October 5, 2026

Health

News and Articles on Ayurveda, Yoga, Kundalini and other Indian way of health and medicines.

Health Research

SWADESH, World’s First Multimodal Brain Imaging Data and Analytics, Developed at DBT-National Brain Research Centre, Haryana

SWADESH is supported by JAVA-based workflow environment and Python. Backed by a dedicated storage system, it provides quality control, data analysis reports, and data backups. Its development will facilitate the integration of multi-site data and collaborative research worldwide. Presently, SWADESH has data of 500 AD and MCI patients and 70 PD patients. It also includes data of 600 healthy old individuals and 800 healthy young individuals in the control group.

By Kautilya / November 27, 2021
Health

Study Finds A New Potential Therapeutic Target for Cancer

The transfer of genetic information in the intact form to the progeny is the cornerstone of the perpetuation of life on earth. However, the DNA molecules that store this genetic information are susceptible to damage caused by many internal and external factors that cells are frequently exposed to. Such genotoxic stress experienced by the cell is one of the main factors contributing to the development of cancer.

By Kautilya / November 26, 2021
Health Meditation/Kundalini/Rituals

Daily Home-Based Meditation can Increase the Amount of Grey Matter in Brains of Patients with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease: Study

Home meditation practice typically lasted 8-12 weeks.  Studies where it did extend for longer, did not include brain changes.  This is one of the first on brain changes in MCI and Alzheimer’s disease that explores the effects of silent, sitting meditation alone, practiced daily over a long term. The techniques are similar to those commonly practiced by regular meditation practitioners yet simplified enough to train a patient with early memory loss.

By Kautilya / November 26, 2021
Health

Union Health Ministry releases National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) Phase II Findings

The main objective of successive rounds of the NFHS is to provide reliableand comparable data relating to health and family welfare and other emerging issues. The NFHS-5 survey work has been conducted in around 6.1 lakh samplehouseholds from 707 districts (as on March, 2017) of the country; covering724,115 women and 101,839 men to provide disaggregated estimates up to districtlevel. All the results of NFHS-5 are available in the public domain on the Ministry website (www.mohfw.gov.in).

By Kautilya / November 24, 2021
Health

Covaxin Offers Protection Against Multiple Variants: Study

“We studied in a cohort for six months where Covaxin induced good memory response. So we are confident that till six months of full immunisation, no booster dose is required. A follow up of this cohort thereafter, will help us to understand if we really need booster shots or not,” said Dr Nimesh Gupta, corresponding author of the study at NII. “The best protection was found against alpha then delta and the least was against beta variants,” he added.

By Kautilya / November 21, 2021
Ayurveda Health

The Demand for Ayush-64 will Now be Met Easily; CCRAS Transfers Technology to 46 Companies

Ayush-64 has been developed by the CCRAS, which is the premier institution for research in Ayurveda under the Ministry of Ayush. It was developed in 1980 for the treatment of malaria. During the first wave of Covid in March 2020, some scientific studies found it to be very effective in mild and asymptomatic and mild to moderate infection of Covid-19. It also has properties of fighting viruses, increases body’s immunity and reduces fever, helping patients recover quickly.

By Kautilya / November 21, 2021
Health

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Inaugurates First of its Kind, World’s Most Sophisticated, Latest MRI Facility at the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar, Haryana

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched first of its kind, latest, world’s most sophisticated MRI facility at the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar Haryana, India’s premier institute dedicated to Neuroscience Research and Education.

By Kautilya / November 20, 2021
Health Research

Indian Researchers Develop Better Therapeutics to Treat Autism Spectrum Disorder

A group of Indian researchers have developed a compound called “6BIO” that can provide a better method to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They have determined the potency of the compound in a pre-clinical mice model. This is the first compound that has been proved in pre-clinical evaluation to have the potential for improving daily activities like learning and recollecting new tasks in patients with ASD/ Intellectual disability (ID).

By Kautilya / November 20, 2021