Lifestyle

Solna: Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute believe they have discovered why people with self-injury behaviour experience less pain than others. The key appears to be a more effective pain-modulation system, a discovery which is a breakthrough that can aid those who are seeking care for self-harm. The findings of the research were published in the […]

New Delhi: Our teeth allow us to eat delicious food, protect us from viruses, enable us to express our emotions by giving others a dazzling smile. Our teeth not only assist us, but they also identify us as unique individuals. Good And Healthy Teeth helps to Enhance Confidence in People: Our teeth are one of […]

Washington: Controlling body weight more carefully during childhood and adolescence can be helpful in preventing male infertility later in life, suggests the findings of a recent study. The researchers will be presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. The study finds that children and adolescents with overweight or obesity, or those who […]

Hyderabad: Sutraa is all set to present an exciting show in Hyderabad from 21-23 June at Hotel Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills. This season’s fashion and lifestyle exhibition has been titled ‘Monsoon Special’, and will showcase creative designer wear, bridal wear, jewellery and other accessories. Chief organisers of Sutraa, Monica and Umesh Madhyan, said, “Sutraa is […]

Hyderabad: This flavourful chicken curry recipe goes great with plain rice, spiced rice, and all types of Indian flatbread. Kofta curries come in a variety of flavours and are typically made with mutton, but they can also be made with chicken and vegetables in different variations. Mutton or chicken mince can be used to make stir […]

Washington: Two experimental male contraceptive pills appear to effectively lower testosterone without causing unacceptable side effects, according to a new study. The study will be presented at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. The drugs, called DMAU and 11b-MNTDC, are part of a class of drugs called progestogenic androgens. These drugs suppress testosterone, […]

Thiruvananthapuram: In a study done in the waterlogged canals that run through the state capital city- Thiruvananthapuram, a team of researchers revealed that the residues released into water from plastic wastes unravel a chemical environment which facilitate mosquitoes to complete lifecycle in rapid succession than that in water which is devoid of plastic wastes. The […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon announced that it is introducing an interactive mobile experience that allows customers to try on shoes virtually for iOS users in the US. “Virtual Try-On for Shoes” provides customers a convenient way to visualise how a pair of shoes will look on themselves, creating more immersive experiences while shopping for fashion […]

Hyderabad: The roof top lounge at Hyatt Place Hyderabad in Banjara Hills opens its doors to an all-new high-energy dining experience. Zing is here to redefine the lounge experience with its edgy alfresco ambience and an entertainment line-up that will make your evenings zingy and zesty along with a world of flavour combinations from different […]

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 […]