Writer reprises cross-country bicycle trip
Life Desk :“Life Is a Wheel: Love, Death, Etc., and a Bike Ride Across America” (Scribner), by Bruce WeberA cross-country bicycle trip, like an end...
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Check out tips for perfect hair color
Life Desk :While trying to choose the perfect hair color, there are certain mind numbing questions which confuse us.And there is absolutely no simple way...
Good cholesterol stops inflammation
Life Desk :An important switch by which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) commonly known as good cholesterol controls the inflammatory response has been discovered by scientists. The...
Mathematical module to study disease dynamics
Life Desk :At Northwestern University, computational work conducted has led to a new mathematical theory for understanding the global spread of epidemics.The resulting insights could...
Economic factors affect breast cancer treatment plan
Life Desk :Women with interruptions in health insurance coverage or with low income levels had a significantly increased likelihood of failing to get breast cancer...
Understanding America’s ‘virgin births’
Life Desk :One in every 200 young American women says she became pregnant while still a virgin.That is the eye-popping figure reported on Tuesday by...
How brain responses to shape and colour
Life Desk :Researchers have found an insight into how brain responses to faces and objects with responses to colours.The study, by Bevil Conway, Wellesley Associate...
Divorce linked to obesity in kids
Life Desk :CHILDREN of divorced parents may be at higher risk of being overweight or obese than those whose parents are married, a Norwegian study...
Home remedies for optic neuritis
Life Desk :What is Optic Neuritis?Optic neuritis refers to the swelling of the optic nerve, the bundle of nerve fibers that transmits signals from the...
Symptoms of voice disorder
Life Desk :Human voice is a sound made by exhaled air coming through the vocal cords. This air is modified along the paths of the...
India’s first e-fashion week starts July 25
Life Desk :Online shopping giant Jabong in partnership with Talenthouse India announced the first-ever ‘India Online Fashion Week’ in the Capital on Wednesday.The event, slated...
Facebook opens door to under-13s
Life Desk :Anyone under 13 years of age but wanting a Facebook account to connect with friends, would now be able to do so now...