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Why early diagnosis, proper treatment can change lives
Hyderabad: From children to older adults, asthma affects millions worldwide, often disrupting daily life with sudden breathlessness and persistent wheezing. Rising pollution, allergies and changing lifestyles are contributing to a sharp rise in asthma cases across India. On World Asthma Day on May 5, experts stress that awareness, timely diagnosis and proper treatment can help patients lead healthy and active…
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Brain Health emergency: Microplastic burden in the human brain now linked to stroke and dementia, with apheresis emerging as the first plausible removal pathway
image: A human brain composited against a landscape of plastic waste. The brain accumulates microplastic concentrations seven to thirty times higher than liver or kidney, with the heaviest burdens documented in donors with dementia. view more Credit: Composite image created by Julio Licinio from two photographs licensed via Depositphotos. NEW YORK, 5 May 2026 — In a Perspective published today…
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The Milky Way Has a Hidden Edge and Scientists Finally Mapped It
The Milky Way’s star-forming activity ends about 40,000 light-years from its center, revealed by a surprising pattern in stellar ages. Beyond that, stars are mostly migrants that slowly drifted outward over time. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Astronomers have finally identified where the Milky Way’s star-making activity fades, uncovering a long-sought boundary in our galaxy. Determining how far the Milky Way…
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10 Classic Horror Movies That Are Still Perfect Today
Every genre includes some level of artistic wiggle room, but the horror realm has proven itself an especially potent playground for creative innovation. Every time a scenario (demonic possession), gimmick (jump scares), or sub-genre (horror-comedy) seems played out beyond saving, filmmakers with fresh perspectives raise the bar again. It goes without saying that such modern triumphs wouldn’t thrive without their…
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9-yr-old mauled by stray dogs in Rajasthan; Om Birla offers condolences
Kota: A nine-year-old girl was attacked and mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs after she left her home to defecate in the fields near a village in Rajasthan’s Bundi district, officials said. Hearing of the tragedy, Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota-Bundi parliamentarian Om Birla visited the aggrieved family at their village on Monday and paid condolence. He…
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AIMIM loses all seats, candidates forfeit deposits in Bengal
The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) drew a blank in the West Bengal Assembly elections, with all its candidates losing and forfeiting their deposits, results announced on Monday, May 4, showed. The party, which made its debut in the state, contested 11 constituencies across districts with significant Muslim populations, including Murshidabad, Malda, Birbhum, North 24 Parganas, Paschim Bardhaman and Uttar…
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Veradermics Posts Positive Top-Line Phase II/III Results for Oral Minoxidil Pill
Key Points Veradermics reported positive Part A results for VDPHL01, meeting both co‑primary endpoints with significant hair‑count gains of +30.3 non‑vellus hairs (QD) and +33 (BID) at six months and strong patient‑reported improvement (nearly 50% QD and ~66% BID rated themselves “improved” or “much improved”). Safety was described as placebo‑like with no drug‑related serious adverse events or cardiac AESIs and…
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Bitcoin Breaks $80K Barrier: Will Altcoins Follow?
Key points: Bitcoin’s rally through $79,500 opens the door to a move toward $84,000. Ether, Dogecoin and Hyperliquid are showing strength, but the other major altcoins are yet to pick up momentum. Bitcoin (BTC) opened the new week with a rally above $80,500, suggesting the bulls are attempting to take charge. Analysts are closely watching the $80,000 level, as some…
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10 Most Perfectly Directed Sci-Fi Action Movies, Ranked
Some sci-fi movies aren’t particularly action-packed or exciting in the traditional sense, and that’s okay. Certain fans of the genre might well even prefer science fiction when it’s a little more methodical or thought-provoking, since the genre is home to the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stalker, and Blade Runner (okay, the last of those is sort of a…
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Discover Grasse, the flower-filled French town behind the world’s most famous perfume
In 15th-century France, the medieval town of Grasse had a problem. It reeked of dead animals from its booming leather trade. Then came a clever idea to mask the stench: a pair of gloves infused with the scent of local flowers. It sparked a new industry. Flowers were planted; techniques invented. And what began as a cover-up grew into an…
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