President Droupadi Murmu rejected a bill to exclude the state and allow it to use Class XII marks.
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Elon Musk Revealed He Uses Ketamine For Depression; Know Health Risks Of The Drug
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk clarified that he uses only "a small amount once every other week or something like that" under medical supervision and has a prescription from "an actual, real doctor."
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Sushant Singh Rajput's Death Was "Pure Case Of Suicide": Rhea Chakraborty's Lawyer
Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, said that Rhea had left Sushant's house on June 8, 2020, almost a week before he died by suicide, after witnessing his drug use and medication habits. The two didn't have any contact after that.
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Trainee Nurse Held For Hiding Camera In Kerala Hospital's Changing Room
A male trainee nurse was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly placing a hidden camera in the changing room used by nurses and other staff at the Government Medical College Hospital, police said.
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Long Term Use Of Anti-Inflammatory Pills Can Prevent Dementia: Study
The researchers focussed their study on 11,745 adults with an average follow-up of 14.5 years. Of these 9,520 participants had used NSAIDs at any given time, and 2,091 participants developed dementia.
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Indian-Origin Comedian Zarna Garg Opens Up About Using Weight-Loss Drugs: "Never Occurred To Hide It"
In her post, she revealed that she has received hundreds of DMs after opening up about using weight loss medication.
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Ozempic: How The Venom Of A Lizard Paved Way For Popular Diabetes Drug
These medications, now widely used for treating diabetes and obesity, owe their existence to a key component of the lizard's venom.
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Switzerland Considers Legalising Recreational Cannabis
Cannabis can currently only be purchased legally in the wealthy Alpine nation for medical use, or for non-medical use when it contains below one percent tetrahydrocannabinol.
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Water From Toilet Tap Used For Cooking At Medical College? Video Sparks Outrage
A video from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has sparked outrage after it allegedly showed water from a toilet tap being used for cooking during a national medical conference last week.
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AI Generates Fluorescent Protein That Nature Would Need 500 Million Years to Evolve
A new AI-generated fluorescent protein, esmGFP, has been developed, a process that would have taken nature 500 million years. Scientists used ESM3, an AI model trained on billions of natural protein sequences, to design a functional protein beyond evolutionary constraints. The development is expected to accelerate medical research, drug discovery, ...
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Recyclable Stretchable Plastic Developed with 3D Printing for Multiple Uses
Princeton University researchers have developed a new 3D printed plastic material that is stretchable, flexible, and recyclable. Using thermoplastic elastomers and thermal annealing, the material can be tailored to different mechanical properties, making it suitable for applications in soft robotics, medical devices, prosthetics, and more. The cost...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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Two US Men Die After Using Bat Poop As Fertiliser To Grow Marijuana
Even after medical intervention that included antifungal treatments, both succumbed to their infections.
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Young Bankers In US Snorting ADHD Drugs To Get Through Gruelling 22-Hour Workdays
The use of stimulants, including medications like Adderall and Vyvanse, as well as high-caffeine energy drinks, is prevalent among young bankers.
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Babies In Spain Develop 'Werewolf Syndrome' After Parents Use Hair-Loss Drug: Report
Hypertrichosis, commonly referred to as "Werewolf Syndrome," is a rare condition characterized by excessive hair growth in unusual areas of the body.
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In NEET Row, Setback For Tamil Nadu After Centre Nixes Exemption Bill
Tamil Nadu's battle for exemption from NEET - the all-India entrance test for admission to medical courses - suffered a setback Friday after President Droupadi Murmu rejected a bill to exclude the state and allow it to use Class XII marks.
-
Elon Musk Revealed He Uses Ketamine For Depression; Know Health Risks Of The Drug
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk clarified that he uses only "a small amount once every other week or something like that" under medical supervision and has a prescription from "an actual, real doctor."
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Sushant Singh Rajput's Death Was "Pure Case Of Suicide": Rhea Chakraborty's Lawyer
Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, said that Rhea had left Sushant's house on June 8, 2020, almost a week before he died by suicide, after witnessing his drug use and medication habits. The two didn't have any contact after that.
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Trainee Nurse Held For Hiding Camera In Kerala Hospital's Changing Room
A male trainee nurse was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly placing a hidden camera in the changing room used by nurses and other staff at the Government Medical College Hospital, police said.
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Long Term Use Of Anti-Inflammatory Pills Can Prevent Dementia: Study
The researchers focussed their study on 11,745 adults with an average follow-up of 14.5 years. Of these 9,520 participants had used NSAIDs at any given time, and 2,091 participants developed dementia.
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Indian-Origin Comedian Zarna Garg Opens Up About Using Weight-Loss Drugs: "Never Occurred To Hide It"
In her post, she revealed that she has received hundreds of DMs after opening up about using weight loss medication.
-
Ozempic: How The Venom Of A Lizard Paved Way For Popular Diabetes Drug
These medications, now widely used for treating diabetes and obesity, owe their existence to a key component of the lizard's venom.
-
Switzerland Considers Legalising Recreational Cannabis
Cannabis can currently only be purchased legally in the wealthy Alpine nation for medical use, or for non-medical use when it contains below one percent tetrahydrocannabinol.
-
Water From Toilet Tap Used For Cooking At Medical College? Video Sparks Outrage
A video from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has sparked outrage after it allegedly showed water from a toilet tap being used for cooking during a national medical conference last week.
-
AI Generates Fluorescent Protein That Nature Would Need 500 Million Years to Evolve
A new AI-generated fluorescent protein, esmGFP, has been developed, a process that would have taken nature 500 million years. Scientists used ESM3, an AI model trained on billions of natural protein sequences, to design a functional protein beyond evolutionary constraints. The development is expected to accelerate medical research, drug discovery, ...
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Recyclable Stretchable Plastic Developed with 3D Printing for Multiple Uses
Princeton University researchers have developed a new 3D printed plastic material that is stretchable, flexible, and recyclable. Using thermoplastic elastomers and thermal annealing, the material can be tailored to different mechanical properties, making it suitable for applications in soft robotics, medical devices, prosthetics, and more. The cost...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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Two US Men Die After Using Bat Poop As Fertiliser To Grow Marijuana
Even after medical intervention that included antifungal treatments, both succumbed to their infections.
-
Young Bankers In US Snorting ADHD Drugs To Get Through Gruelling 22-Hour Workdays
The use of stimulants, including medications like Adderall and Vyvanse, as well as high-caffeine energy drinks, is prevalent among young bankers.
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Babies In Spain Develop 'Werewolf Syndrome' After Parents Use Hair-Loss Drug: Report
Hypertrichosis, commonly referred to as "Werewolf Syndrome," is a rare condition characterized by excessive hair growth in unusual areas of the body.
