Diabetes takes a hidden toll on women’s mental health. Doctors explain how exhaustion, hormones and stress fuel a cycle that worsens glucose control, disrupts sleep and mood, and why early mental health support is vital beyond blood sugar readings.

India already carries a heavy burden of non-communicable diseases linked to diet, and doctors agree that transparent, simple labelling, free of jargon and impossible-to-read fine print, is essential to reversing that trend.

GLP-1 drugs face fresh scrutiny over NAION, a rare eye condition linked to sudden vision loss, as studies, regulators and US lawsuits examine the risk.

The 14th flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket is scheduled today, targeting Earth orbit while deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites. The flight includes significant maneuvers and aims to enhance satellite internet capacity, speed, and reliability. Check when and where to watch the launch today.

The co-founder of ekincare noted that sitting for 9 to 10 hours a day, frequent consumption of ordered-in food, and a genetic tendency among Indians towards insulin resistance create a perfect storm for early metabolic risk.

NASA plans to fly an uncrewed Starliner-1 mission to the International Space Station in December of this year or January 2027, and later plans to return astronauts on Starliner-2 by 2028. s It's the spacecraft that left astronaut Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore 'stranded' in space in 2024.

Scientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, receiving 12 million Swedish crowns as prize money.

Francis Halzen receives the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his pivotal contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the identification of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos, leveraging South Pole ice to monitor cosmic phenomena.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been developed by DronAgni Combat Drones Pvt Ltd, a group company of AKSI Aerospace. The company describes Agni Kalash as a long-range platform designed for precision strike missions.

A 10.22-kg rock used as a barn doorstop on a Michigan farm for decades has been confirmed as an iron meteorite from the IIIAB group. Found after a reported 1939 fall near Edmore, the rock was identified by Central Michigan University and later studied by the Smithsonian Institution.

Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking discoveries in asymmetric organic synthesis. 

Conditioning children “from the very beginning” to rely on medication rather than shifting their dietary and exercise habits could result in substantially higher healthcare costs over their lifetimes, WHO's head of nutrition said. 

With World Sight Day on 8 October, eye care experts tell LiveMint that dry eye can have several causes beyond prolonged screen use. They urge people to recognize broader risk factors and seek appropriate eye treatment, rather than attributing persistent symptoms solely to screen time.

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it could not produce a full risk assessment as it did not have the whole picture from Russia on the suspected plague death of a laboratory technician.

During World Space Week 2026, from October 4 to October 10, a special Pokémon GO event has been organised in participating science and space museums.  Here's all you need to know.

The ICMR is seeking pharmaceutical partners to commercialize a novel liquid formulation that reduces infant brain toxins by 85%, offering an easy, low-cost alternative to phototherapy and blood transfusions.

A powerful solar eruption recorded on 8 October could trigger a moderate geomagnetic storm on 11 October, NOAA has warned. The event may brighten auroras but could also affect satellite signals, radio communications, navigation systems and power networks.

Conventional wisdom sets 10,000 steps per day as a good target. That source of that number, though, is as questionable as Hippocrates’ quotation.

Guidelines cover psoriasis, dermatitis, vitiligo and other dermatological conditions across Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy

Sixteen-year-old Gunisha Kaur from Ludhiana has won third place at the 2026 International Young Eco-Hero Awards. Her Buzzing Blooms initiative has created more than 20 pollinator gardens, recording a 155% rise in species richness.

Full implementation of the Kigali Amendment could prevent up to 0.5°C of global warming by the end of this century, according research insights prepared by the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD).

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft aboard H3 Launch Vehicle flight No.10 at 04:41:03 JST on October 20, 2026 from the Tanegashima Space Center.

Shamonda virus infection explained: What are the symptoms in humans, how does it spread and what are the risks?

Satyendra Nath Bose was an Indian physicist whose groundbreaking work transformed quantum physics. In 1924, he sent a paper to Albert Einstein, who recognised its importance and helped publish it. His research laid the foundation for Bose-Einstein statistics and inspired the term ‘bosons’.

ISRO is all set to launch the much-awaited navigation satellite NVS-03 aboard a GSLV rocket on Friday.

Retatrutide is widely expected to fuel Lilly's next wave of growth following the success of its Zepbound and Mounjaro.

ISRO successfully launched the 2,232-kg NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard a GSLV rocket from Sriharikota. Equipped with indigenous and procured atomic clocks, NVS-03 will strengthen NavIC, adding L1-band signals to its services across India and about 1,500 km beyond.

ISRO's successful launch of NVS-03 aboard the GSLV-F18 rocket has restored India's NavIC navigation system to its minimum operational configuration of four satellites. Why is the mission crucial for India's strategic autonomy, and how could NavIC reduce dependence on foreign navigation systems?

The meteorite was named after the Teghaza salt plain in Mali, where it was discovered. It is among roughly 435 Martian meteorites identified on Earth and is considered one of the three most ancient samples of the Red Planet found so far.

Dell has launched the 14S laptop in India at a starting price of ₹79,990, with four colour options. It features Intel Series 3 Core 5 and Core 7 processors, up to 16GB of RAM, 1TB of storage and a display with up to a 120Hz refresh rate.