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Generic vs Branded Medicines in India: What Actually Changes in the Drug When You Switch

The active ingredient is the same. The rest is negotiable.Every branded drug and its generic version must contain the same active pharmaceutical ingredient at the same dosage. That is not a marketing claim, it is a legal requirement under India's Drugs and Cosmetics Act, enforced by the Central Drugs Standard…

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Three discoveries that transformed how we understand nutrition

When we think about nutrition, we almost always picture the same key players: the mouth, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas and, perhaps, the gut microbiota. However, the human body is not made up of isolated compartments. Eating is not just about introducing food into the digestive tract, it also involves salivating,…

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Pichavaram: Tamil Nadu's Most Stunning Mangrove Forest That the State Has Barely Told Anyone About

The water between the rootsThe water at Pichavaram doesn't move the way water usually moves. It sits between the roots of the mangrove trees like something that has decided to stay, dark, still, cut into channels so narrow your wooden boat barely fits through. You can reach out and touch…

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What the Hindu Lunar Calendar Actually Tracks That the Solar Calendar Entirely Misses

The Solar Calendar Counts. The Lunar Calendar Qualifies.Every date on the Gregorian calendar marks a position: how far Earth has travelled around the Sun since January 1st. That's useful. It keeps harvests, tax filings, and train schedules in order. But it tells you nothing about the quality of a given…

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In 2013, a special medical research facility was started in Cologne, Germany to understand how humans adapt to extreme environments: How :envihab helps prepare astronauts?

In 2013, a special medical research facility was started in Cologne, Germany to understand how humans adapt to extreme environments. The facility studies how the human body responds to microgravity-like conditions. Its bedrest studies help researchers examine changes in bones, muscles, balance, vision and coordination and test measures that could…

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ET Startup Awards 2026 | Top Innovator: Deeptech startup Theranautilus’ micro robots score big win

Deeptech startup Theranautilus has won the Top Innovator award at the ET Startup Awards 2026 for its work on microscopic robots that can navigate the human body for targeted treatments. Founded in 2020, the Bengaluru-based startup is developing the technology for dental care, with human trials planned for September 2026.

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Nada Brahma: The Ancient Indian Idea That Sound Was the First Principle Before Everything

The hum that preceded the nameYou have heard it at the start of every puja, every classical concert, every meditation session you have ever sat through. AUM. One syllable, three sounds folded into each other, and then the fourth thing, the silence after, which the Mandukya Upanishad calls turiya, the…

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How the Gila Monster's Saliva Became a Diabetes Drug Now Used by Millions Worldwide

The lizard that never eats, yet never crashesThe Gila Monster can go up to a year without a meal. That is not hyperbole, it is a documented biological fact about one of only two venomous lizard species native to North America. During those long stretches of fasting, its blood glucose…

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Horseshoe Crab Blood Powers Every Vaccine and Injection You Have Ever Been Given

The blue blood that guards every hospital on EarthHorseshoe crab blood is blue. Not metaphorically, literally blue, because it uses copper-based hemocyanin to carry oxygen instead of the iron-based hemoglobin that makes human blood red. But the colour is not why the biomedical industry harvests roughly 600,000 horseshoe crabs every…

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There’s a better way to cool data centres that cuts their huge thirst for water

Water is an amazing substance. The human body is made up of more than 50% water. Approximately 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water. We drink it, bathe in it, cook with it, clean with it. It is also used to cool data centres, which is an increasing…

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How Zinc Deficiency Quietly Damages Immunity and Fertility in Indian Adults, and What to Eat

What Zinc Is Actually Doing Inside YouZinc is not a single-purpose mineral. It is a cofactor in more than 300 enzymatic reactions, wound healing, cell division, protein synthesis, and the production of white blood cells that form the first line of immune defence. When zinc drops below optimal levels, the…

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First Time in a Human Body: Trump Officer Kelly Loeffler Goes Viral for Awkward Q&A Walk That Had People Claiming 'Aliens'

Kelly Loeffler's TikTok video intended to introduce her role as SBA chief instead went viral due to her awkward walk and empty binder, sparking humorous reactions online.

