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How owning a dog could boost your heart and brain health

Published on : Mar 8, 2026

Muzamil Hilal, 26, from Rawalpora in Srinagar, has had a...

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A new study suggests that when you train your body, you are also training your brain

Published on : Feb 14, 2026

Research published in Neuron shows that repeated exercise rewires specific...

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Menopause linked to brain changes in memory and emotional regulation regions: Study

Published on : Jan 29, 2026

A major UK study analysing data from nearly 125,000 women...

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How maternal stress during pregnancy alters fetal brain development

Published on : Jan 19, 2026

Stress during pregnancy, triggered by immune activation, infections, or changes...

: Sakshi Srivastava
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Is climate change fueling the spread of the ‘brain-eating amoeba’? Study reveals

Published on : Jan 14, 2026

A new perspective study published in the journal ‘Biocontaminant’ has flagged...

: Sakshi Srivastava
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The ‘Jaadu Ki Jhappi’ is real: What hugs do to your brain, heart, and immune system

Published on : Nov 26, 2025

In the 2003 Bollywood classic Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., there’s a...

: Sakshi Srivastava
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FACT CHECK: Can your thumb tell you whether you are ‘right or left-brained’?  

Published on : Oct 17, 2025

CLAIM:  The side of your brain that is more active,...

: Sakshi Srivastava
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Can mindless scrolling shrink your brain?

Published on : Sep 23, 2025

CLAIM:  Mindless scrolling is shrinking your brain.  FACT:  Experts say...

: Sakshi Srivastava
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Is your phone destroying your brain? The shocking truth about attention span

Published on : Aug 31, 2025

In a classroom overlooking the valley in Dehradun, Archana S....

: Sakshi Srivastava
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3 deadly ‘brain-eating amoeba’ cases reported in Kerala, what you need to know

Published on : Aug 21, 2025

Kerala’s health department has sounded an alert in Kozhikode district...

: Sakshi Srivastava
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‘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,...

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COVID may have aged your brain by 5.5 months

Published on : Jul 23, 2025

Even if you never contracted COVID-19, the pandemic may still...

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Salman Khan battles Brain Aneurysm, Trigeminal Neuralgia, and AVM: What these mean

Published on : Jun 23, 2025

During an appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show recently,...

: Sneha Richhariya
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FACT CHECK: Does eating too much protein really harm your brain?

Published on : Jun 9, 2025

CLAIM: Consuming a high-protein diet causes elevated ammonia levels in...

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FACT CHECK: Is your gut really a second brain?

Published on : May 29, 2025

Claim: Gut is our second brain   Fact: True. The...

: Allen Joe Mathew 
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New study links heavy drinking to brain damage, early death

Published on : Apr 14, 2025

People who consume eight or more alcoholic drinks a week...

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FACT CHECK: Is sleep deprivation making your brain ‘eat itself’?

Published on : Mar 11, 2025

CLAIM:  Lack of sleep can cause the brain to "eat...

: Sneha Richhariya
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Explainer: Why amoebic meningoencephalitis deaths in Kerala are disconcerting

Published on : Jul 8, 2024

This could be a result of climate change, since rising...

: Pallav Vyas
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Debunking 5 autism myths

Published on : May 4, 2023

Dr Apurva Kumar Pandya, Director of Parul Institute of Public...

: Naveed Ahmad Najar
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Fact-check: Fake WHO post on ‘7 biggest brain damaging habits’ resurfaces on social media 

Published on : Feb 14, 2023

When the claim went viral in Nigeria in 2020, WHO...

: Naveed Ahmad Najar
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Fact-check: Omicron BA.5 not ‘fatal for the brain’ 

Published on : Jan 9, 2023

Hybrid immunity, particularly after BA.1 or BA.2 infection, confers substantial...

: Tej Kumar
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Think twice before mixing alcohol with energy drinks

Published on : Dec 20, 2022

Energy drinks give your brain a jolt to stay up...

: Pratibha
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Fact-check: Brain death is not a hoax 

Published on : Nov 29, 2022

Unscientific claims about brain death often deter people from organ...

: Deepika Khurana
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