New research using zebrafish suggests that changes in gene activity can lead to the hardening of spinal discs, a major cause of neck and back pain. The study identified potential drug targets, including existing osteoporosis medication and pathways related to fat and phosphate metabolism, offering new avenues for treating intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) beyond surgery.
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar was the sole Indian player to make the cut at the Women's Scottish Open, finishing tied 35th after two rounds. While Pranavi Urs and Avani Prashanth missed the cut, Dagar's performance keeps her in contention and is crucial for her qualification for the AIG Women's Open. Korea's Jenny Shin leads the tournament.
With customers queued up and spilling onto the sidewalk at Cookieteria by Lovely, eager to grab fresh World Cup-themed conchas, baker Erika Lopez is worried about letting some down.
The night before Charlie Kirk's assassination, Erika and their daughter slept in their bed, while Charlie stayed in their daughter's bedroom to ensure he got a "good night's sleep" before his speaking engagement.
13 films from the 2026 Cannes film festival, highlighting award-winning international cinema, unexpected gems, and restored classics that truly celebrated the art of filmmaking.
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok experienced a setback at the Fortinet Founders Cup, while Hyo Joo Kim extended her lead.
Seattle city Attorney Erika Evans said in a statement that Jaahnavi Kandula's death was heartbreaking, and the city hopes this financial settlement brings some sense of closure to the Kandula family.
The ceasefire is still technically holding, to the extent that no overt hostilities have been reported yet, but the rhetoric has hardened dangerously. The week ahead will also clarify whether the Islamabad failure was a negotiating tactic or whether Washington has genuinely locked itself into a position from which the only exits are climb-down, escalation, or the slow bleed of a new status quo that nobody chose and nobody controls. Prem Panicker continues his must read blog on the Iran War.
The core issues to be settled -- access to Hormuz, Israel's aggression in Lebanon, the question of Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions relief and compensation -- are thorny enough to require weeks of patient negotiation. The most likely outcome of the opening sessions is that both sides take the measure of each other, establish what is and is not negotiable, and return home without having broken anything. That would count as progress.
Swimsuit season is definitely not over for Erika Packard.
"If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country," she said.
United States President Donald Trump announced on social media that conservative activist Charlie Kirk has died after he was shot in the neck while speaking at a Utah Valley University event.
In the photos, a person can be seen wearing a cap, sunglasses and a long-sleeve black shirt.
Three decades and seven films after the first blockbuster Mission: Impossible film in 1996, Tom Cruise, now 62, returns with yet another installment in the franchise, Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.
Sabalenka, who was set to face American Emina Bektas, was replaced in the draw by Russian Erika Andreeva, while fellow Belarusian Azarenka's spot was taken up by another lucky loser in Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot.
Images from the US Open women's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Wednesday.
Sweltering heat gripped the second-round action at the US Open on Wednesday
Images from Day 3 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
'Went for a white party where the host turns up in green.'
IMAGES from Day 1 of the US Open played Flushing Meadows, New York, United States, on Monday.
See the models poses, workout, trek, make up and get ready to work.
Australian umpire John Blom had a funny warning to give the crowd during the match between Mirra Andreeva and Anastasia Potapova.
When the French World Cup winner confirmed on social media that his wife Erika Choperena had given birth to a baby daughter on Thursday, remarkably it was on the same date as their elder children, Mia (born in 2016) and Amaro (born in 2019).
India's prices are rising faster than many of its emerging market peers. The country's inflation print for May at 4.25 per cent is a marked reduction from the levels seen in May 2022 (7.04 per cent). However, even though the inflation rate remains within the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4 per cent, with a 2 per cent margin on either side, it continues to be higher than China, Russia, and Brazil.
Born and abandoned in Mumbai, reborn in Sweden, Erika Sandberg says she is Indian on the outside but feels Swedish on the inside. Vaihayasi Pande Daniel narrates her tale.
The perfect pair of sunglasses is all one needs to complete their look.
'Polish girls, who try to dance to Bollywood songs after having a little bit of wine, are quite funny to watch!' Erika Kaar gets ready for her Bollywood debut, Shivaay.
Nitu beat Italy's Erika Prisciandaro, a former Youth World Championship bronze-medallist, 5-0, while Zareen outpunched Ukraine's Tetiana Kob, a three-time European Championships medallist, 4-1.
Anushka Sharma spent a day at Udaipur's animal rescue and care centre, Animal Aid Unlimited.
Erika Villaecija did as thousands of Rio de Janeiro's residents and visitors did on Sunday afternoon - she went to the city's famed Copacabana Beach.
These pretty desi models are living a queen's life.
These girls are chilling even when they're working!
Celeb-inspired party-at-home outfits for Christmas.
Anita Dongre presented a gorgeous collection titled Jaipur Bride 2013 on Day 1 of Lakm Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2013. Here are stunning images from the show.
The tablets were mainly made of the zinc carbonates hydrozincite and smithsonite, echoing the widespread use of zinc-based minerals in today's eye and skin medications.
Don't miss fashion photographer Manish Chaturvedi's 2012 edition, featuring sexy swimsuit beauties!
