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At What Ages Do People Feel Most Lonely?
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At What Ages Do People Feel Most Lonely?

ACCORDING TO A US STUDY PUBLISHED in the journal Psychological Science, loneliness follows a U-shaped pattern in adulthood people are loneliest during younger and older adulthood, and least lonely in middle age.

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June 02, 2024
How Anger Can Hurt Your Heart
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How Anger Can Hurt Your Heart

Getting angry can constrict blood vessels and increase a person's risk of developing heart in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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June 02, 2024
Winner in a wheelchair
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Winner in a wheelchair

Cerebral palsy could not stop Sarika from achieving her dream of becoming a civil servant

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June 02, 2024
BONE SUPREMACY
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BONE SUPREMACY

Taking good care of your bones will take a big load off your old age

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June 02, 2024
MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 40
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MAMMOGRAM RECOMMENDED FROM AGE 40

THE US PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations for all women to start getting mammograms every other year beginning at age 40 and continuing through age 74.

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June 02, 2024
TREATING GUM DISEASE CAN HELP PREVENT AFib RECURRENCE
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TREATING GUM DISEASE CAN HELP PREVENT AFib RECURRENCE

PATIENTS WHO HAD THEIR GUM DISEASE treated following treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), or irregular heartbeat, are significantly less likely to suffer AFib recurrence, according to Japanese research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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June 02, 2024
LIFT OR STAIRS? ALWAYS CHOOSE STAIRS
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LIFT OR STAIRS? ALWAYS CHOOSE STAIRS

ACCORDING TO A STUDY PRESENTED AT ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024, climbing stairs is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

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June 02, 2024
ESKETAMINE INJECTION MAY REDUCE RISK OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION
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ESKETAMINE INJECTION MAY REDUCE RISK OF POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

A SINGLE LOW DOSE INJECTION of esketamine given right after childbirth can reduce the risk of major postpartum depression by about three quarters, finds a US study published in The BMJ.

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June 02, 2024
Nancy, how about Kanhaiya?
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Nancy, how about Kanhaiya?

I have been following Nancy Tyagi on Instagram for over a year.

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June 02, 2024
Cannes can do
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Cannes can do

Never mind that India is witnessing a massive general election, perhaps one of the dirtiest it has ever witnessed.

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June 02, 2024
AGEING BACKWARDS
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AGEING BACKWARDS

THE NEW BREED OF WELLNESS’ GURUS—FROM FITNESS EXPERTS TO BIOHACKERS

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June 02, 2024
Lady Whistledown's back
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Lady Whistledown's back

The new season of Bridgerton could have been a reflection of reality, rather than an escape from it

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June 02, 2024
Lessons from music
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Lessons from music

Matilda The Musical is a total must watch

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June 02, 2024
Sweet on cinema
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Sweet on cinema

If anyone can breach the chasm between chef and actor, it is Ranveer Brar

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June 02, 2024
Free to be me
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Free to be me

Deepa Mehta's latest, I am Sirat, is about a transwoman battling dual identity. It is a bold story tenderly told

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June 02, 2024
A chain that links us all
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A chain that links us all

How a governor of Andamans influenced the Barbados programme of action for Small Island Developing States in 1994

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June 02, 2024
Bearing up in boring Britain
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Bearing up in boring Britain

These days in Britain, boring is good. After the hangover of Boris Johnson’s wild escapades, Liz Truss’s wilder financial swings, Brexit’s economic nosedives, and Rishi Sunak’s flipflops, British voters find the unexciting rather appealing.

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June 02, 2024
India is firing on just 10 per cent of the engines
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India is firing on just 10 per cent of the engines

INTERVIEW - KARTHIK MURALIDHARAN ECONOMIST

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June 02, 2024
Richer states subsidising poorer ones cannot go on forever
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Richer states subsidising poorer ones cannot go on forever

INTERVIEW - D.SUBBARAO FORMER RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR

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June 02, 2024
A midsummer daydream
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A midsummer daydream

From simplified taxes to daring reforms, India Inc’s wish list for the new government is long

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June 02, 2024
Boom in the heartland
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Boom in the heartland

After nearly 80 years in service, the Carl-Gustaf weapon system continues to be in demand globally. Now, the Indian infantry’s go-to weapon will be made in Haryana

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June 02, 2024
NOT JUST IN THE NAME OF RAM
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NOT JUST IN THE NAME OF RAM

When voting, Ayodhya has always looked at issues beyond the temple

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June 02, 2024
LURE OF FUTURE
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LURE OF FUTURE

In Varanasi, the younger generation's preference for modernity is likely to guarantee Modi's hat-trick win

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June 02, 2024
RAHUL AND PRIYANKA ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER
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RAHUL AND PRIYANKA ARE OPPOSED TO EACH OTHER

INTERVIEW - KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH

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June 02, 2024
WE'RE BUILDING A NEW BHARAT; OPPOSITION CAN'T STOMACH IT
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WE'RE BUILDING A NEW BHARAT; OPPOSITION CAN'T STOMACH IT

INTERVIEW - BRAJESH PATHAK, DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER, UTTAR PRADESH

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June 02, 2024
MANN IN A CORNER
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MANN IN A CORNER

In a four-cornered contest, the division of votes might work to the advantage of the Congress. It could also help the AAP, which is fighting massive anti-incumbency, save face

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June 02, 2024
STILL VOTERS RUN DEEP
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STILL VOTERS RUN DEEP

THE BJP IS RELYING ON MODI AND YOGI, THE SP IS TRYING TO SHED ITS OLD IMAGE, THE CONGRESS SEEMS ABSENT ON THE GROUND, AND THE BSP IS IN A BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL. THE MOST PROMINENT FEATURE OF THESE ELECTIONS, THOUGH, IS SILENCE

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June 02, 2024
AS LUCKNOW WOULD HAVE IT
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AS LUCKNOW WOULD HAVE IT

The Uttar Pradesh tally could trigger changes in BJP and INDIA bloc

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June 02, 2024
Battle of the exes
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Battle of the exes

As former spouses take on each other, Bishnupur is witnessing a personal as well as political fight

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June 02, 2024
The actor and the charmer
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The actor and the charmer

It is a battle of two Biharis in North East Delhi, which highlights the importance of the Purvanchali vote in Delhi politics

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June 02, 2024