New Delhi: As children in Delhi continue to be affected by high pollution levels, doctors have urged parents to conduct Lung Health Screening Test (LHST) for their children as their vital organs are not mature enough to tackle the polluted air. The doctors, quoting a World Health Organisation (WHO) survey, said that children in the National Capital are worst affected with 21 per cent having ‘poor’…

London, Have a sweet tooth? Beware, you may be at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, as a study has found a specific molecular link between abnormally high blood sugar levels, or hyperglycaemia — a key characteristic of diabetes and obesity — and Alzheimer’s disease. The findings showed that excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation response to the…

Washington: Health benefits of probiotics- the “good bacteria” found in fermented foods and dietary supplements- is known to almost all. Now a first-of-its kind study by University of Colorado Boulder, scientists suggests that lesser-known gut-health promoters called prebiotics, which serve as food for good bacteria inside the gut, can also have an impact, improving sleep and buffering…

New Delhi: Mobile communication app Truecaller has become the only platform apart from Facebook and Google that delivers over 100 million impressions in a single day, a company statement said on Friday. An impression is when an ad is fetched from its source, and is countable. Whether the ad is clicked or not is not taken into account. Each time an ad is fetched, it is counted as one impression. The…

Jacqueline Fernandez is all set to reprise Karisma Kapoor’s role in “Judwaa 2” and the actress has been spending time watching movies of the latter to get her act right. “Judwaa” was directed by David Dhawan and also starred superstar Salman Khan in a double role. When asked if Karisma has given her tips to play the role, Jacqueline told reporters here, “No, Karisma…

Los Angeles: Internationally acclaimed Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra announced on social media that she will be attending the 89th Academy Awards, which will take place on Sunday night here. Priyanka took to Instagram on Friday night to share the news with her fans while posting a photograph with legendary British singer Mick Jagger. “Change of plans! Oscars here we come. Mick Jagger LA…

Awami League (AL) Advisory Council member and Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Saturday ruled out the possibility of holding dialogue between ruling party AL and BNP before national election as previous dialogues between the two parties could not yield any success. "Dialogue was held between (the then AL general secretary) Abdul Jalil and (then BNP secretary general) Manna Bhuiyan, but it could…

Muhammad Ali's son detained at US airportFort Lauderdale : A lawyer says the son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali was detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport. Chris Mancini tells the Courier-Journal in Louisville, Kentucky (http://cjky.it/2lF3c4F ) that 44-year-old Muhammad Ali Jr. and his mother Khalilah Camacho-Ali, the second wife of Muhammad Ali, arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood…

US president Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he would not attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, a high-profile event that draws celebrities, politicians and journalists. ‘I will not be attending the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening!’, Trump wrote on Twitter. On the campaign…

Apple on Wednesday announced that workers will start boarding its futuristic new ‘spaceship’ campus in Silicon Valley in April, fulfilling a vision set out by late founder Steve Jobs. The process of moving more than 12,000 people to a new campus that Jobs envisioned as a ‘center for creativity and collaboration’ was expected to continue late into the year. A theater on the…

BNP to extend support to Tuesday’s hartalThakurgaon: Extending his personal support to the half-day hartal to be enforced by left parties in the capital on Tuesday protesting the fresh gas price increase, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their party may also support it. "We consider the hartal is a token a protest (against gas price hike). So, I think all…