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Metformin – Diabetes Drug and Exercise Study
Why in news? A recent clinical study reported that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may blunt some of the cardiovascular benefits of exer...
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Why in news? A recent clinical study reported that metformin, a widely prescribed diabetes drug, may blunt some of the cardiovascular benefits of exer...
Why in news? Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket has successfully launched NASA’s Escapade mission, sending two small spacecraft on a long journey to M...
Why in news? At the 3rd International Conference on Green Hydrogen, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that four Hydrogen Valleys will be cre...
Why in news? A report on post‑blast forensic investigations highlighted how experts use Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to analyse ch...
Why in news? The Indian Railways plans to deploy a new system called DRISHTI (Dynamic Real‑time Intelligent Surveillance for High‑value Transport ...
Why in news? A wave of recent exoplanet research has reignited interest in the Rare Earth Hypothesis. Astronomers have discovered that many planets pr...
Why in news? On 11 November 2025, India’s National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) inaugurated the country’s first megawatt‑hour‑scale Vanadi...
Why in news? A clinical trial known as TARGET‑D reported in 2025 that adults who had previously experienced a heart attack and took personalised dos...
Why in news? Scientists from the University of Wollongong announced in November 2025 that they have engineered a designer molecule that clears misfold...
Why in news? A study published in Scientific Reports in November 2025 proposes that Neanderthals did not vanish through a sudden extinction but were g...
Why in news? A new study by researchers in Seoul examined the gut bacteria of people with coronary artery disease (CAD) and compared them with the mic...
Why in news? The World Health Organisation has reported an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in Mauritania and Senegal between late September and Oc...
