Daytime sleepiness linked to cognitive impairment in elderly
Life Desk : Older adults tend to fall asleep during the day and the prevalence is 50%. Recurrent awakenings due to disrupted breathing leads to...
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Mind diet
Life Desk : As you get older you need to take care of your brain as much as your body. Recently, MIND diet has gained...
Just brows-ing
Life Desk : Grooming your eyebrows is somewhat like a short-term investment plan – you invest a bit and the returns are huge. Ignoring it...
Tuberculosis free South East Asia by 2030
Life Desk :Tuberculosis (TB) incidence is noticeably high in the regions of South-East Asia. WHO target is to achieve global eradication of tuberculosis by 2030....
Is rice healthy or not?
Life Desk :Rice is a staple food for many Asian countries, serving as a main food source for about half the world’s population. But, is...
Hypnotherapy for sleep disorders
Life Desk :Hypnotherapy is derived from the word Hypnos, the Greek God of sleep. Hypnosis means falling asleep. Marmer defined “hypnosis as a psychophysiological tetrad...
Gender bias in academic selection
Life Desk : Gender representation and equality in medicine has been an important area of student discussion in recent years. Women are less likely than...
Zika virus can affect the heart
Life Desk : Mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya virus can affect the heart. The deadly Zika virus, which is already known to...
Things never to say to your child
Life Desk : Being a parent is difficult and so is coming off as a proud child. It’s only human to give vent to your...
How much to confide in your colleagues
Life Desk : At work, everybody needs a friend to talk to, share work with once in a while and also ask for help in...
How much to confide in your colleagues
Life Desk :At work, everybody needs a friend to talk to, share work with once in a while and also ask for help in times...
Train the brain to memorize almost anything
Life Desk :Memory athletes are people who can memorize lot of information in a matter of minutes. Neuroscientists found that these athletes are no different...