IS SOME FOOD ADDICTIVE?

An article published in The BMJ suggests that ultra-processed foods such as potato chips, ice cream, candy and cookies can be as addictive as smoking.

HOW TO SLOW BIOLOGICAL AGEING?

Maintaining a healthy heart by following the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 metrics may slow the pace of biological ageing and lower the risk of chronic diseases and premature death.

EXERCISE ALMOST AS GOOD AS VIAGRA FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

According to research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, exercising regularly can be nearly as effective as Viagra and similar medications at improving erectile function.

CERVICAL CANCER BREAKTHROUGH COULD REDUCE RELAPSE, DEATH

Treating cervical cancer patients with already existing drugs prior to the standard treatment of chemoradiation (CRT) was found to reduce cancer recurrence and mortality by 35 per cent, according to a new clinical trial.

Heated yoga may help treat depression

Practising heated/hot yoga (yoga performed under hot and humid conditions), even if it is just once a week, may help ease depression symptoms, according to a Harvard study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Weed'ing out endometriosis

Medical marijuana is a subject that ignites strong emotions among doctors, scienLtists, researchers, policymakers and the public.

When silver is gold

OLD IS GOLD; sometimes, silver is also gold. Especially when it concerns our babies and their meals.

The curious case of Rwanda

In 2016, just before the Brexit referendum, a South Asian immigrant in the British Midlands was asked for his views. He was fervently in favour of Brexit.

Earthly delights

An art show that confronts voices and visions

The 'waow' factor

Salman Khan's Tiger 3 may be ambling along this World Cup season, but India has fully dedicated itself to a new sensation. Jasmeen Kaur, an Insta-find, is the new viral queen who has the entire nation mouthing her words.

CAPTAIN COMIC

Graphic India head Sharad Devarajan's life mission has been to create a sense of wonder through animated stories

Fans, not fanatics

Let us resolve, as a nation, and as fans of the game, to stop caring so desperately about cricket

Pat on the back

Why Pat Cummins is not your typical Australian captain

Pick to peak

BJP springs a surprise in Shahpura by putting up Upen Yadav, the poster boy of the paper leaks protest, as its candidate

Why pink, go saffron!

Telangana was formed in 2014 after a long protest since the 1960s. K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was the face of the protest. He sat on an indefinite fast, which culminated in the UPA government at the Centre announcing the formation of Telangana.

We would rather die than work with AIMIM

THE BJP'S STRATEGY for the Telangana elections has been difficult to decode. When it removed the firebrand leader Bandi Sanjay as the state president, it was interpreted as an olive branch to the BRS. But it then fielded strongman Eatala Rajender against Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, which was by no means a goodwill gesture. In fact, the party is fighting a war on two fronts-it wants to ensure that the Congress is kept out of power, but does not want an overwhelming BRS victory.

ALL EYES ON THREE

In the VIP constituencies of Kamareddy, Sircilla and Gajwel, the BJP seems to be making the maximum noise

Congress will form government on December 9, Sonia Gandhi's birthday

A. REVANTH REDDY is a busy man. The Telangana Congress president finished two media interactions in 45 minutes at his office in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, and was ready for a third one as he got into his car. He speaks in a low tone as he has to protect his voice and \"sustain it until the elections are over\".

Bitter future

Concretisation, climate change and new pests are killing Dehradun's famous litchis

How to kill a lake

Nainital's future is threatened by a gradual killing off of its main water source

War on the Himalayas

Progress that does not respect geography and indigenous beliefs will continue to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand

The price of progress

Development projects without any regard for nature have worsened the fragile ecosystem of Uttarakhand

Tourism cannot mean that we harm the environment

Pushkar Singh Dhami, 48, rose from student politics to become chief minister of the state and is the only incumbent of the post to enjoy a second term.

Heights of hope

Uttarakhand is on a mission to tackle the growing challenges of climate change and unplanned development

MOVING MOUNTAINS

A tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand has triggered an interesting interplay of development, national security, environmental concerns and faith

The Raipur roulette

How a boy from Bhilai built a Dubai-based betting syndicate, and why it has spawned a political upheaval in Chhattisgarh

Dread the dog days

Who said, 'dog bites man' is no news? It was world news last week when Moldovan President Maia Sandu's pup bit Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen's hand at a tripartite summit with Slovenia, called to discuss Moldova's entry into the European Union.

Phase out, phase in

The BJP, which is known to fight every election, from local polls to the Lok Sabha, with an insatiable appetite, has taken a curious approach in these assembly elections.

Red hot hue

There isn’t a nip in the air anywhere in India as yet, thanks to the very evident climate change. But that has not stopped anyone from taking out that favourite winter colour. Red has pulled out all stops and has become the season’s preferred dress code.

Group study

Anand Ekarshi on the making of Aattam, the opening film at the International Film Festival of India's Indian Panorama section