Multivitamins during pregnancy can lower risk of autism
Life Desk :Nutritional supplementation during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Multivitamin use with or without additional iron or...
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Genes behind picky eating behaviors of preschoolers
Life Desk :Certain genes related to taste perception may be the reason for children to have picky eating habits. “For most children, picky eating is...
Drinking more water may ward off UTIs in women
Life Desk :Do you often suffer from urinary tract infections (UTIs)? A new study suggests that drinking an additional three pints of water may reduce...
Bilingual kids may learn new language faster
Life Desk :Children who are bilingual can be better and faster at learning additional languages later in life than their peers who are monolinguals from...
Sari is not just a fabric, but a canvas
Life Desk :If there is one word that defines his collection, it has to be ‘modern vintage’. Designer Ayush Kejriwal portrays a perfect image of...
World’s largest flawless diamond is now on display
Life Desk :A necklace suspending a 163.41-carat, D colour, flawless, IIA type diamond, presented by ‘de Grisogono’ ahead of the auction season in Geneva, was...
Reusing oil to fry food increases trans fats, causes heart diseases
Life Desk :Emphasising that India’s heart disease epidemic increased due to dietary patterns, doctors on Friday urged people to avoid reusing any oil for frying...
Stress may diminish our ability to sense new dangers
Life Desk :Contrary to the conventional view that stress enhances our ability to detect sources of threat, a team of researchers have found that it...
Brain activity may prevent insomnia-related depression
Life Desk :While lack of sleep is a major risk factor for depression, not everyone who tosses and turns at night becomes depressed. According to...
Walking for health in urban society
Life Desk :Walking has numerous benefits and everyone is waking up to the possibility that if there is no regularized period of walking every day,...
Pink rivers really exist!
Life Desk :Ever seen a bubble-gum pink river? Or maybe tomato-red waters? Yes, there is actually a river like that which changes its colour reacting...
Herbs that reduce anxiety and depression
Life Desk :Mother Earth has provided herbs to cope with anxiety and depression ‘diseases’ as well. Anxiety and depression are the two most commonly reported...