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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Health crisis at Rohingya camp: My observation as a doctor
Prof. Dr. M A Samad :Most of the Rohingya refugees are women, children and elderly people. Visiting the spot what we saw that the presence...