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New, safer antiplatelet drug from snake venom

Life Desk :Scientists have found a new and safer antiplatelet drug based on snake venom. The newly designed molecule could help to prevent side effects like excessive bleeding, which is observed in the antiplatelet...

Predict autism among high-risk infants

Life Desk :Autism is a neurodevelopmental spectrum disorder that begins early in childhood.Scientists have found a neuroimaging technique called Functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRI) that could predict the risk of infants who would...

Dentin hypersensitivity

Life Desk :Dentin hypersensitivity is an oral condition characterized by sharp pain in the affected tooth or teeth. It occurs when the dentin gets exposed to the stimuli. It typically responds to thermal, evaporative,...

Is rice nice again?

Life Desk :For years, Indian film production designer Siddharth Sirohi struggled with stomach issues. Doctors were of little help. Then, last year, he began to do his own research, connecting with foreign experts over...

Bye, dark underarms

Life Desk :Do you steer clear of sleeveless clothes to hide your dark underarms? You don’t need to worry any more as there are many home remedies to lighten underarms. But you should also...

Birth defects due to exposure of household chemicals

Life Desk : Qaternary ammonium compounds or “quats,” are chemicals which are often used as disinfectants and preservatives in household and personal products such as cleaners, laundry detergent, fabric softener, shampoo and conditioner, and...

Intensified action needed to reduce leprosy

Nur-E-Alam Siddique :Leprosy, the world’s oldest disease, has been synonymous with stigma and discrimination due to the hideous deformities it produced. The most important step in eradication of any communicable disease is to knock...

Adieu Ramzan 2017

Life Desk :Every year millions of Muslim across the globe fast from dawn to dusk during Ramzan, the ninth month in the Muslim calendar. It is considered as the holiest month and this year...

Organic onions better than conventional onions: Study

Life Desk :Flavonoid levels and antioxidant activity in organic onions are higher than in conventionally grown onions, reveal researchers in a new study.Five years ago, a highly publicized meta-analysis of more than 200 studies...

Men’s Health Month

Life Desk :Men’s Health Month is celebrated in June in the United States, with month-long awareness programs on various preventable health issues, diseases and conditions that affect men.National Men’s Health Week is also celebrated...

Celebrating Ramzan

Life Desk :Ramazan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. As the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, the beginning and end of the month is marked by a new moon.According to Islamic...