B12 deficiency may trigger chronic inflammation, finds study

IANS | October 17, 2023 8:28 PM

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) A new study has identified a compelling link between vitamin B12 deficiency and chronic inflammation, which is associated with a range of health problems including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders.

ChatGPT may beat doctors at evidence-based depression management: Study

IANS | October 17, 2023 12:53 PM

San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) OpenAI's AI chatbot ChatGPT might be better than a doctor at following recognised treatment standards for clinical depression, and without any of the gender or social class biases sometimes seen in the primary care doctor-patient relationship, a new study has shown.

Nitish Kumar is fit and healthy, says JD-U leader

IANS | October 17, 2023 2:51 AM

Patna, Oct 17 (IANS) While the opposition BJP leaders are expressing concerns over the health of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD-U leader and spokesperson Sunil Kumar Singh said that his health is fine, adding that the opposition BJP is playing "cheap politics" on it.

Why bats do not get infected by Covid, Ebola virus?

IANS | October 16, 2023 6:47 PM

New York, Oct 16 (IANS) Bat’s genes may explain why the mammals are protected from viruses like Covid-19 or Ebola that wreak havoc in humans, and are relatively cancer-free, researchers have found.