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Drive out mosquito-borne diseases

Life Desk :A new method to edit the genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes has been demonstrated by scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside which brings us closer to suppressing them on a continental scale.The...

What you eat may affect your sleep

Life Desk :The mechanism of sleep has been well researched. Many studies have been published on tryptophan, the normal sleep inducer for an individual. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which means that it...

Sharing chores make marriages last longer

Life Desk :Married couples who share household responsibilities are happier, shows research. Marriages last longer and are happier when husbands help their spouses with housework and childcare.Despite a population of 1.27 billion our country...

Stay pretty when you fly

Life Desk :It is as important to look pretty when you are on ground as you should when you travel the turbulent skies. Whether it is a regular flight or a red eye, try...

Avoid a lifestyle of illness

Life Desk :The list of illnesses plaguing today’s society is astronomical. Diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, obesity, sleep apnea, cancer, ADD/ADHD, allergies, depression, chemical dependency, back pain, autism, hyperlipidemia are just a handful...

Empathy may be key to partners’ good health

Life Desk :Showing empathy to your partner or spouse suffering from chronic pain or with osteoarthritis may improve his or her physical functioning over time, a new study has showed. The results showed that...