Can mindless scrolling shrink your brain?
Published on : Sep 23, 2025CLAIM: Mindless scrolling is shrinking your brain. FACT: Experts say...
: Sakshi Srivastava
Is your phone destroying your brain? The shocking truth about attention span
Published on : Aug 31, 2025In a classroom overlooking the valley in Dehradun, Archana S....
: Sakshi Srivastava
3 deadly ‘brain-eating amoeba’ cases reported in Kerala, what you need to know
Published on : Aug 21, 2025Kerala’s health department has sounded an alert in Kozhikode district...
: Sakshi Srivastava
‘Less and less science fiction’: Scientists edge closer to editing the human brain
Published on : Aug 18, 2025“The data have never looked so good,” says Monica Coenraads,...
: First Check Team
COVID may have aged your brain by 5.5 months
Published on : Jul 23, 2025Even if you never contracted COVID-19, the pandemic may still...
: First Check Team
Salman Khan battles Brain Aneurysm, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and AVM: What these mean
Published on : Jun 23, 2025During an appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show recently,...
: Sneha Richhariya
FACT CHECK: Does eating too much protein really harm your brain?
Published on : Jun 9, 2025CLAIM: Consuming a high-protein diet causes elevated ammonia levels in...
: Allen Joe Mathew
FACT CHECK: Is your gut really a second brain?
Published on : May 29, 2025Claim: Gut is our second brain Fact: True. The...
: Allen Joe Mathew
New study links heavy drinking to brain damage, early death
Published on : Apr 14, 2025People who consume eight or more alcoholic drinks a week...
: First Check Team
FACT CHECK: Is sleep deprivation making your brain ‘eat itself’?
Published on : Mar 11, 2025CLAIM: Lack of sleep can cause the brain to "eat...
: Sneha Richhariya
Your brain literally changes during pregnancy and childbirth- Here’s how it may affect your mental health
Published on : Mar 8, 2025A new study has found a connection between brain changes...
: Sneha Richhariya
Explainer: Why amoebic meningoencephalitis deaths in Kerala are disconcerting
Published on : Jul 8, 2024This could be a result of climate change, since rising...
: Pallav Vyas
Debunking 5 autism myths
Published on : May 4, 2023Dr Apurva Kumar Pandya, Director of Parul Institute of Public...
: Naveed Ahmad Najar
Fact-check: Fake WHO post on ‘7 biggest brain damaging habits’ resurfaces on social media
Published on : Feb 14, 2023When the claim went viral in Nigeria in 2020, WHO...
: Naveed Ahmad Najar
Fact-check: Omicron BA.5 not ‘fatal for the brain’
Published on : Jan 9, 2023Hybrid immunity, particularly after BA.1 or BA.2 infection, confers substantial...
: Tej Kumar
Think twice before mixing alcohol with energy drinks
Published on : Dec 20, 2022Energy drinks give your brain a jolt to stay up...
: Pratibha
Fact-check: Brain death is not a hoax
Published on : Nov 29, 2022Unscientific claims about brain death often deter people from organ...