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Dussehra 2022: History and Significance of Vijayaydashami

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): Today is Dussehra or Vijayadashami as many call it. Well actually, in North Indian states it's called Dussehra while in West Bengal it's called Vijayadashami.

2022-10-05T05:33:10.517408+00:00 IST

Social media usage associated with depression: Research

Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Researchers in public policy and education recently found that young adults who use more social media are significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, regardless of personality type.

2022-10-04T16:11:22.916871+00:00 IST

Video game interventions improve key aspects of cognition in adults

California [San Francisco], October 3 (ANI): Scientists have developed a set of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in ageing adults after more than a decade of research.

2022-10-04T11:23:49.190083+00:00 IST

Setting a sleep schedule can help adolescents get more sleep

Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Teens may experience disrupted sleep, daytime fatigue, and changes in mood and focus when adjusting to a new sleep schedule at the start of the school year.

2022-10-04T07:24:29.517481+00:00 IST

All about Maha Navami 2022

New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI): The festival of Navaratri comes to an end with Maha Navami.

2022-10-04T03:16:37.493115+00:00 IST

Maha Ashtami 2022: Significance, Puja timings, celebrations

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Maha Ashtami, also known as Ashtami or Durgashtami, is considered as one of the most auspicious days of Navratri and Durga Puja festivities.

2022-10-03T05:06:17.783422+00:00 IST

Kanya Pujan 2022: Significance, Puja timings for Durga Ashtami

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Kanya Pujan is traditionally performed on the last two days of Navratri, namely Ashtami (Ashtami Kanya Pujan) and Navami (Navami Kanya Pujan) (Navami Kanya Pujan). During these days, people keep fast and perform the Kanya Puja ritual.

2022-10-03T04:07:53.246953+00:00 IST

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Check out these 5 unique Durga Puja pandals

New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Uniqueness is the quality of being particularly remarkable, special and unusual or simply being the only one of its kind. So, with the Durga Puja festivities in full swing all around, it's time for hundreds of unique thematic and aesthetic pandals, which attract huge crowds.

2022-10-02T13:51:32.309020+00:00 IST

Climate change causing trees to become gluttons

Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): Trees protect humans from the harshest effects of climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; but, new research indicates just how much carbon the woods have been stockpiling.

2022-10-02T09:41:22.184458+00:00 IST

Durga Puja celebrations at CR Park from a non-Bengali's eyes

New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): With the sweet fragrance of the 'shuili' flowers scattering around and blending with the autumn breeze, it's an indication that the annual occasion when goddess Durga is commemorated for conquering the demon king 'Mahishasura' is finally here.

2022-10-01T17:28:38.142397+00:00 IST

Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari adorned with notes, ornaments

Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 1 (ANI): A temple decorated with flowers is a common sight but recently as part of the ongoing Navratri celebrations in Andhra Pradesh, a 135-yr-old temple of Goddess Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari has been decorated with currency notes and gold ornaments worth crores.

2022-10-01T17:18:41.585731+00:00 IST

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Research suggests dogs can detect stress in humans

Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): According to a new study conducted by Queen's University Belfast researchers, dogs have the ability to detect stress in humans from their sweat and breath.

2022-10-02T08:33:42.854382+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study: Weight training helps to lower risk of death

London [UK], October 2 (ANI): A study conducted in older people found that regular weight-training exercise is connected with a lower chance of death from any cause, with the exception of cancer.

2022-10-02T07:26:20.042983+00:00 IST

Fashion

Scientists monitor vitals by embedding sensors into t-shirts

Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): New low-cost sensors in t-shirts and face masks that track breathing, heart rate, and ammonia have been embedded by imperial researchers.

2022-10-01T18:49:22.578452+00:00 IST

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Loneliness, unhappiness increases ageing faster than smoking

Washington [US], October 1 (ANI): The accumulation of molecular damage contributes to the development of frailty and major diseases associated with ageing. Some people's molecular processes are more intense than others, resulting in accelerated ageing.

2022-10-01T11:00:47.280325+00:00 IST

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Study: Feeling of inferiority, damaged self-esteem among children

California [US], September 30 (ANI): A group of psychologists conducted a study over 70 years ago in which they asked young Black girls to choose between black and white dolls. The girls overwhelmingly chose white dolls and assigned them positive characteristics.

2022-09-30T14:14:35.442828+00:00 IST

Others

Study: Higher risk of sexual problems in women cancer survivors

Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): Researchers found that young women cancer survivors are at a much higher risk of sexual problems such as loss of libido and discomfort.

2022-09-30T07:55:34.059456+00:00 IST

Fitness

More physical exercise and less screen time good for toddlers

Illinois [US], September 29 (ANI): A new study explored whether adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for diet and physical activity had any relationship with toddlers' ability to remember, plan, pay attention, shift between tasks and regulate their own thoughts and behaviour, a suite of skills known as executive function.

2022-09-29T16:33:37.157227+00:00 IST

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Study identifies what brings human senses and thoughts together

Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Human's ability to think, decide, remember recent events and more, comes from human brain's neocortex. Now neuroscientists have discovered key aspects of the mechanisms behind these functions. Their findings could ultimately help improve treatments for certain neuropsychiatric disorders and brain injuries.

2022-09-29T16:00:05.605345+00:00 IST

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Bird diversity is lower in urban forests: Study

Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): According to a recent study done by Lund University in Sweden, cities have a detrimental impact on bird diversity. Even if the forest areas are of the same quality, urban woods have much fewer bird species than rural forests.

2022-09-29T13:45:31.008772+00:00 IST

Relationships

Loneliness linked to doubled risk of developing diabetes

Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that feelings of loneliness are linked to a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).

2022-09-29T09:40:11.938575+00:00 IST