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Study finds abnormalities in brain common to insomnia, anxiety, depression

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) A new study has found three brain abnormalities common to insomnia, anxiety and depression — and one of them is a smaller thalamus in the brain, which is linked to attention and memory problems. The other two are — a weaker connectivity which hampers communication between brain regions and a reduced area of the cerebral cortex, a form of brain damage also impacting memory and language. Insomnia, or having trouble falling or staying asleep, has been studied to increase the risk of mental disorders, including anxiety and depression. “In addition, some abnormalities are unique to

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea against blocking of YouTube channel ‘4PM’

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a petition seeking quashing of an order blocking a widely viewed YouTube channel ‘4PM’. The plea has claimed that the blocking was effected by the intermediary pursuant to an undisclosed direction allegedly issued by the Centre citing vague grounds of “national security” and “public order”. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan agreed to hear the plea and issued notices to the Centre and others seeking their responses on the petition. The plea, filed by Sanjay Sharma who

Trump’s trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices

FRANKFURT, Germany, May 5, 2025 (AP) — The Trump administration says the sweeping tariffs it unveiled April 2, then postponed for 90 days, have a simple goal: Force other countries to drop their trade barriers to U.S. goods. Yet President Donald Trump’s definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond the tariffs other countries impose on the U.S., including some areas not normally associated with trade disputes. Those include agricultural safety requirements, tax systems, currency exchange rates, product standards, legal requirements, and red tape at the border. He’s given countries three months to come up with concessions

Arthritis now could be diagnosed with accuracy over 94% in 10 minutes

It is estimated around 60 million people in India live with arthritis and related conditions. Around half of them say they experience pain every single day. However according to recent research, a new method can now diagnose arthritis in just ten minutes by using bodily fluids. The results, published in scientific journal Small, also showed osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis could be diagnosed and distinguished with an accuracy of over 94%. The technology achieved over 95% accuracy in determining the severity of rheumatoid arthritis, reports the Mirror. More than half of all people over the age of 65 experience symptoms of

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