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Researchers explain how loss of smell is associated with Alzheimer`s disease
18Aug By No Comments
Health

Researchers explain how loss of smell is associated with Alzheimer`s disease

Brain’s immune cells may explain why a fading sense of smell is an early signal for Alzheimer`s disease even before cognitive impairments manifest, according to a study. Researchers at DZNE and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) in Germany revealed that the brain`s immune response seems to fatally attack neuronal fibres crucial for the perception of odours. These olfactory dysfunctions arise because immune cells of the brain called "microglia" remove connections between two brain regions, namely the olfactory bulb and the locus coeruleus, they noted in the paper published in the journal Nature Communications. These findings, based on observations in mice and humans, including analysis of brain tissue and so-called PET scanning, may help to devise ways for early diagnosis and, ...
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Alien Earth series review: Powerfully engaging and legacy driven show
18Aug By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Alien Earth series review: Powerfully engaging and legacy driven show

Title: Alien: Earth Cast: Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav, Kit Young, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Samuel Blenkin, Timothy Olyphant, David Rysdahl, Babou Ceesay, Diêm Camille, Adrian Edmondson, Moe Bar-El, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, Karen Aldridge, Amir Boutrous.Creator: Noah HawleyRating: 3.5 starsRuntime: S1:8 episodes ( 1 hr each) The franchise that gave us unimaginable highs and sometimes hit rock bottom with its serial attempts at fan service gets an offshoot expansion in the form of an OTT series. Alien: Earth is a fresh and exciting take on the ‘Aliens’ franchise. The series marries classic horror with modern tech in an intense and vividly engaging way. Artificial intelligence, identity theft, corporate tyranny, a new spin on technology applied t...
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Peloton’s Guided Walk Workouts Are Great, Even If You Don’t Own a Treadmill
17Aug By No Comments
Life Style

Peloton’s Guided Walk Workouts Are Great, Even If You Don’t Own a Treadmill

I never used to consider myself a "walking" kind of girl. I skipped the "hot girl walk" trends on social media and never took "mental health walks" during the pandemic lockdown. In fact, I long thought walking—one of the first milestones we reach as babies—had received a little too much PR hype, especially after learning that the much-ballyhooed "10,000 steps" we're supposed to take every day is an arbitrary figure invented to market pedometers. If I am going to do cardio, I reasoned, I'm going to do cardio: cycling, running, swimming, or playing sports. If I'm not sweating, what's the use? But after trying out Peloton's guided walks, available in the at-home fitness giant's incredibly versatile app, I have discovered the utility of the "very slow run." I am now, finally, a walking girl. I...
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Experts highlight factors driving surge in heart-related deaths in young adults
17Aug By No Comments
Health

Experts highlight factors driving surge in heart-related deaths in young adults

A poor lifestyle with lack of sleep, binge drinking, and high stress, coupled with genes, is playing a significant role in the rising heart-related deaths in India, said experts on Saturday. Recently, an increasing number of heart-related deaths have been reported in the country. These have also been among people who are seemingly fit and are maintaining a healthy lifestyle. “Not all can be called heart attacks. About 20 per cent of the heart-related deaths in India are because of certain genes,” said Dr Rajiv Bhal, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). He also blamed “binge drinking (alcohol) among the younger generation, silent hypertension, increasing stress, and a lack of proper sleep, as well as childhood obesity” for the surge in heart-related deaths. ...
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Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre
17Aug By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Byelection day in Alberta nears for vote with 214 candidates, including Poilievre

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and 213 others vying for a seat in the House of Commons will be in the spotlight Monday, as voters in a rural Alberta riding head to the polls. Two political science professors say Poilievre is expected to handily win the byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot, a sprawling eastern Alberta riding stretching from Edmonton to Calgary. The riding and its previous incarnations have been a Tory stronghold for a century.They say the only question is: by how much?“In every election from 2004 to 2025, the vote share garnered by the Conservatives’ winning candidate has been at least 80 per cent,” said Julie Simmons with the University of Guelph in Ontario.The one exception was in 2021, when Conservative incumbent Damien Kurek got 71 per cent of the vote, lar...
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YouTube Music Finally Added a Long-Missing Google Podcasts Feature
17Aug By No Comments
Life Style

