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The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi.

Fund drive for varsities

Innovative funding options can keep Indian universities on the go.

18 Nov 2018 7:21 AM IST

Perhaps each one of us must ponder over our own onset of dementia. There is a sense of final resting about death, while dementia is a raging travesty of human dignity.

Living fearfully in the shadow of dementia

the people most affected by dementia are those who care for the affected. relatives can find it very hard to see people...

11 Nov 2018 7:18 AM IST

Its desirable to live longer and healthier but an ailing brain can make a mess of our lives as we grow older. The villain of the piece is dementia, which impairs ones cognitive abilities. Once stricken, there is no return. Family and friends watch helplessly as the victim fades away.

Trillion dollar memory loss

Neuroscientists are racking their brains the world over trying to identify what causes diseases of the brain.

11 Nov 2018 7:13 AM IST

Industries that profit from treating diseases shun prevention, which has proved to be the most inexpensive .

Prevention better than cure if not for profits

Prevention is not better than cure when your profits depend upon people getting sick.

9 Nov 2018 1:29 AM IST

The world is on the verge of eradicating polio. From 3,50,000 cases across 125 countries in 1988, it dropped to two dozen cases last year. The new strategy against the scourge is sewage surveillance, which offers a window to fight other infectious diseases too.

Fight disease, enter the sewage: A sample that can save millions

There is no scope for complacency in the campaign against the polio virus. Recurrence is possible as infections remain...

9 Nov 2018 1:21 AM IST

Lonely refers to a complex and usually unpleasant emotional state that arises not only from being by oneself, but more specifically from not being connected with other people, a sense of perceived social isolation, as opposed to objective social isolation.

The fear of living with ourselves: Loneliness gets medicalised

During the past couple of years the Anglo-American world has become overwhelmed with what is increasingly described as...

28 Oct 2018 2:49 AM IST

Lonely refers to a complex and usually unpleasant emotional state that arises not only from being by oneself, but more specifically from not being connected with other people, a sense of perceived social isolation, as opposed to objective social isolation.

No magic pill for loneliness

Mental health problems such as depression and anxiety disorders, among others, are frequently accompanied by feelings of...

28 Oct 2018 2:40 AM IST

The intellectual foundations of modern India are based less on science and reason. They are founded on a desire for modernising or rationalising traditions

Nobel out of reach: Black scientist yet to make it to Nobel

The idea is to remind both the wider society and the black community that they have a proud history and continue to make...

21 Oct 2018 6:00 AM IST

The intellectual foundations of modern India are based less on science and reason. They are founded on a desire for modernising or rationalising traditions

Nobel out of reach: Elusive desire for greatness

More importantly, has this nobility played a crucial role in stalling new entrants from the plebeian class to aspire.

21 Oct 2018 5:59 AM IST

A Buzzfeed analysis found that Facebook News Feed played a key catalyst role in the spread of the top 20 fake news stories relating to the 2016 US presidential election.

Fake news, the DNA of tech firms: Gearing up for the 2019 polls

Social media companies seem quite serious about removing false news and propaganda from their platforms.

30 Sept 2018 7:16 AM IST

A Buzzfeed analysis found that Facebook News Feed played a key catalyst role in the spread of the top 20 fake news stories relating to the 2016 US presidential election.

Fake news, the DNA of tech firms: The big fight against fake news

Technology companies like Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft are also gearing up to fight the menace of fake news.

30 Sept 2018 7:04 AM IST

No Limits to Greed

The per capita income of India is likely to increase by 8.3 per cent in 2018.

25 Sept 2018 1:21 AM IST