UK Researchers Trial Robots to Ease Social Care Burden During COVID-19 Pandemic
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 30, 2020
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have programmed robots to perform tasks normally carried out by care workers. The experiment, called Ambient Assisted Living, will initially focus on finding solutions for priority groups, whose vulnerabilities have been compounded by social isolation measures required during the pandemic...
Amid Work From Home Epidemic, Twitter Tests If Laughter Is Best Medicine
Offbeat | Wednesday March 18, 2020
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a number of people across the world have been asked to practice social isolation in order to contain the spread of the virus.
Coronavirus: Suresh Raina Urges People Not To Spread Misinformation From "Unreliable Sources"
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 16, 2020
Suresh Raina urged people to understand the need of social isolation and requested them to maintain hygiene.
Italians Sing At Their Windows During Coronavirus Lockdown. Watch
Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 16, 2020
Italians are beating the social isolation imposed by the country's coronavirus lockdown by taking to their windows and singing in unison, with videos of the phenomenon racking up thousands of views online.
Health | DoctorNDTV | Thursday October 10, 2019
Mental Health Day: Mental health is important as physical health. With "Suicide Prevention" as the theme of World Mental Health Day 2019, we talk about some warning signs of suicide that you must be aware of.
Britain Appoints Minister For Loneliness
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 17, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May today appointed the country's first-ever minister in charge of tackling loneliness and combating social isolation.
Having No Friends May Be As Deadly As Smoking: Study
Health | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 24, 2016
Not having friends may be as deadly as smoking, according to a new Harvard study which found a link between social isolation and levels of a blood-clotting protein which can cause heart attacks and stroke.
Beware! Loneliness Can Lead To Stroke: Study
Health | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 20, 2016
Many of us feel lonely at certain times but loneliness and social isolation for a longer period of time may lead to increased risk of stroke or heart disease, find researchers.
Aligarh Trailer: Manoj Bajpayee as a Gay, Outcast Professor Will Haunt You
Entertainment | Thursday January 28, 2016
Aligarh is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Manoj Bajpayee plays the protagonist, who is gay and treated as an outsider. To compound the social isolation he experiences, journalists break into his house and interrupt an intimate episode
HIV positive widow forced to flee village
Aug 4, 2010
UK Researchers Trial Robots to Ease Social Care Burden During COVID-19 Pandemic
Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 30, 2020
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, have programmed robots to perform tasks normally carried out by care workers. The experiment, called Ambient Assisted Living, will initially focus on finding solutions for priority groups, whose vulnerabilities have been compounded by social isolation measures required during the pandemic...
Amid Work From Home Epidemic, Twitter Tests If Laughter Is Best Medicine
Offbeat | Wednesday March 18, 2020
Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a number of people across the world have been asked to practice social isolation in order to contain the spread of the virus.
Coronavirus: Suresh Raina Urges People Not To Spread Misinformation From "Unreliable Sources"
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 16, 2020
Suresh Raina urged people to understand the need of social isolation and requested them to maintain hygiene.
Italians Sing At Their Windows During Coronavirus Lockdown. Watch
Offbeat | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 16, 2020
Italians are beating the social isolation imposed by the country's coronavirus lockdown by taking to their windows and singing in unison, with videos of the phenomenon racking up thousands of views online.
Health | DoctorNDTV | Thursday October 10, 2019
Mental Health Day: Mental health is important as physical health. With "Suicide Prevention" as the theme of World Mental Health Day 2019, we talk about some warning signs of suicide that you must be aware of.
Britain Appoints Minister For Loneliness
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 17, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May today appointed the country's first-ever minister in charge of tackling loneliness and combating social isolation.
Having No Friends May Be As Deadly As Smoking: Study
Health | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 24, 2016
Not having friends may be as deadly as smoking, according to a new Harvard study which found a link between social isolation and levels of a blood-clotting protein which can cause heart attacks and stroke.
Beware! Loneliness Can Lead To Stroke: Study
Health | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday April 20, 2016
Many of us feel lonely at certain times but loneliness and social isolation for a longer period of time may lead to increased risk of stroke or heart disease, find researchers.
Aligarh Trailer: Manoj Bajpayee as a Gay, Outcast Professor Will Haunt You
Entertainment | Thursday January 28, 2016
Aligarh is based on the real life story of Professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Manoj Bajpayee plays the protagonist, who is gay and treated as an outsider. To compound the social isolation he experiences, journalists break into his house and interrupt an intimate episode
HIV positive widow forced to flee village
Aug 4, 2010
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