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Caltech scientists found a surprising way to get medicines into the brain; find out what it is and how it works Getting medicines into the brain is one of the biggest challenges in treating neurological disorders. The blood-brain barrier, a protective layer lining the brain’s blood vessels, is designed to keep harmful substances out — but that same defence can prevent potentially useful medicines from reaching the brain.Researchers at Caltech have now developed a small-molecule delivery system that could provide a new way around this problem. Called BrainCAB, the technology uses a modified version of a drug commonly prescribed as…

Regina Cassandra has found herself at the centre of a social media controversy after a video from a recent inauguration event surfaced online. The actress is seen at the event while a helper appears to carry her footwear, and the visuals have drawn criticism from a section of users. The clip quickly spread across social media, with netizens questioning the way the situation was handled. Some users also accused the actress of displaying an attitude they considered inappropriate, turning what appeared to be a brief moment at a public event into a wider online debate.Regina Cassandra trolled over footwear-carrying videoThe…

In the latest episode of the Humans of Bombay Show, founder Karishma Mehta did something that most interviewers only dream of. She flew to Dehradun, drove into the quiet, misty hills, and sat down with Ruskin Bond, one of India’s most beloved storytellers, in the home where he has lived, written, and watched the mountains for decades. What followed was one of the most intimate, warm, and quietly profound conversations the show has ever produced. An hour of stories, life lessons, gentle humour, and the unhurried wisdom of a man who has spent a lifetime writing about love, loss, and…

Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (Pic credit: ICC) Pakistan’s women’s cricket team have taken an unusual route to prepare for the Women’s Asia Cup, playing full T20 matches against a men’s side during their training camp in Lahore.The matches against the Abdul Qadir Cricket Academy featured both teenage and senior male players.Unlike regular practice sessions, the games were played under full Twenty20 rules, with Pakistan aiming to expose their players to greater pressure and improve their decision-making in difficult situations.A different kind of preparationPakistan have never won the Women’s Asia Cup. Their best performances came in 2012 and 2016, when they…

In the 1970s, British aquaculture businesses imported North American signal crayfish to stock farms, hoping to build a profitable new freshwater fishery. But the plan backfired: the hardy invaders escaped into rivers, multiplied rapidly and spread across England, Wales and Scotland. Today they dominate many waterways and carry crayfish plague, a disease that is usually fatal to the UK’s only native crayfish, the white-clawed species. The UK Government documents describe signal crayfish as a textbook case of how non-native species can damage biodiversity, out-compete natives and alter river ecosystems. This story is based on UK government policy reports and recent…

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has started the choice filling process for the first round of Maharashtra National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 counselling. The final merit list has also been released for candidates seeking admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) programmes.A total of 35,463 candidates have been included in the Maharashtra NEET UG 2026 final merit list.Eligible candidates can fill their choices of colleges and programmes through the official counselling website, medical2026.mahacet.org.Maharashtra NEET UG 2026 round 1 choice filling deadlineCandidates can submit their choices for…

Rukmini Vasanth, best known for playing Kanakavathi in Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’, most recently featured in the highly anticipated film ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’. She joined an ensemble cast that includes Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi and Tara Sutaria.Rukmini Vasanth’s viral scene sparks criticismShe portrays the character of Mellisa in ‘Toxic’, adding another notable credit to her fast-growing filmography. Yet, despite the buzz around the film and her performance in it, a specific scene involving the 29-year-old actress became the subject of online criticism. In the now-viral clip, her character is seen waking up covered only…

NIT Durgapur Students Dance To ‘Chikni Chameli’, Professor Stops Them: ‘Is This A Joke?’What started as a fun performance at a freshers’ programme at NIT Durgapur suddenly became awkward when a professor walked in and stopped a group of students dancing to ‘Chikni Chameli’.The students were on stage, their classmates were cheering, and everything seemed to be going as planned. Until the professor interrupted.She questioned the students about whether they had taken permission for the performance.“Have you taken approval before showing this kind of dance here? Is it a joke?” she asked.She then asked where their faculty advisor was and…

Chungreng Koren is lighter now. He is also more prepared.That may sound like a simple observation ahead of his Road to UFC Season 5 bantamweight semifinal against Japan’s Ryo Tajima in Shanghai on August 28. For Koren, though, the difference between this camp and the one that preceded his quarterfinal is significant.When he arrived in Macau for the opening round in May, Koren had accepted the fight at short notice after initially being named a backup.He missed weight before facing Japan’s previously unbeaten Ryuho Miyaguchi. Still, inside the cage he delivered one of the more impressive performances of the opening…

Dolly Parton to share name with the Atlantic’s next storm? (Photos: Dolly Parton – ANI, Representative image of storm – PTI) The death of country music icon Dolly Parton has created an unusual coincidence in the Atlantic: the next tropical storm to form there is set to be called Dolly. The timing is striking, but the overlap is entirely coincidental.Dolly had been on the predetermined 2026 Atlantic storm list years before Parton’s death. It appears on a list maintained under procedures established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and was never chosen as a tribute to the singer.Atlantic storm names…