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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, stranded on the ISS since early June due to Boeing’s Starliner malfunction, has sparked health concerns after a recent photo showed visible weight loss. Dr Vinay Gupta, a Seattle-based pulmonologist, highlighted signs of potential caloric deficit and physiological stress caused by prolonged time in space. Williams...

A Canadian study found that women with breast cancer who engaged in aerobic exercise during chemotherapy experienced improved cognitive function, often referred to as “chemo-brain.” This clinical trial, involving 57 women, highlighted the positive effects of physical activity on mental clarity and overall quality of life. Although formal cognit...

A recent study reveals that high-intensity exercise is more effective at reducing hunger than moderate workouts, with a particularly strong effect seen in women. The research, published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, found that vigorous workouts lower levels of ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates hunger, more significantly in women than me...

Tibetan women living on the Tibetan Plateau have developed extraordinary adaptations to thrive in extreme high altitudes. New research from Case Western Reserve University highlights unique physiological traits, including blood and heart characteristics that optimise oxygen delivery. These adaptations are linked to the EPAS1 gene, passed down from ...

Japanese Bar: A fitness-theme bar in Japan employs only muscular women on staff who offer to slap and kick the patrons.

Navi Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against two women working at an autism therapy centre for allegedly burning a four-year-old boy with an incense stick.

Canada's Olympic women's football team have been deducted six points and their coach Beverly Priestman suspended for a year after a staff member used a drone to spy on a rival team at the Paris Games.

An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics for their part in a spying scandal.

Two masseurs and a physio are the other members of the nine-man support staff while six members form the playing contingent (three men, three women).

Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre.

Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more gender equality in the aviation sector.

Swati Maliwal said that the Women Helpline Number in Delhi will cease to function if most of the staff members is removed since the Commission will be left with only eight staff members.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said they have approached the Defence Ministry for an approval of changing the nomenclature of various ranks as they now have women sailors also.

A woman delivered her baby at the gate of the District Women's Hospital after its staff allegedly refused to admit her as she did not have money to pay the fees. The baby died soon after birth.

A woman, working as a housekeeping staff on a contract basis in Burari Government Hospital, has accused her manager and three supervisors of molesting and harassing her and two other employees.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, stranded on the ISS since early June due to Boeing’s Starliner malfunction, has sparked health concerns after a recent photo showed visible weight loss. Dr Vinay Gupta, a Seattle-based pulmonologist, highlighted signs of potential caloric deficit and physiological stress caused by prolonged time in space. Williams...

A Canadian study found that women with breast cancer who engaged in aerobic exercise during chemotherapy experienced improved cognitive function, often referred to as “chemo-brain.” This clinical trial, involving 57 women, highlighted the positive effects of physical activity on mental clarity and overall quality of life. Although formal cognit...

A recent study reveals that high-intensity exercise is more effective at reducing hunger than moderate workouts, with a particularly strong effect seen in women. The research, published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, found that vigorous workouts lower levels of ghrelin, a hormone that stimulates hunger, more significantly in women than me...

Tibetan women living on the Tibetan Plateau have developed extraordinary adaptations to thrive in extreme high altitudes. New research from Case Western Reserve University highlights unique physiological traits, including blood and heart characteristics that optimise oxygen delivery. These adaptations are linked to the EPAS1 gene, passed down from ...

Japanese Bar: A fitness-theme bar in Japan employs only muscular women on staff who offer to slap and kick the patrons.

Navi Mumbai Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against two women working at an autism therapy centre for allegedly burning a four-year-old boy with an incense stick.

Canada's Olympic women's football team have been deducted six points and their coach Beverly Priestman suspended for a year after a staff member used a drone to spy on a rival team at the Paris Games.

An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women's football team were on Wednesday sent home from the Olympics for their part in a spying scandal.

Two masseurs and a physio are the other members of the nine-man support staff while six members form the playing contingent (three men, three women).

Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre.

Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more gender equality in the aviation sector.

Swati Maliwal said that the Women Helpline Number in Delhi will cease to function if most of the staff members is removed since the Commission will be left with only eight staff members.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on Tuesday said they have approached the Defence Ministry for an approval of changing the nomenclature of various ranks as they now have women sailors also.

A woman delivered her baby at the gate of the District Women's Hospital after its staff allegedly refused to admit her as she did not have money to pay the fees. The baby died soon after birth.

A woman, working as a housekeeping staff on a contract basis in Burari Government Hospital, has accused her manager and three supervisors of molesting and harassing her and two other employees.