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7 Science-Backed Reasons Yoga Nidra Gives Your Brain and Body More Restorative Rest Than a Nap

What yoga nidra actually does to your brainA regular nap keeps you in light NREM sleep or, if you go too long, pulls you into slow-wave sleep and leaves you groggy. Yoga nidra does something structurally different. EEG studies show that a guided yoga nidra session moves the brain into…

Times Life · Aug 23

Alex Ungar obituary

Other lives: Senior lecturer in pharmacology at Edinburgh University for two decades

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

6 Foods That Protect Your Gallbladder, All Already Sitting in Your Indian Kitchen

TurmericCurcumin, the active compound in turmeric, directly stimulates bile production and improves bile flow from the gallbladder into the small intestine. A 2002 study published in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics found that curcumin caused significant gallbladder contraction in healthy volunteers, reducing the stasis that allows cholesterol to crystallise…

Times Life · Aug 13

The Curly Hair Routine Indian Women Need That Is Not Borrowed From Western Curl Culture

Why the Curly Girl Method keeps failing Indian hairThe Curly Girl Method was developed in the early 2000s by Lorraine Massey for a North American and European market. The products it recommends, the protein-moisture balance it prescribes, and the dew-point rules it insists on were calibrated for hair that grows…

Times Life · Jul 17

Robert Smith obituary

Other lives: Professor of pharmacology focused on the chemical fate of drugs in human bodies and horses

The Guardian - UK · May 12

An expert explains why you shouldn’t abandon sunscreen despite the fearmongering

A pharmacology expert says the threat of cancer from sun exposure is far more serious than any potential negative effects from sunscreens

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2025

Susan Iversen obituary

Pioneer in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who trained a generation of scientists

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2025

Superspecialty hospital to be set up for pets

KVAFSU to set up Veterinary Superspecialty Hospital, ornamental fish aquaculture, incubation centre for dairy products, Ph.D courses in Animal Nutrition, Masters in Public Health course, Pharmacology course, veterinary college in Gadag, fill 153 non-teaching posts, four-week training course, two-year diploma course, one-year post-grad course.

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2023

Pharma woes: Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy on India’s regulatory shortcomings

In their 2022 book The Truth Pill, lawyer Prashant Reddy T and public health activist Dinesh S Thakur explored various aspects of modern pharmacology and pharmaceutical practices in India.

Newslaundry · Apr 18, 2023

Research: Hip fractures will double worldwide by 2050

The research was presented today at the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research's annual meeting in Austin, Texas, by Associate Professor Ching-lung Cheung of the University of Hong Kong's Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Sep 10, 2022