Green salads, not a fibre shortcut? Salads are considered the benchmark of healthy foods, and talking about fibre, salads are considered one of the healthiest foods. But the fibre in salads is often underestimated, and due to this, those people who are health-conscious may tend to fall short of their fibre intake. This misconception about…
Kidneys work all day quietly. When kidneys struggle, toxins stay longer in the body and affect overall health. As per a report published by WHO, approximately 674 million people live with chronic kidney disease. They filter waste, balance fluids, and keep blood clean. The good news is that certain everyday foods can support kidney function…
Have you ever found small footprints on your patio during the night or tiny droppings near your flower beds and thought it was just an illusion? Well, it may not be an illusion after all. Your lawn might be a welcome place for mice. Mice activities are influenced by many factors, but the type of…
The idea of a quiet beach day still feels like a luxury. Most popular coastal spots get busy fast, filled with chatter, music and stalls long before noon. If you like the sea but not the crowds, looking past the well-known places makes all the difference. India has several beaches that do not draw huge…
There are many ways that daily routines might actually help the cognitive brain. In an Instagram reel, neuroscientist Jules has recently emphasised a few practices that might easily be implemented in the seemingly monotonous exercise of brushing your teeth. Such practices aim to do multiple things with the brain in order to build cognitive strengths…
Finding your cat silently gazing at you in the middle of the night can feel unusual, especially when everything is quiet and you are half awake. Many people are surprised the first few times it happens because humans expect sleep to mean stillness, while cats live by a different rhythm. Their active hours often stretch…
Melanie Watson Bernhardt had this way of lighting up a room, even after her condition. She grabbed hearts back in the 80s as Kathy Gordon on Diff’rent Strokes, Arnold’s buddy in four sweet episodes. Born in 1968 in Dana Point, California, she faced osteogenesis imperfecta—brittle bone disease-from day one, but that never stopped her from…
Gus Atkinson, England’s breakout fast bowler with 54 Test wickets already under his belt, lived every quick’s nightmare on Boxing Day at the MCG. The 27-year-old Surrey star, who had just ripped through Scott Boland, clutched his left hamstring mid-run-up–and hobbled off, scans later confirming a tear that ends his Ashes tour. His hamstring injury…
Ever spotted a face gazing back from a cloud or tree trunk? Most folks brush it off as a quirky brain trick called face pareidolia. New findings reveal that people with visual snow syndrome live with this illusion turned way up, spotting phantom faces everywhere they look. What drives the visual snow Visual snow syndrome…
Kiran Rao, the renowned film director of ‘Laapataa Ladies’, recently found herself dealing with a medical issue at the start of the new year, just before the onset of 2026. She had appendix surgery performed on her at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai because of the inflammation of the appendix, with a…
