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Physical activity in adolescence may ward off breast cancer risk later: Study
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Physical activity in adolescence may ward off breast cancer risk later: Study

Adolescent girls who actively partake in recreational physical activity can have significant protection against risks of breast cancer, according to a study.  Researchers from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in the US showed that recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls. In the study, girls who reported engaging in at least two hours of recreational physical activity in the prior week, compared with none, had lower percent water content in breast tissue -- an indicator of lower breast density and lower concentrations of urinary biomarkers linked to stress. The findings, published in the journal Breast Cancer Research, shed new light on how physical activity during adolescence -- a...
Nitin Rao praises Taskaree co-star Emraan Hashmi for his calm approach
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Nitin Rao praises Taskaree co-star Emraan Hashmi for his calm approach

Actor Nitin Rao, who got to star alongside Emraan Hashmi in the latest release Taskaree, has heaped praise on the Bollywood star and said that despite being such a senior actor, he never made him feel that hierarchy on set. Talking about working with Emraan, Nitin said: “Working with Emraan Hashmi was a very comfortable and enriching experience. Despite being such a senior actor, he never made me feel that hierarchy on set. From day one, everything felt natural and organic. We had a lot of conversations, and our scenes flowed effortlessly.” He added, “There was no nervousness or hesitation from my side because he creates a very relaxed environment around him. His calm and restrained approach helped me stay present in the moment, and our performances naturally fed off each other.” Nitin ...
James Cameron says he moved from U.S. to New Zealand for ‘sanity’ – National
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James Cameron says he moved from U.S. to New Zealand for ‘sanity’ – National

Academy Award-winning film director James Cameron opened up about what led him and his family to move to New Zealand permanently. The Titanic director said he had promised his wife, Suzy Amis Cameron, that they would move to New Zealand at some point in his career during an appearance on In Depth with Graham Besinger.Cameron, 71, said he “just really fell in love” with New Zealand when he first visited the country in 1994.“When Suzy and I were first getting serious, she said, ‘Fine, no problem.’ She was game,” Cameron said of the move. “Now, later, we have children, we have a family, we’ve got roots in Malibu and Santa Barbara, that conversation had to be amended slightly, but we did say after Avatar, let’s make this happen.”The couple shares three daughters: Claire, 23, Quinn, 21, and Eli...
India home to world`s second largest diabetes population in 2024: Study
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India home to world`s second largest diabetes population in 2024: Study

At 90 million, India ranked second in the number of adults living with diabetes in 2024. China was first at 148 million and the US ranked third at 39 million, according to a study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal. Researchers, including those from the International Diabetes Federation in Belgium and the India Diabetes Research Foundation and Dr A Ramachandran`s Diabetes Hospital in Chennai, said countries with large populations, such as China, India, the US, and Pakistan, contribute a very large share of the number of people with diabetes worldwide. They projected that Pakistan could surpass the US by 2050. The eleventh edition of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Diabetes Atlas provides national, regional and global diabetes prevalence estimates for ...
Fitness Culture Has a Hyper-Personalization Problem
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Fitness Culture Has a Hyper-Personalization Problem

Credit: René Ramos / Lifehacker / NatalyaBurova / iStock / Siri Stafford / DigitalVision / Getty The latest craze in the fitness world—from gym culture, to nutrition planning, to recovery protocols— is hyper-personalized optimization. But is there really a benefit to at-home microbiome tests that reveal the optimal diet for your gut bacteria? How about a device that tells you whether you're burning carbs or fat with each breath? Personalized fitness advice used to be largely limited to factors like height and weight, but now you might have a Whoop, Oura, or Apple Watch wearable tracking your track heart rate variability, skin temperature, blood oxygen, and so much more. Continuous glucose monitors, once reserved for diabetics, are now worn by b...
Here`s how you can fix your sleep schedule after late nights
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Here`s how you can fix your sleep schedule after late nights

