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A new study shows that to understand the details of this relationship, it is important to distinguish between different types of rainfall and flood events -- namely, between short-term events that occur on a time scale of hours, and longer-term events that last several days. In each case, climate change has a different impact.

More teenagers report good mental health, but those who are struggling rate their depressive symptoms much higher than prior cohorts did at the same age, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg.

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections.

Symptoms, such as fever, headache, body aches and rash, usually begin around 10 days after infection, says Schmidt

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard's Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth.

A simple blood test for people with a certain sleep disorder may help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms occur, according to a new study.

Good parenting can make a huge difference as newborns learn to communicate and process information. An increasing amount of early childhood development research has indicated that parent training is a worthwhile investment in improving childhood outcomes.

Renowned experts from diverse fields highlighted the urgent need for gender-sensitive healthcare policies and women-centric preventive diagnostics. The key issues they raised in women's health included cancer screening, mental well-being, and the role of integrated diagnostics in early disease detection.

The results: between 2000 and 2020, total butterfly abundance fell by 22 per cent across the 554 species counted. That means that for every five individual butterflies within the contiguous US in the year 2000, there were only four in 2020.

Gels are commonly used products that are soft and sticky. They can be applied to hair or to the jelly-like components in various foodstuffs. While human skin shares gel-like characteristics, it has unique qualities that are very hard to replicate. It combines high stiffness with flexibility, and it has remarkable self-healing capabilities, often healing completely within 24 hours after injury.

A study from University of Illinois Chicago researchers finds that herpes infection through the nose can lead to anxiety, motor impairment and cognitive issues.

Most commonly reported chronic pain conditions in the study include fibromyalgia, low back pain and rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the effects can be over-ridden with a strict diet and exercise regime.

A study has demonstrated how neurons in the human brain generate memories and establish narratives. Contrary to previous beliefs, individual neurons represent the concepts we learn, regardless of the context in which we encounter them.

Individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), a condition characterized by daily excessive worry lasting at least six months, have a high relapse rate even after receiving treatment.

Real worms have now replaced fictitious worms as a point of discussion in many other households with young children

Researchers fed separate groups of young and old rats the high-fat diet for three days or for three months to compare how quickly changes happen in the brain versus the rest of the body when eating an unhealthy diet.

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism by which aspirin stimulates the immune system and can reduce the metastasis of some cancers.

Researchers, including those from the Capital Medical University, China, said the projected numbers are a 112 per cent increase from cases in 2021

In an interview with Manav Mander, Dr Rajinder Gulati, currently serving as a paediatrician under the National Health Mission (Punjab) at Mother Child Hospital-cum-Urban Community Health Centre, Ludhiana, discusses the importance of breast milk for a child. Breast milk is...

Experts for comprehensive study on hair loss cases in Maharashtra’s district

In an interview with The Tribune, Dr Karamjit Singh, Professor and Head of the Regional Institute of Ophthalmology at Government Medical College, sheds light on the rising prevalence of glaucoma. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, often called...

As per the study, already almost half the world's adults -- a billion men and over a billion women aged 25 years and above -- were overweight and obese in 2021

76 per cent of the patients with sleep spindles and cognitive motor dissociation showed evidence of consciousness by the time they were discharged from hospital, find researchers