Lifestyle

All you need to know about Mahalaya

New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Durga Puja celebrations, is here. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day is falling on September 25.

2022-09-24T04:57:17.785733+00:00 IST

Mahalaya 2022: Date, rituals, significance

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): Mahalaya marks the beginning of the Durga Pooja festival. It is observed at the end of Shradh or Pitru Paksha, a 16-day period when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors. This year, this special day will be celebrated on September 25.

2022-09-23T15:04:08.598153+00:00 IST

Babies identify taste, smell in their mother's womb itself: Study

Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered the first direct evidence that babies react differently to different smells and tastes while in the womb by observing their facial expressions.

2022-09-23T08:08:07.663687+00:00 IST

Reusable contact lenses have more risk of rare eye infection

London [UK], September 23 (ANI): According to a study, a group of researchers found that those who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times more likely to get a rare sight-threatening eye infection than those who wear daily disposables.

2022-09-23T06:55:57.533894+00:00 IST

Exploring mechanisms underlying consciousness problems

Liege [Belgium], September 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Liege in Liege, Belgium, led a Human Brain Project (HBP) study that looked at novel methods that could enable patients with severe brain damage or who were in a coma discern between two different neurological disorders. The findings of this study have recently been made available online in the journal eLife.

2022-09-22T17:04:32.534862+00:00 IST

Watching Tv with your child might help in their brain development

Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology investigated the influence of passive screen use on a young child's cognitive development. It discovered that screen exposure - whether from a TV or a mobile device - might be beneficial depending on the context in which it's viewed.

2022-09-22T09:01:12.667590+00:00 IST

Activated carbon might lead to odourless diapers: Research

Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): According to recent research from the University of Gothenburg, activated carbon may help erase the smell of urine from diapers. Experiments with the odour molecule p-cresol reveal that activated carbon, which is primarily composed of the carbon variation graphene, may lock in odour rather than release it into the environment.

2022-09-22T08:50:10.647644+00:00 IST

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Quirky

Owning home leads to lesser happiness than expected

Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study humans are not very good at predicting what will make them happy. Economists investigated the effects of purchasing a home on life satisfaction and the positive effect on happiness did not last as long as people expected.

2022-09-21T16:46:47.973497+00:00 IST

Others

Researchers discover harmful level of PFAS in school uniforms

Bloomington (Indiana) [US], September 21 (ANI): According to a study, schoolchildren in the United States and Canada are exposed to potentially hazardous levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) through their uniforms on a daily basis. The researchers discovered PFAS in all nine popular brands of "stain-resistant" school uniforms they tested. The majority of the products had concentrations comparable to those found in outdoor clothing.

2022-09-21T13:08:17.350204+00:00 IST

Parenting

Study finds how babies learn contrastive linguistics

Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Infants can distinguish most sounds soon after birth, and by age one, they start to become language-specific listeners. However, researchers are still trying to figure out how babies recognise which acoustic dimensions of their language are contrastive, a linguistic term that describes differences between speech sounds that can change the meanings of words. In English, for example, [b] and [d] are contrastive because changing the [b] in 'ball' to a [d] creates a different word, 'doll.'

2022-09-20T05:19:33.033609+00:00 IST

Others

Scientists discover facemask which can detect viral exposure

Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Scientists have developed a face mask that can detect common respiratory viruses, such as influenza and covid-19, in the air as droplets or aerosols. If specific viruses are present in the ambient air, the extremely sensitive mask may inform wearers via their mobile devices within 10 minutes.

2022-09-20T00:57:48.404333+00:00 IST

Food

Crop damage caused in Ukraine war may increase global food costs

Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): According to research, it is predicted that the crop production interruption caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine might result in a rise in carbon emissions and food costs globally, without easing food insecurity.

2022-09-20T00:10:37.526486+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study: Having lot of tea may lower risk of getting diabetes

Wuhan [China], September 18 (ANI): Moderate use of black, green, or oolong tea is associated with a lower risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 cohort studies involving more than 1 million adults from eight different countries.

2022-09-18T14:16:41.007135+00:00 IST

Fitness

New Type 2 diabetes medicine helps maintain weight targets fast

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): In comparison to other diabetic medications, tirzepatide accomplishes blood sugar control and weight loss goals more quickly, according to new research examining the time needed to attain blood glucose targets.

2022-09-18T14:15:56.244781+00:00 IST

Others

Diabetic teens should be screened for depression with caution

Florida [US], September 18 (ANI): In order to more effectively identify depression in teenagers with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, a new study published in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care recommended that the score findings of widely used depression-screening techniques be carefully modified (T1D).

2022-09-18T13:57:13.768629+00:00 IST

Food

Study: Coffee consumption is associated with lower risk of death

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Adults who drank moderate amounts (1.5 to 3.5 cups per day) of unsweetened coffee or coffee with sugar were less likely to die during a 7-year follow-up period, according to a recent study.

2022-09-18T06:12:12.810323+00:00 IST

Others

Study reveals that daytime eating may benefit mental health

Washington [US], September 17 (ANI): Investigators have designed a study that simulated night work and then tested the effects of daytime and nighttime eating versus daytime eating only. The team found that, among participants in the daytime and nighttime eating group, depression-like mood levels increased by 26 per cent and anxiety-like mood levels by 16 per cent. Participants in the daytime-only eating group did not experience this increase, suggesting that meal timing may influence mood vulnerability.

2022-09-17T16:32:50.138541+00:00 IST

Fitness

Exercise might be a developing treatment for movement disorders

Montreal [Canada], September 17 (ANI): Spinal cerebellar ataxia 6 (SCA6) is a hereditary neurological disease that impairs motor coordination. Because SCA6 affects only about one in 100,000 people, medical researchers have paid it little attention. There is currently no known cure and just a few therapeutic alternatives.

2022-09-17T09:44:57.147535+00:00 IST

Education

Students with disabilities perform better in inclusive academic

Indiana [US], September 16 (ANI): According to a new study by Indiana University researchers, Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80 per cent of their educational time in general education classrooms performed better on state reading and math evaluations and were better prepared for higher education and employment opportunities than their peers in less inclusive settings.

2022-09-16T01:33:18.341336+00:00 IST

Fitness

Fitness trackers discover connections between exercise, memory

Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): Exercise can improve your cognitive and mental health, but not all forms and intensities of exercise have the same effect on the brain. According to a new Dartmouth study, the effects of exercise are much more nuanced, with specific intensity levels of exercise over a long period of time associated with different aspects of memory and mental health.

2022-09-16T00:54:55.814609+00:00 IST

Others

Daily supplements may improve cognition in older adults

Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): New research shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, researchers estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-per cent slowing of cognitive decline (about 1.8 years).

2022-09-15T17:31:41.543713+00:00 IST