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Hospital Worker Accused of Hoarding Human Body Parts: Police Say They Found Skulls, Brain and Heart in Budapest Flat

A Hungarian hospital worker is under investigation after police found preserved human remains at his home and workplace, sparking a forensic inquiry into the origins of the body parts.

International Business Times UK

A Molecule Long Considered Inactive Switched On the Moment the Dish Reached Human Body Temperature

A compound thought inactive against TRPM4 became a potent activator at body temperature. Northwestern researchers say lab conditions hid the effect.

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Key Largo used a sealed underwater habitat 22 feet below the surface to test prolonged human immersion; the result revealed a startling effect as a professor emerged after 100 days with his spine compressed and his height reduced by half an inch

Joseph Dituri spent 100 days underwater in a 100-square-foot habitat near Key Largo, Florida. The extreme experiment changed more than his routine. He reported being about half an inch shorter after resurfacing. His spine had adapted to prolonged pressure and confinement. The finding offers a striking lesson about the human…

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Pentagon releases new UFO files: Reports describe 500-foot triangle, mysterious lights and alleged metal sphere with ‘human body’

The Pentagon has unveiled new declassified files detailing unexplained aerial phenomena. These documents include pilot accounts of silent triangular objects and mysterious lights. One report describes a decades-old incident involving a metal sphere and a body. The government aims for greater transparency regarding these anomalous sightings. These released records preserve…

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India's Giant Wood Spider Nephila Produces Golden Silk Being Studied for Surgical and Ballistic Uses

What Makes Nephila Different From Every Other Spider in IndiaNephila pilipes, the giant wood spider found across India's forests from the Western Ghats to the northeastern states, builds webs that can span over a meter and catch small birds. The female, the one doing all the spinning, reaches a body…

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The Aitareya Upanishad Says Consciousness Created the Cosmos, and You Are That Awareness

Before the Universe, There Was a Self That Was AloneThe Aitareya Upanishad begins with a single Sanskrit declaration: Atma va idam eka evagra asit. "In the beginning, this was the Self alone." No plural gods negotiating creation. No primordial ocean waiting to be stirred. Just atman, awareness, prior to everything…

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Behzad Peykari and the Humanoid Built Around the Human Body

The robotics leader behind XoMotion on building wearable robots that restore movement, and what they reveal about the humanoid machines coming next.

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This 44-year-old Swedish man survived being buried beneath a metre of snow for nearly two months against all odds

A Swedish man demonstrated extraordinary survival skills by living in his car for nearly two months amid snow. Relying on melted snow and his own body fat, he endured extreme cold, which significantly slowed his metabolism. The surrounding snow acted as insulation, protecting him from the worst of the weather.…

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BTS' World Cup Halftime Show Reveals Why Singing While Dancing Pushes the Human Body to Its Limits

BTS' World Cup halftime performance highlights the intense physical demands of singing while dancing, from elevated heart rates and oxygen use to hydration and muscle endurance

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71 Medical Facts That Sound Fake But Are Completely Real

Our bodies are doing incredible things every single second, yet most of us rarely stop to think about the science behind them. From surprising bodily functions and little-known medical discoveries to fascinating health facts that sound almost unbelievable, there's far more happening beneath the surface than we realize. In this…

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Why the Number 108 Is Sacred in Hindu Tradition, From Mala Beads to the Upanishads

The number your grandmother never explainedYou have held a mala. You know it has 108 beads. You were probably told to count each one as you repeat your mantra, and you did, and you never asked why 108. Not 100, which would be round. Not 1000, which would feel grand.…

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5 Types of Pain You Should Never Ignore and What They Could Signal About Your Health

Chest Pain That Spreads to the Jaw or Left ArmChest pain gets rationalised constantly, acidity, muscle pull, anxiety. But when the pain radiates to the jaw, left shoulder, or down the left arm, the heart is the first thing a doctor rules out, and for good reason. A 2022 analysis…

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The Spiti Valley Road Trip Preparation Guide Most Indian Travellers Skip Before They Go

Altitude Is the First Problem, and Most People Arrive at It Too FastKaza, the administrative centre of Spiti, sits at 3,800 metres. Kibber, one of the villages travellers push toward, is above 4,200 metres. The human body needs 24 to 48 hours to begin adjusting to each significant gain in…

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