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London, Oct 1 (IANS) A team of UK researchers used an “electric tongue” and an artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict the bitterness of drugs.Taste is key to making sure people regularly take their medications and is an important part of drug development. For example, taste has been identified as the biggest barrier in compliance for children taking medicine, but taste is also an issue for adults, especially adults taking long-term medication, such as for HIV.The team from University College London (UCL) used an e-tongue — a device made of sensors responding to taste — to assign bitterness scores to…

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Ignoring neck lumps, which can be both of infectious and non-infectious origin, can prove to be dangerous, said experts on Sunday stressing the need for early diagnosis. The lymphatic system is a network of vessels and nodes that helps fight infection and disease. Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped lumps of tissue found throughout the body.When the body is fighting an infection, like in the case of fever, lymph nodes can swell. However, if the lymph nodes are swollen and painless, it could also be a sign of cancer.“If one is having a swollen lymph node…

Seoul, Oct 1 (IANS) Relations between North Korea and Russia serve as a “powerful fortress” for preserving peace and deterring the military threats of “imperialists,” a North Korean official said on Sunday.Vice Foreign Minister Im Chon-il made the claim in a press statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a rare summit in Russia’s Far East on September 13, Yonhap news agency reported.”The US unjust and outrageous hostility toward the North Korea-Russia traditional friendly and cooperative relations and its attempt to interfere in them have…

Seoul, Oct 1 (IANS) North Korea will never be recognised as a nuclear-weapon state and its pursuit of nuclear weapons will only lead to more sanctions against the regime, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.The Ministry made the comments in response to a statement issued on Saturday by the North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui, which claimed the North’s possession of nuclear weapons was a legitimate exercise of sovereignty.”The international community clearly bans North Korea’s nuclear and missile development and provocations,” the South Korean Ministry said in a statement.”Regardless of North Korea’s actions and claims, its possession of nuclear…

Ankara, Oct 1 (IANS) A loud explosion was heard in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, media reports said. The cause of the explosion in an area near the Parliament and Ministry of Interior Affairs was not immediately known, Arab News reported.The Turkish Parliament is scheduled to reopen on Sunday following a summer recess.–IANSint/khz

London, Sep 30 (IANS) A day after Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami was stopped from attending a programme at a Glasgow gurdwara by some fringe elements, the Indian High Commission on Saturday said that it has reported this “disgraceful incident” to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Metropolitan Police.In a statement, the Indian High Commission in London said: “On September 29, 2023, three persons — all from areas outside Scotland — deliberately disrupted a planned interaction organized by the Gurdwara Committee for the community, the High Commissioner and the Consul General of India. This…

New York, Sep 30 (IANS) Scientists conducting a new study which examines gastrointestinal diseases, specifically irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as a condition of long Covid.For the study led by the US-based University of Arizona Health Sciences, the research team is tracking more than 9,000 participants to assess long Covid symptoms, post Covid-19 health impacts and treatments.This study will estimate the incidence of IBS and other GI conditions in participants after Covid-19 infections compared with participants who have not had Covid-19 as well as determine the role of pre-existing IBS on the development and severity of post Covid-19 symptoms.IBS affects an…

New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Forget walking 10,000 or 7,000 steps a day. Taking at least 50 steps climbing stairs daily could significantly slash your risk of heart disease, according to a new study.The study from Tulane University in Louisiana in the US, published in the journal Atherosclerosis, found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce risk of cardiovascular disease by 20 per cent.Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) along with coronary artery disease and stroke are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide.“Short bursts of high-intensity stair climbing are a time-efficient way to improve cardiorespiratory fitness…

London, Sep 30 (IANS) Pain reprocessing therapy (PRT), which teaches people to perceive pain signals sent to the brain as less threatening, helps in the treatment of chronic pain, according to a new study.The study, published in JAMA Network Open journal, examined the critical connection between the brain and pain for treating chronic pain and found that after PRT, patients reported reduced back pain intensity.”Our study shows that discussing pain attributions with patients and helping them understand that pain is often ‘in the brain’ can help reduce it,” said Yoni Ashar, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz…

Stockholm, Sep 30 (IANS) The Swedish Armed Forces have been called in to help the police combat a recent surge in organized crime, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters here.The armed forces are well-equipped to handle explosives and IT forensics, and to organise helicopter transports and they also have extensive analytical skills which makes them competent to assess risk scenarios, Kristersson said.The National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA), a civil authority subordinated to the Ministry of Defence, will also be tasked with assisting the police with signals intelligence, Xinhua news agency quoted the Prime Minister as saying.”We have increased their funding…