The modern social calendar is often at odds with our biological requirements. Whether it is a holiday season, a string of late-night weddings, or the occasional weekend party, our internal systems pay a heavy price for social jetlag. We often view the resulting exhaustion as a simple debt of hours, but as Dr Sneha S consultant internal medicine at Manipal Hospital, Kanakpura Road, Bengaluru, explains, the reality is far more disruptive. “When our schedules shift abruptly, our internal clocks become desynchronised, leading to sleep that is light, fragmented, and fundamentally unable to perform its restorative functions,” she shares. Repairing a shattered sleep schedule is not a matter of sheer willpower or ‘catching up’ on a Sunday morning. Instead, it requires a strategic realignment of th...
Firerose accuses ex-husband Billy Ray Cyrus of abuse, posts alleged audio – National
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Firerose accuses ex-husband Billy Ray Cyrus of abuse, posts alleged audio – National

Billy Ray Cyrus’ ex-wife Firerose has accused him of “narcissistic abuse” in an Instagram post alongside a voice recording of a man she claims to be the country singer verbally abusing her. Firerose, 38, who was married to Cyrus for seven months, claimed she spent “years being terrified” and said she was “trained to be afraid of what would happen if I even dared to think about sharing a glimpse of the truth I was living behind closed doors.”“Over the years, my spirit was systematically worn down so that I became a shell of the person I was. This is always what happens with narcissistic abuse. It’s not an accident. It’s very much calculated so that the fear of sharing what’s really happening, overrides the agony of surviving it alone,” she wrote in the caption.The Australian musician said s...
Apple Might Turn Siri Into an AI Chatbot to Rival ChatGPT
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Apple Might Turn Siri Into an AI Chatbot to Rival ChatGPT

Last week, Apple finally admitted it will need to team up with Google to finally make good on that contextual Siri promise it made two years ago, which would have allowed the virtual assistant to integrate with content like your texts or emails to answer personal questions and take actions for you. Now, according to a new report, the iPhone company might actually go one step further and turn Siri into a full-fledged AI chatbot—one on par with the likes of ChatGPT, and perhaps even more sophisticated.Currently, Siri has AI implementation, but only technically, and it's certainly underwhelming: You can use it to get tech support on Apple products or shunt questions off to ChatGPT, but otherwise, Siri basically works as it always has. But according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who has reliably...
Daldal trailer: Bhumi Pednekar shines in a gritty and gory thriller
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Daldal trailer: Bhumi Pednekar shines in a gritty and gory thriller

The trailer of Bhumi Pednekar`s intense crime thriller series Daldal was unveiled on Wednesday. The compelling trailer comes after the impactful and unsettling teaser that was released a few days ago, which garnered widespread acclaim for its disruptive and chilling visuals.  Daldal trailer released The trailer for Daldal shows a gritty, adrenaline-fueled descent into the harrowing world of DCP Rita Ferreira, played by Bhumi Satish Pednekar. The trailer unveils a series of brutal, meticulously orchestrated murders that uncover the deeply twisted psyche of a cold-blooded killer. As the number of murders rises, Rita is pulled deeper into a dark and unsettling investigation that threatens to consume her. After reaching her breaking point, she races against time while battling her own inner ...
Male teen, who lost his hands in tragic farm accident, gets new lease of life
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Male teen, who lost his hands in tragic farm accident, gets new lease of life

Mumbai doctors have performed a rare and clinically significant bilateral hand transplant. It was done using hands received through cadaveric donation, after the family of a 50-year-old woman consented to donate her organs following her death.  The transplant restored functional hand use to an 18-year-old male recipient. Along with her hands, the donor’s lungs, liver, and corneas were also donated, enabling multiple transplants across hospitals in Mumbai and Surat.  The recipient, 18-year-old Priyank Aghera, the son of a farmer from Rajkot in Gujarat, had lost both hands in a tragic farm accident in January 2024 while assisting his father during cotton harvesting. A branch became lodged in a tractor blade and, when the blades restarted, he sustained severe crush injuries that were beyond...