Lifestyle

Study: Why dietary nitrate increases muscle force during exercise

According to a study, consuming dietary nitrate, the active molecule in beetroot juice researchers found that increases muscle force while exercising significantly.

2023-01-23T23:07:02.084876+00:00 IST

Getting kids outside can reduce negative effects of screen time

If you have young children, you're likely worried about how much time they spend staring at a screen, be it a tablet, phone, computer, or television. You probably also want to know how screen time affects your child's development and wonder whether there's anything you can do to balance out any negative effects. New research from Japan indicates that more screen time at age 2 is associated with poorer communication and daily living skills at age 4--but when kids also play outdoors, some of the negative effects of screen time are reduced.

2023-01-23T16:42:07.256067+00:00 IST

Kylie Jenner wears giant lion head at Paris Fashion Week!

Kylie Jenner turned many heads at Schiaparelli's couture show in Paris as she arrived wearing a huge lion head as a brooch on a black evening gown!

2023-01-23T14:47:26.440084+00:00 IST

Study reveals neighbourhood features that encourage walking

According to a global survey of nearly 40,000 adults, how people perceive their own neighbourhoods may have a lot to do with whether they choose to walk or cycle. According to Scott Lear, a health sciences professor at Simon Fraser University, those who walk more than 150 minutes each week for commuting or recreation stated that their neighbourhoods had more appealing attributes

2023-01-21T15:00:36.838542+00:00 IST

Loneliness linked with unhealthful diets, physical inactivity

Transitioning to a new environment, as many college freshmen do, can increase feelings of loneliness, and according to the National College Health Assessment, feelings of loneliness in college students have increased dramatically in the last decade.

2023-01-20T19:41:07.505173+00:00 IST

Dollar stores are growing as food retailers in US: Research

Tufts University researchers have found that dollar stores are now the fastest-growing food retailers in the contiguous United States--and have doubled their share in rural areas. Households with more purchases at dollar stores also tend to be lower-income and headed by people of colour. The findings were published on January 19 in the American Journal of Public Health.

2023-01-20T15:47:40.809894+00:00 IST

Premature birth is associated with lower grades in adolescence

A major Danish population research published in The BMJ indicates that premature birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy is associated with lower performance in math and language exams as a teenager compared to those born at 40 weeks.

2023-01-19T16:46:51.538327+00:00 IST

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Pongal 2023: Know everything about the Harvest festival

Pongal is a traditional harvest celebration observed in South India, mainly in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana. Pongal, an important South Indian festival, honours Lord Surya Narayan, the planet's ruler, and is linked with crop harvesting. In northern India, the celebration is known as Makar Sankranti. This year's four-day celebration will be held from January 15 to January 18 and will be distinguished by a number of customs and rituals, such as the giving of milk rice to the sun deity and the well-known bull-taming sport of Jallikattu. Here is everything you need to know about the four festival days known as Bhogi Pongal, Surya Pongal, Mattu Pongal, and Kanum Pongal.

2023-01-14T04:04:45.537266+00:00 IST

Know all about Makar Sankranti and how it's celebrated in India

India is a land of immense devotion and festivities, where we have a plethora of cultures and traditions. When it comes to the Hindu culture, Makar Sankranti is one significant festival dedicated to Lord Surya or the Sun God.

2023-01-13T12:52:25.838019+00:00 IST

Lohri 2023: Know its origin, significance and celebrations

Lohri is a festival that brings warmth to people's lives amid the biting winter cold. It is much more than just lighting a bonfire and enjoying singing and dancing. Check out the origin of the festival as well as its significance as a harvest festival.

2023-01-13T05:57:00.170754+00:00 IST

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Food

Reducing total calories more effective for weight loss

According to the senior study author Wendy L. Bennett, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, although 'time-restricted eating patterns' - known as intermittent fasting - are popular, rigorously designed studies have not yet determined whether limiting the total eating window during the day helps to control weight.

2023-01-18T11:37:34.957564+00:00 IST

Quirky

Key reason behind spread of fake on social media revealed

USC researchers may have found the biggest influencer in the spread of fake news: social platforms' structure of rewarding users for habitually sharing information.

2023-01-18T10:42:37.927675+00:00 IST

Fitness

Researchers suggest effects of resistance training in older adult

A protein response that takes place at the cellular level as a result of ageing includes a balance between oxidants and antioxidants, low-grade inflammation, and is the cause of many medical conditions.

2023-01-17T16:32:34.084044+00:00 IST

Quirky

Dual-earner couples who work from home don't have same experience

Working from home may be a better deal for husbands than wives in some ways in dual-earner couples, according to two related studies of workers in China and South Korea.

2023-01-15T17:59:39.990466+00:00 IST

Quirky

Research finds how placebo can reduce feelings of guilt

People don't always behave impeccably during interactions with others. We frequently feel bad once we realise that this has unintentionally caused harm to someone. It motivates us to take remedial action, like apologising or owning up, to this unsettling emotion.

2023-01-15T17:55:19.278490+00:00 IST

Food

Scientists decode physical process behind chocolate melting

Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible.

2023-01-14T08:28:49.037310+00:00 IST

Food

Happy Lohri 2023: Add some 'Punjab ka tadka' to your thali today!

Every year in the month of January, India celebrates the Lohri. In addition to celebrating the crop harvest, Lohri marks the end of the winter season. The nation as a whole, but especially Punjab and Northern India, celebrate Lohri with great fervour and happiness.

2023-01-14T05:11:36.580458+00:00 IST

Fashion

Lohri 2023: Move up your fashion metre with these outfit ideas

The New Year has ushered in a glut of festivals, topping them is the popular harvest festival of Lohri. Celebrated across North India, particularly in Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi it is a joyous symbol of new energy in life, increasing mutual brotherhood, and the defeat of oppressors. Women wear traditional Punjabi outfits, especially those with Phulkari work on them on Lohri, which has now become a global festival. To make it easy for you to choose, here is a list of traditional outfit ideas.

2023-01-14T04:55:27.621667+00:00 IST

Food

Pongal 2023: Traditional dishes to relish during this festival

As the harvest season draws near, preparations are afoot to celebrate it through the Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal, and Bihu festivities. In Tamil Nadu, the harvest season is marked through the Pongal festival. The second of the four-day celebrations, Thai Pongal, which falls on the first day of the Tamil Solar Calendar's 'Thai' month, coincides with Makar Sankranti, which is observed in the country's north. Thai Pongal falls on January 15 this year, on a Sunday.

2023-01-14T04:25:57.432834+00:00 IST

Food

Scientists reveal why chocolate feels so good

Scientists have explained the physical process that occurs in the mouth when a piece of chocolate is consumed, as it transforms from a solid to a smooth emulsion that many people find completely irresistible.

2023-01-13T15:56:39.528491+00:00 IST

Parenting

why older fathers pass on more genetic mutations to offspring

The male reproductive system serves as a hotspot for the emergence of new genes. Perhaps that explains why more new mutations are inherited from fathers than from mothers. It doesn't, however, clarify why older fathers pass on more mutations than younger ones do. The mechanisms that might underlie these well-documented trends have long remained a mystery. Now, a new study in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution by Rockefeller University scientists describes why older male fruit flies are more likely to pass mutations onto their offspring, potentially shining a light on inherited-disease risk in humans.

2023-01-13T09:40:01.445972+00:00 IST