Lifestyle

Hyderabad: Sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary habits resulting in obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension are leading to significant increase in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) among people in urban and rural areas, a door-to-door survey taken-up by doctors from Hyderabad-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG), said. More than 25 per cent of people in urban areas […]

New Delhi: Making rounds on social media, an optical illusion depicting the photo of a tiger has a hidden “second tiger” in it. It has been claimed that only a rare one percent can spot the hidden feline. “If you spot the second tiger in this optical illusion you’re in the top one percent,” an […]

Hyderabad: In the last few years, the gene-editing tool CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) has quickly emerged as a powerful technique that has the potential to end many diseases in the coming decades and even have a profound impact on the evolution of the human race. Through CRISPR, geneticists can alter the human […]

Hyderabad: Cucumbers are filled with essential nutrients such as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Cucumber is 96 per cent water, so you can mix it with other natural ingredients to create a mask that will help to exfoliate the skin and soak up cucumber’s soothing qualities. For oily skin, you can apply cucumber juice by itself […]

New York: An Indian origin patient was among those who had a “miracle” cure using a cancer medication that is being tried out by a research centre here achieving an unprecedented healing rate when all 14 patients in the trial had their cancers disappear. “It’s a miracle”, Nisha Varughese said about the immunotherapy drug’s efficacy in […]

New Delhi: In what appears to be a miracle and ‘first time in history’, a small clinical trial has found that every single rectal cancer patient who received an experimental treatment found that their cancer had vanished. According to New York Times, in the small clinical trial conducted by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 18 […]

Hyderabad: Life threw a curveball at city-based entrepreneur Prakruti Gupta Rao when she was diagnosed with cancer. At the time, she was working in the finance department of Mercedes Benz in Dubai, but moved back to India, along with her husband Navin, for treatment. “After I beat cancer, my body wasn’t really the same, there […]

Hyderabad has been experimenting with developing book café culture for quite some time now. There are many cafes available in the city having either book shelves or a reading ambience where bibliophiles can spend their evenings reading their favourite titles. Small shelves with a few books are common, but having over thousands of books in […]

Tata Starbucks has on Tuesday announced the introduction of an all-new vegan product lineup in India. Starting this month, the company is adding three food products: Vegan Sausage Croissant Roll, Vegan Hummus Kebab Wrap, and Vegan Croissant Bun. This lineup is developed in partnership with Imagine Meats, a local plant-based food venture by celebrity couple […]

Hyderabad: Traveling is about being unapologetically yourself – forgetting about the rest of the world, putting all of your worries aside, and simply exploring. However, in this day and age, safety is the primary concern for women, particularly solo travellers. Telangana Today speaks with a couple of Hyderabad-based female solo travellers to share some dos […]

Author: V. Srinivas Publishers: Vij Books India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi (India) & Indian Council of World Affairs, Sapru House, New Delhi (2015). V. Srinivas, a career civil servant, distinguishes himself as a pragmatic researcher in this excellent research output of over fifteen months. Authenticity of this publication arises from his participation in Annual Fund-Bank […]

New York: People infected with Covid-19 had a roughly 25 per cent increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder in the four months following their infection, compared with those who had other types of respiratory tract infections, finds a study. Researchers at Oregon State University in the US found that Covid patients had a 3.8 […]

Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) will provide monkeypox test kits to the the war-torn nation as the virus has been confirmed in 27 countries with nearly 800 cases. According to officials from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the Afghan health sector currently lacks kits to test […]

Bengaluru: The researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed an alternative mechanism to render viruses like SARS-CoV-2 inactive, the official statement by IISc stated on Monday. In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, the researchers report the design of a new class of artificial peptides or mini proteins that can not […]

New Delhi: Humans are becoming more aware of what they consume and how it affects them as the world becomes more health conscious. The food we eat have a direct impact on our mental and physical health. Some bite-sized foods provide concentrated doses of vitamins and minerals, while others aid in digestion and absorption. Every […]

Hyderabad: Can animals also be optimistic or pessimistic? Recent studies show that certain animals do make more positive or negative judgement depending on the situation and their emotional state, just like humans. This phenomenon is called cognitive bias. Cognitive bias is present in many aspects of our lives, whenever we make decisions about events with […]

New Delhi: Fifth May every year marks the day globally to raise awareness about a frequently misunderstood, underdiagnosed or incorrectly diagnosed disease termed Pulmonary Hypertension (PH). The occurrence of Pulmonary Hypertension is not confined to any age, sex, or social background. People often display a visible lack of understanding of being diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension […]

New Delhi: Finding a date can be difficult because everyone is so particular and set on what they want from their partner. Furthermore, if you are a smoker or addicted to other tobacco products, your chances of finding ‘the one’ are diminished. Smoking has lost its allure over time, but has this resulted in a […]

London: Babies born to mothers who suffered from Covid-19 during pregnancy seem to exhibit differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes at six weeks, according to a preliminary analysis. Researchers found that babies born to mothers who had been infected show greater difficulties in relaxing and adapting their bodies when they are being held, when compared to infants from […]

New York: Adults with obesity, who achieve weight loss with bariatric surgery can reduce risk of developing cancer and death related to it, finds a study. Obesity is a known risk factor for developing cancer and a host of other diseases. The International Agency for Research on Cancer describes 13 types of cancer as obesity-associated […]

Hyderabad: Aloo halwa/pudding is a tasty and delicious Indian dessert. This recipe is mostly prepared in North India and popularly in Uttar Pradesh. It is made with potatoes and is a simple, easy, and quick recipe to make. An ideal recipe for fasting, especially for Navratri and Ekadashi fasts, it is generally referred to as […]

New York: Aerobic exercise, which includes brisk walking, swimming, running, or cycling, can help reprogramme the immune system to reduce tumour growth and amplify the effects of immunotherapy, finds a new study. Published online in Cancer Cell, the study, which focussed on pancreatic cancer, provides new insight into how the mammalian immune system, designed to […]

Hyderabad: The most-loved international fashion brand from Los Angeles, California, Forever 21, licensed by Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd., recently unveiled its new flagship store on Upper Ground Floor, Sarath City Capital Mall. This all-new Forever 21 store offers the latest global trends in comfort clothing. Spread across 4,218 sq ft at Sarath City […]

Hyderabad: We all know someone who hits the gym quite frequently and believes in ‘sweating it out’. Have you all wondered, why? Well, one of the most obvious reasons would be to maintain good physical health. But legend has it, there is nothing that simple, especially in this filtered reality we showcase on social media. […]