YouTube Music Finally Added a Long-Missing Google Podcasts Feature

There are a lot of podcast apps out there, but the easiest one to use is the one that comes built into your phone. For Android users, that was Google Podcasts—that is, until last year, when Google killed off its flagship podcast app. Again, you have your choice among alternatives, but if you go with Google's choice, you might've found your way to YouTube Music. Like Spotify, Google's music app offers podcast support—though it's a bit more limited. If you're used to the polish and feature set of a dedicated podcast app (or, frankly, even Spotify), YouTube Music might be a tough adjustment. There are signs that things are changing, however. Google hasn't totally abandoned progress for the podcast side of YouTube Music. In fact, it's bringing a feature that was lost in the transition from Goo...
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The Ba***ds of Bollywood first look out: Aryan Khan promises crazy ride, watch
17Aug By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

The Ba***ds of Bollywood first look out: Aryan Khan promises crazy ride, watch

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan is all set to make his directorial debut with The Ba***ds of Bollywood. The series gives a glimpse into the glamorous yet chaotic sowbiz world. Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. today unveiled a first glimpse of the highly anticipated. It’s fun, filmy, aur thoda zyaada! The Ba***da of Bollywood first look out! The teaser opens with a voiceover ushering in a romantic Mohabbatein-esque vibe only to close with a stinging rejoinder, kicking off that oh-so-familiar Hindi film nostalgia. But what seems like a soft homage quickly flips into something sharper and louder. The voice may remind you of Shah Rukh Khan, but the tone? All Aryan. With this first glimpse, debut director Aryan Khan signals his arrival, setting the tone with fresh intent and a...
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Doctors give new lease of life to man suffering from complex heart infection
17Aug By No Comments
Health

Doctors give new lease of life to man suffering from complex heart infection

Doctors at a hospital in Kolkata have successfully treated a 76-year-old male patient from Patna in Bihar, who had been battling a recurring pacemaker-related infection for nearly a decade, caused by incomplete lead removal.  The complex case was treated at Manipal Hospital at EM Bypass by Dr Dilip Kumar, director - Cath Lab, senior interventional cardiologist, device and structural heart expert.  The patient got a pacemaker first implanted on the right side of his chest in 2015 at a local hospital in Patna. In 2018, the pacemaker was taken out and re-implanted on the left side but the initial lead that remained from the right-side implantation was not entirely removed.  Instead, it was severed and left within, which resulted in a subacute infection that gradually worsened. Though anoth...
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Prime Minister Carney praises Trump as ministers jet to Sweden to talk defence deals – National
16Aug By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Prime Minister Carney praises Trump as ministers jet to Sweden to talk defence deals – National

Prime Minister Mark Carney issued an unusual statement Saturday to praise U.S. President Donald Trump for trying to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Carney’s public endorsement of Trump’s leadership on the world stage came as the president and his Alaskan summit were widely derided by foreign policy and security experts. The get-together was of little value and gave Russian President Vladimir Putin, a former intelligence officer, an image boost, they said.In a brief statement Saturday, Carney said: “The leadership of President Trump and the United States is creating the opportunity to end Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.”“Robust and credible security guarantees are essential to any just and lasting peace,” Carney continued. “I welcome the openness of the United States to pro...
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s mother breaks silence weeks after actor’s death – National
16Aug By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s mother breaks silence weeks after actor’s death – National

Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s mother, Pamela Warner, has released a statement about her late son, nearly three weeks after the actor died in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica. Pamela posted a lengthy message about her son on an Instagram account dedicated to The Cosby Show actor’s legacy, titled Malcolm-Jamal Warner Living Legacy.“Needless to say our hearts are heavy with the loss of Malcolm,” she began. “He was a kind, loving man with a huge heart for humanity. He wanted all to be aware of their inner strength and that they could succeed, accomplish and transform. This was his latest mission and work, transformation, in order for you to be fully present in your life.”Pamela said that her son was “an exceptional husband, father, and son — a man deeply in love with life, his wife, and his daugh...
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