A scientific committee at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting debated whether empirical validity should drive future revisions of the DSM diagnostic framework.
Category: Health & Science
Chris Evert Announces Ovarian Cancer Has Returned — Tennis Legend Shares Devastating Health News
The six-time Grand Slam champion and tennis icon shared that her ovarian cancer has recurred raising awareness about the disease’s persistence and the need for ongoing monitoring.
IMD Issues Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall Alert for Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal This Week
India’s Meteorological Department warns of 7–20 cm of rainfall over the next five days in northeast states and the Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim region.
India Completes First GAGAN Satellite Navigation-Based Commercial Jet Landing at Udaipur Airport
The milestone at Udaipur Airport using the jointly developed ISRO-AAI GAGAN system marks a breakthrough for Indian aviation safety and precision approach capability.
Global Cobalt Supply Chain More Interconnected and Vulnerable Than Researchers Previously Estimated
A new study warns that local disruptions in cobalt supply — critical for EV and AI batteries — can trigger far-reaching cascades affecting industries across multiple continents.
AI Energy Consumption Could Power All Residential Homes for 770,000 People in Sub-Saharan Africa — UN Study
A UN-backed study calculates the enormous energy footprint of training frontier AI models and projects that hardware obsolescence will generate millions of metric tons of e-waste by 2030.
Utah’s Cottonwood Fire — Nation’s Largest Active Wildfire — Challenges Crews With Historic Extreme Conditions
Firefighters battling the massive fire near Marysvale Utah are contending with record temperatures low humidity and erratic winds making containment extremely difficult.
Daily Probiotic May Relieve Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults — Small But Promising Clinical Trial
A clinical trial found seniors who combined a daily probiotic with their regular antidepressant showed significantly better mental health outcomes than those who did not.
Vitamin B12 Deficiency Can Silently Mimic Normal Aging in Older Adults — Researchers Warn of Underdiagnosis
New research highlights how common B12 deficiency remains poorly diagnosed because its symptoms — fatigue cognitive decline and weakness — are routinely attributed to aging.
New Minimally Invasive Procedure Delivers Lasting Knee Arthritis Pain Relief Without Requiring Surgery
A novel approach to knee osteoarthritis has shown durable pain reduction in clinical trials offering an alternative to patients who are not candidates for joint replacement.