Delay early marriage of girls, invest in educating them
Life Desk :In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Sons, Khalid Hosseini frames the role that education needs to play in a woman’s life. The lines...
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Life after death?
Life Desk :Life after death? Awareness may continue even after the brain has shut down completely, according to the largest ever medical study into near-death...
Living with schizophrenia
Life Desk :World Mental Health Day, an initiative by the World Federation for Mental Health, is a day for spreading awareness and for education and...
Brown fat lowers obesity risks
Life Desk :A molecular process in the brain is known to control eating and transforms white fat into brown fat, found researchers at Yale School...
How ‘I love you’ fades into oblivion for married couples
Life Desk :How many times do you say ‘I love you’ to your spouse even after completing 10 years of living under one roof? Well,...
Foods that negatively affect bone density
Life Desk :When there is depletion in the density and quality of bones, they become weak, brittle and are prone to fractures. This condition is...
Eating with parents prevents kids from obesity
Life Desk :Even having as few as one or two family meals a week during adolescence may protect your kids from being obese when they...
Great Barrier Reef houses indigenous species
Life Desk :The Great Barrier Reef, the natural wonder and vast underwater kingdom with some of the rarest animals and plants, is also home to...
Senior citizens too can donate organs
Life Desk :At a function in the national capital organised by Age Care India, a specialist said that contrary to popular belief, senior citizens too...
Hearing – impaired people still at odds
Life Desk :Hearing-impaired people still face obstacles in many areas of life although things have improved a little over time, Opportunities for a gainful employment...
Concussion education good for parents
Life Desk :Parents of kids who participate in athletics are asked to sign a waiver about concussion education. But this is not enough to ensure...
Easy way of weight managment
Life Desk :With the obesity rate in the country increasing, doctors of chiropractic are encouraging people to embrace healthy lifestyle choices. Incorporating proper nutrition, a...