Life Desk :‘We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to...
Life Desk :Canadian researchers suggest that the human brain finds it more satisfying when telling the truth rather than a lie.The study was conducted by researchers at University of Toronto who based their findings on two separate studies that looked into the brain activity in participants in China. Lead researcher Dr Kang Lee said that telling a lie used up more neural resources in the brain while the reward system in the brain responded better when a person was rewarded...
Life Desk :In China, climate change is reportedly affecting the cultivation of tea, with changes in temperatures and rainfall altering...
Life Desk :Nightmares have greater emotional impact than bad dreams do, say University of Montreal researchers. Fear is mostly absent...
Life Desk :Risk of oral health problems in diabetics can be reduced with healthy lifestyle habits.Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have helped a large group of diabetics to markedly improve their oral health through health coaching.“Diabetics are at a higher risk of suffering oral health issues like periodontitis and caries and other problems like dry mouth, fungal infections and poor wound healing,” said Ayse Basak Cinar, assistant professor at department of odontology at the university.In all, 186 patients with...
Life Desk : Early identification of Learning disorders in children is now possible with brain scans and measurement of their...
Life Desk :A review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal revealed how handwashing and zinc may prevent common cold,...
Life Desk :The research was conducted by Yale University via an online survey of 1,000 women aged 18-40 from across the United States.Just one in 10 women knew that sex was required before ovulation, not after, in order to optimize the chances of pregnancy, said the findings in the journal Fertility and Sterility.More than one third thought that certain sex positions, like raising one’s hips, could increase the chance of pregnancy.About 40 percent thought their ovaries were continually producing new...
Life Desk :Want to sell that masterpiece for a fortune? It might help if it’s red.That’s just one trend from...
Life Desk :A neural circuit that connects the lateral septum to the other brain structures in a manner that directly...
Life Desk :New cases of cancer can reach to 21.6 million per year, rising by half, by 2030, as compared...
Life Desk :Have bad breath? You can stop embarrassing yourself by staying hydrated, eating vitamin C rich food items and drinking tea.Nutritionist and weight management expert Amrapali Patil shares tips on how to keep your breath fresh:Water: Just swish and swirl some water in the mouth like gargling (but softly, not loudly) and drink it up or rinse it out. Hydration is one of the solutions as when you get dehydrated, the saliva generated in the mouth automatically decreases. Saliva...