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| Why diabetic wounds struggle to heal: A scientific breakthrough | | | | Dr. Vijay Garg
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. While much attention is given to controlling blood sugar levels, one of its most serious complications is often overlooked: the inability of wounds to heal properly. A small cut, blister or sore that would normally heal within days may persist for weeks or months in a person with diabetes. In severe cases, an untreated wound can lead to infection, tissue damage and even amputation.
Why do diabetic wounds heal so slowly? Scientists have been investigating the biological mechanisms behind this problem, and their findings are helping us understand how diabetes interferes with the body’s natural repair s | |
| | | | Nine Nights, Three Generations: How Navratri Keeps Reinventing Itself | | | | Baby Sharma
Today, as the first lamp is lit and the kalash is placed in homes across the country, Navratri begins. For the next nine nights, India will fast, pray, sing and dance in honour of the goddess in her many forms. The festival is thousands of years old, yet no two generations celebrate it quite the same way. Look closely at one family this week and you may find three versions of the same festival unfolding under a single roof.
The Elders: Devotion as Discipline
For the eldest generation, Navratri is first a discipline. Many grandparents remember homes where the nine days began by sowing barley seeds in a clay pot, a ritual that was both prayer and an omen for the harvest. Fast | |
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