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Hikikomori deepens loneliness in Japan

April 10, 2023

The term refers to individuals, usually young adults, who withdraw from social interaction and isolate themselves in their homes for prolonged periods...

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Walk more, live longer

April 10, 2023

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Doing 8000 steps a week reduces the risk of early death, researchers find Walking for one or two days per week for a total of four miles (6.4 kilometers) or...

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Gene mutation that cures HIV

April 6, 2023

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Only 20 percent of people in the world carry CCR5-delta 32, a specific mutation that is known to make its carriers almost immune to HIV A 53-year-old German...

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Infertility affects one in six people globally: WHO

April 5, 2023

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About 7.5 percent of adults worldwide experience infertility at some point in their lives, and the rates are comparable across high, middle, and low-income...

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Hostile parenting linked to higher risk of lasting mental health issues in children

April 4, 2023

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Parental abuse is characterized by a pattern of harsh and repeated punishments, which may be either physical or psychological in nature Parents who are harsh...

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60% of food enjoyed by Americans contains additives

April 3, 2023

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The mean number of additives in consumer-purchased food and beverage items has climbed from 3.7 in 2001 to 4.5 in 2019 Sixty percent of the foods purchased by...

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What happened to your data on Aarogya Setu?

March 31, 2023

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The app collected personal details like a person’s name, phone number and gender, along with access to their live location and Bluetooth. Aarogya Setu’s...

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Obscured by COVID-19 pandemic, Tuberculosis deaths rose globally

March 30, 2023

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The estimated number of deaths from the disease rose from 1·5 million in 2020 to 1·6 million in 2021, reversing years of decline between 2005 and 2019...

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Rising burden of dementia in India

March 28, 2023

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Nine million people in the country lived with the dementia disease from 2017 to 2020 With India surpassing China as the world’s most populous country...

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What is Bedaquiline, the tuberculosis drug that goes off-patent in July

March 27, 2023

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The Indian Patent Office has denied Johnson and Johnson’s request to extend the patent on a crucial tuberculosis drug called Bedaquiline, allowing local...