New potential treatment for severe anxiety
Life Desk :Certain neurons in the hypothalamus play a key role in triggering anxiety. Targeting the neurons rather than the whole brain, could potentially provide...
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Table etiquettes
Life Desk :There are certain rules to be followed on the table while dining. We may teach our kids not to make noise while eating...
Why you must eat bananas daily
Life Desk :Banana has a very staunch fan following. The people who go bananas over it claim that there is something about this fruit that...
How to maximise space
Life Desk :Cities offer small spaces. You need to start by editing out all clutter and curios, and keep your home space light and airy....
Worst breakfast options
Life Desk :We all know that breakfast is the most important meal for us. Eating a healthy breakfast every morning can reduce the risk for...
iPads for lowering anxiety in children before surgery
Life Desk :Allowing children to use iPads before surgery helped to reduce their anxiety as effectively as pharmacological sedativesChildren were assigned into two groups where...
Are you scared of your inbox?
Life Desk :Remember the time when you forgot to put your phone on ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode and woke up to a stinker email by...
Almonds for a healthy heart
Life Desk :Packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber and protein, almonds offer a host of health benefits. Almonds are high-fat foods that are good for your...
Vertical garden at home
Life Desk :In major urban centres, making room for home gardens is tough. But hardcore gardening buffs have found a way around that -vertical gardens!Yes,...
Weed could snuff out motivation
Life Desk :Study by UCL researchers details the effect of cannabis on motivation to work for money. Lowered motivation level is a short term effect...
Stop, watch your child play!
Life Desk :Friday, 9pm: I am working on an article, simultaneously worried about my mom’s health and mentally cribbing about not getting enough family time,...
Circadian rhythm and sleep disorders
Life Desk :Circadian Rhythms are our body’s natural cycles that control appetite, energy, mood, sleep and libido. When these rhythms are out of sync with...