World News

New York : Stress in the form of traumatic events, job strain, everyday stressors and discrimination accelerates ageing of the immune system, potentially increasing a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from…

London : Around one in 500 men could be carrying an extra X or Y chromosome - most of them unaware - putting them at increased risk of diseases such as Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and thrombosis, according to a study. Sex…

New York : Insufficient or interrupted sleep may have more of an impact than smoking history in patients with a progressive lung disease, according to a study. Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco found that for…

San Francisco : Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit in the US that includes nearly 15,500 women in 236 job titles.The plaintiffs Kelly Ellis, Holly Pease, Kelli Wisuri, and Heidi…

London : More careful control of body weight in childhood and adolescence could help prevent male infertility later in life, says a new study.The study, to be presented at ENDO 2022, indicates that children and adolescents with overweight…

New York : Prediabetes appears to be a substantial risk factor for heart attacks on its own, says a new study.The study, presented at ENDO 2022, showed that prediabetes was associated with 25 per cent increased odds of a heart attack,…

New York : Two experimental male contraceptive pills appear to effectively lower testosterone without causing unacceptable side effects, says a new study.The drugs, called DMAU and 11 beta-MNTDC, are part of a class of drugs called…

San Francisco : Tech giant Google has rolled out a new feature for Google Maps that will now show the air quality layer in the US on both Android and iOS users.According to 9To5Google, this will show users what to expect, air-wise: whether…

St. Petersburg : Russian President Vladimir Putin compared himself favourably to Peter the Great, a Russian monarch from the late 17th century, using the likening to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the media reported. During a…

San Francisco : Microblogging site Twitter's newly improved tweet-reporting tools are now available to everyone on the platform.The company first began testing the new process for reporting harmful tweets in December, saying it was trying…