By Dr Pragati Bharati, Fertility Specialist, Birla Fertility & IVF, Varanasi   Many men assume that being physically healthy, having a normal sex drive and experiencing no difficulties during intercourse are signs of good reproductive health. However, male fertility is not always reflected in how a man feels. Changes in sperm count, motility (movement) and morphology (shape) can occur gradually,...

Hyderabad, October 31: Apollo Hospitals Financial District has launched a 24/7 Stroke Command Centre on the occasion of World Stroke Day to strengthen emergency stroke care through faster coordination, improved pre-hospital services and greater public awareness. Dr.G.Ranjith Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals Financial District said Stroke is a time-critical medical emergency where every minute is crucial in preventing permanent brain damage...

New Delhi, October 31, 2026: Sikkim Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang attended and addressed the inaugural session of the 14th International Tourism Mart (ITM) 2026 at Tawang , Arunachal Pradesh, on Thursday. The prestigious event is being organised under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, and hosted by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh. The Chief...

Duravit, a leading German bathroom solutions brand, continues to redefine contemporary bathroom design with the White Tulip collection by Philippe Starck. Conceived as the designer’s first complete bathroom created from a single source, the collection brings together bathtubs, washbasins, furniture, toilets, bidets, mirrors, and faucets into one cohesive and sculptural design language. Inspired by the organic silhouette of a tulip...

As cardiologists, clinicians and researchers convene in Chicago for the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, they will hear from more than 80 Johns Hopkins University-affiliated researchers, staff and students who are presenting research, moderating panel discussions or hosting special sessions. This year, they will share updates surrounding a variety of cardiovascular health topics — ranging from strategies to assesses risks for...

By Michael Parker  ALBANY, N.Y.  Oct. 31, 2026: As political campaigns increasingly use artificial intelligence to communicate with voters, questions arise about how the technology influences perceptions of election fairness and trust.  A newly published study by Seulki Lee-Geiller, a researcher at UAlbany's Center for Technology in Government (CTG), examines how those perceptions change depending on which political party voters believe...

A well-preserved fossil of a 165-million-year-old mammal ancestor from China with hind limbs like a platypus and a broad, flattened tail like a river otter appears to be one of the oldest such creatures adapted for swimming and hunting in the water.  Dubbed Megacauda sungei  (meaning “big tail”) ,  the Jurassic mammaliaform also shows the earliest evidence yet of bony...

LOS ANGELES Oct. 31: Two studies involving investigators at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s and the University of Cambridge, U.K., highlight the growing potential of whole-genome sequencing to transform the diagnosis and treatment of childhood conditions such as cerebral palsy and cancer. Whole-genome sequencing is an analysis of the roughly 20,000 genes in a person’s DNA. The test, usually performed using a blood...