Cherry Blossom Festival in Shillong
Life Desk : Every year, thousands flock to Japan or the US in pursuit of gorgeous cherry blossoms as the cherry trees, or sakura as they’re known in the Asian country, bloom charmingly. Such...
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How to avoid germs in public washroom
Life Desk : While travelling people often use the public toilet. And while it is convenient, using a public toilet also increases the chance of getting infections. But it can be avoided if you...
Mobile apps are more effective for mental health
Life Desk : Mobile apps were found to strengthen mental and emotional health of individuals, reveals a new study. A trio of Brigham Young University health science researchers have published the new research.The group...
Battling Influenza may become easier by the new insights
Life Desk : New revelations on the failures of the immune system to fight against the influenza virus may help us prevent the disease, found a new study published in Cell Host and Microbe...
Long-term exposure to alcohol kills stem cells in the brain
Life Desk : Alcohol found to kill stem cells residing in adult mouse brains, reports a research team the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Brain stems cells are important in creating new...
Weeklong food awareness campaign in city
Life Desk :Food safety is everybody’s concern, and it is difficult to find anyone who has not encountered an unpleasant moment of food borne illness at least once in the past year. These days...
Antioxidant-rich foods can lower the risk of type 2 Diabetes
Life Desk :Foods rich in antioxidants such as fruits and vegetables can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for...
Nearly 26 million die in pain every year
Life Desk :Globally, about 26 million people die every year in severe pain and of which, one in ten is a child. The deaths could be easily alleviated with morphine at just three cents...
Two genes could trigger abnormal brain development
Life Desk :David Eisenstat and his team examined a neurotransmitter in the brain called GABA which is essential to forebrain development in the embryo. They found that two specific genes, DLX1 and DLX2, regulate...
Magic mushrooms may help lift persons from depressed mood
Life Desk :Psilocybin is a psychoactive compound that naturally occurs in magic mushrooms, used mainly as a recreational drug since prehistoric timesCurrent study shows that magic mushrooms could reset the brain network in depressed...
Hypertension may have strong hold in China
Life Desk :China’s one third population might be silently suffering from high blood pressure issues found a new study published in Lancet journal.A second study by the team, also published in the same Lancet...
Seven signposts for a successful weight loss programme
Life Desk :Whether the drive to lose weight is the reflection in front of the mirror, an unkind remark, or good health, a fit and trim body certainly has a premium. And it takes...