Childhood trauma tied to substance use and depression in college students
A Texas A&M study finds childhood trauma strongly linked to polysubstance use and depressive symptoms among college students.
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IDB Study: AI Could Lift LatAm-Caribbean GDP 5.1%, but Wages Risk Falling
IDB research due in November projects AI could enlarge Latin America and Caribbean economies by 5.1% after a decade, but warns wages could fall sharply without worker mobility.
Andhra Health Minister Orders Action Against Absent Doctors, Sets 3-Month Deadline
Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav ordered disciplinary action against 493 doctors unauthorisedly absent and set a three-month deadline, while also pushing for quicker file clearance.
Assistant drug controller suspended over counterfeit medicine case in Bengaluru
Karnataka's health department suspended Assistant Drug Controller Omkareshwar after he failed to inspect counterfeit drugs at Krupa Healthcare and act against its distributor.
OpenAI Urges US Leadership on Global AI Standards Ahead of UN Security Council Briefing
OpenAI has called on the United States to lead international efforts to set technical standards for frontier AI, as CEO Sam Altman prepares to brief the UN Security Council.
Manoj Bajpayee moves Delhi High Court over AI misuse of voice and image
Actor Manoj Bajpayee has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights over alleged misuse of his image, voice and AI-generated identity.
RGCB team builds nanopore sensors for early detection of Parkinson's, ALS
Researchers at BRIC-RGCB in Keralam have developed self-assembling dual-diameter nanopore sensors that detect neurodegenerative disease biomarkers at very low concentrations.
Gates Foundation Convenes 60 Partners to Widen AI Language Access
The Gates Foundation has brought together 60 organisations, including Anthropic, Google and OpenAI Foundation, to make AI tools work better in underrepresented languages.
Gaurav, founding cheetah of Project Cheetah, dies at Kuno National Park
Gaurav, a Namibian cheetah brought to Kuno in 2022, died on Monday after a health decline. He was among the first to hunt in India and sired five cubs.
Google Opens Pre-Orders for $899 Googlebook Laptops Built Around Gemini AI
Google has opened pre-orders for Googlebook, a premium Android laptop line starting at $899 with Gemini AI tools and up to 14 hours of battery life.
EU cyber defences hobbled by poor information sharing, auditors warn
EU auditors say weak information sharing among member states is undermining the bloc's cyber defences, despite rising investment.
Aikido Unveils Open-Weight 'Altar' AI Model for Local Cybersecurity
Belgian cybersecurity firm Aikido has released Altar, an open-weight AI model for security applications that can be deployed locally.
Jitendra Singh Calls for City-Based Science Clusters, Wider Public Outreach
Science ministries told to deepen coordination and public outreach; coastal clean-up covered 231 locations with 15 lakh ocean pledges.
J&J's Caplyta hits main goal in late-stage bipolar mania trial
Johnson & Johnson says Caplyta met the main goal of a late-stage bipolar mania trial, with 46% of treated patients responding versus 21% on placebo.
Beacon gene therapy hits main goal in XLRP trial
Beacon Therapeutics' laru-zova met its primary endpoint in a 12-month trial of 85 males with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.
AI Labs Face Reckoning as Staff Warn of Runaway Models
Resignations, rogue-agent disclosures and public slowdown calls from rival CEOs have forced the AI industry into an unprecedented reckoning over safety and oversight.
Google fined €403 million by Irish watchdog over location data handling
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million for breaching EU privacy rules in its handling of users' location data.
AI Leaders Split Over Calls to Slow Frontier Development
Tech leaders and governments are divided on whether to slow frontier AI development, with Anthropic, OpenAI and Musk backing coordination while Meta and Nvidia favour existing safeguards.
Anupriya Patel Launches 7th National Formulary, Announces Biovigilance Programme
Union MoS Health Anupriya Patel launched the 7th National Formulary of India 2026 and announced the Biovigilance Programme of India at the 6th National Pharmacovigilance Week.
Sikkim Rolls Out AI-FunZone in 71 Government Schools for Classes 3 to 5
Sikkim has introduced AI-FunZone in 71 government schools to strengthen reading, language and maths skills among Classes 3 to 5 students.