Lifestyle

Washington: Tangible rewards motivate employees when they are easy to use, satisfying, unexpected, and separate from salary, according to a new study. The study was recently published in the journal Accounting, Organizations, and Society. A recent survey of firms in the United States revealed that 84 per cent spent more than USD 90 billion annually […]

Washington: People living in close proximity to those who smoke tobacco may have a higher risk of cancer as a new study published in The Lancet journal has found that second-hand smoking is the tenth biggest risk factor for the disease. Using results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) 2019 […]

New Delhi: A team of Australian researchers has discovered a potential blood biomarker that can signal the risk of dementia much earlier and help people to make lifestyle changes to help ward off the disease. Researchers from Macquarie University and the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency found that people with increased levels of 3-HAA can […]

Hyderabad: Can you imagine a worse scenario than you being about to get ready and realise that the outfit you pick has that lingering smell of dampness? There is hardly any time to get it freshened up, have another one readied quickly. And the struggle to find ways of hiding the smell with perfume can […]

Hyderabad: An exclusive gallery of pictures called ‘Kohinoor’ showcasing the significance of handloom by Sudha Jain was launched recently. The photographs were unveiled by Sudha Jain, who was a runner up at Mrs Asia Pacific 2017. The pictures have been exclusively clicked by Kairos, a recognised photography team which specialises in model photography with a […]

New York: Metformin, a commonly prescribed diabetes medication, can help lower the odds of emergency department visits, hospitalisations, or death due to Covid-19 by over 50 per cent if prescribed early in onset of symptoms, finds a study. “Our trial suggests that metformin may reduce the likelihood of needing to go to the emergency room […]

London: COVID-19 patients have an increased risk of developing some neurological and psychiatric conditions, including psychosis, dementia, ‘brain fog’ and seizures, for two years after the infection compared to other respiratory diseases, suggests a study of over 1.25 million people published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. The researchers from the University of Oxford, UK, noted […]

Hyderabad: If you walk into any South Indian household and ask what their favourite breakfast would be, the answer most probably will be dosa. The traditional dish that dates back to centuries, has over the years been rediscovered several times. From just plain dosa with chutney to schezwan dosa and pizza dosa, this dish has […]

Hyderabad: Hyderabad born and bred Chef Varun Shahani has won global accolades for his culinary skills leading the Relais & Châteaux meet, an annual prestigious event of the renowned Jean George chain of restaurants at its flagship restaurant at New York City. Chef Varun had the privilege of making the chefs and restaurateurs of the […]

New Delhi: A first of its kind non equity grant program, Beauty&You India, created by The Estee Lauder Companies (ELC) and NYKAA, looks to discover, spotlight, and propel the next generation of Indian beauty brands. A rare, one-of-a-kind opportunity for founders to create, build and scale in one of the most exciting beauty markets in […]

New Delhi: People infected with monkeypox must isolate their pets, said an official from the World Health Organization, after a report showed the first-ever case of human-to-dog transmission of the virus in France. In a Lancet report earlier this week, French researchers documented the first case of a dog with confirmed monkeypox infection that might […]

London: A dearth of high quality, up to date clinical guidance on monkeypox may be hampering effective and safe treatment of the infection around the world, according to a review led by an international team of researchers. Existing guidance, such as it is, too often lacks sufficient detail, fails to include different groups, and is contradictory, […]

Hyderabad: While India steps into another year of Independence, Neeru’s has just the right surprise for you to make your celebrations all the more exciting! Neeru’s has designed a special Tricolour Tiranga dress to celebrate 75 years of Independence. It is available exclusively at their Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills store till August 15. Neeru’s […]

Washington: A recent study from the Universities of Eastern Finland and Turku has improved understanding of an under-researched topic related to sleep among older workers. The study included 2,771 Finnish municipal workers who were nearing retirement. The study examined how mental and physical working conditions, stressful life situations, and work-life balance were associated with sleep […]

London: Vitamin D supplementation may alleviate depressive symptoms in adults with depression, suggests a review of 41 global studies. Depressive symptoms cause a significant disease burden worldwide. The therapeutic efficacy of current antidepressants is often insufficient, which is why further ways to alleviate the symptoms of depression have been sought, for example, from nutritional research. […]

New York: A team of researchers have developed a novel drug molecule that can help ward off more than 300 drug-resistant bacteria. Reported in ACS Central Science journal, the drug compound called fabimycin, inhibited drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria in lab experiments, as well as in mice with pneumonia and urinary tract infections. Gram-negative bacteria are a class […]

New York: Covid-19 has caused unprecedented stressors as a new study showed a rise in pregnancy-related complications during the pandemic. The study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, assessed how pregnancy-related complications and obstetric outcomes changed during Covid compared to pre-pandemic. Looking at the relative changes in the mode of delivery, rates of premature births […]

New York: Nearly 30 percent of children who were hospitalised for Covid-19 or MIS-C, a rare but covid-related severe condition, had symptoms more than a couple of months after their diagnosis, finds a new study. The study revealed the most common symptoms for children hospitalised with Covid-19 were fatigue, shortness of breath, cough, headache, muscle […]

Accra: The last case of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) confirmed in Ghana has recovered from the infection, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said in a statement. The GHS added on Friday that the country has recorded three infected cases, and two other infected patients had died of the disease. “The only survivor of the three […]

Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offence, the WHO said in a statement. A group of global experts convened by the WHO decided on the new names, Xinhua news agency reported. Experts […]

Hyderabad: In the previous article we discussed how humidity during monsoon creates issues that could not be ignored. In a way, increased humidity during monsoons makes our homes the breeding ground for fungus and bacteria. Molds and fungus can grow anywhere – on furniture, clothing, cracks in walls, daily use objects and the damage they […]

Hyderabad: In general, an antibody test (serological test) for Covid-19 is performed in specialized labs, and to get results it takes anywhere from 24 hours to several days. But a new paper test developed by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has shown that it takes only 10 minutes to find the level of neutralizing antibodies […]

Paris: French researchers have documented the first case of a dog with confirmed monkeypox virus infection that might have been acquired through human transmission. Published in medical journal The Lancet, a team from the Sorbonne University in Paris recorded the case of monekypox virus in two men who have sex with men: an HIV-positive Latino man, […]

London: A team of international researchers, including from All India Institute of Medical Sciences in India, have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea and restored vision among the people with blindness and those who are visually impaired. The bioengineered implant acts as an alternative to the transplantation […]