LIFESTYLE
Superfoods for healthy skin during Winters
Healthy eating is beneficial for maintaining proper body weight as well as boosting the immune system. It rejuvenates your skin and improves your hair quality, thereby leaving you with glowing skin and reduced hair fall. Apart from that, it also helps to smoothen the skin, curb wrinkles and strengthen nails. Skin, during winters, can become dry, and one might not be able to protect it in the right manner despite moisturizers. Certain superfoods can help healthily protect the skin-
Iconic Australian bird facing extinction within 20 yrs: Study
In the study published recently, researchers from Australian National University (ANU) found that current intensive conservation efforts for the regent honeyeater are not sufficient to save the species, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday. A songbird endemic to south-eastern Australia, the regent honeyeater was once one of the continent's most prevalent species but the population has dwindled to fewer than 300 as a result of habitat loss.
Heavy school bags leading to alarming rise in spinal problems among Chinese students?
The issue trended on China's social media on Thursday, with many netizens attributing the situation to Chinese students' heavy schoolbags. According to a report by China Central Television (CCTV), scoliosis has become the third major disease endangering the health of Chinese children and adolescents following obesity and myopia.
5 post-party night skincare regimes
Remove all the makeup smeared on your face: While partying, one's makeup tends to get mixed with sweat and dirt that can cause skin problems like acne and blemishes later. So the first thing one should do is to remove the makeup. The easiest DIY makeup remover needs one tablespoon of aloe vera gel and one tablespoon of olive oil, or jojoba oil. Dab with cotton and apply it to the face. It helps remove eyeliner and mascara as effectively as foundation and blushes, leaving the skin clean, fresh, and lustrous.
Cannabis compounds can stop Covid virus from entering human cells
Hemp is a source of fibre, food and animal feed, and multiple hemp extracts and compounds are added to cosmetics, body lotions, dietary supplements and food, said Richard van Breemen, a researcher at varsity. The team found that a pair of cannabinoid acids bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, blocking a critical step in the process the virus uses to infect people. The findings were published in the Journal of Natural Products.
Mosquitoes' mating game discovery provides new clues to combat malaria
Published in Science Advances, the findings provide a vital new insight into how mosquitoes, driven by their internal circadian clock, combine changes in wing beats with their acute auditory senses to successfully mate.
Extreme rainfall days harm economy, says new research
Rich countries are most severely affected and therein the manufacturing and service sectors, according to the study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), now published as the cover story in the renowned science journal Nature.
This wearable air sampler assesses personal exposure to Covid virus
Now, researchers from Yale University have developed a passive air sampler clip that can help assess personal exposure to SARS-CoV-2, which could be especially helpful for workers in high-risk settings, such as restaurants or health care facilities.The researchers developed a wearable passive air sampler, known as the Fresh Air Clip, that continually adsorbs virus-laden aerosols on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface.
New Lohri festive menus
Enjoy classic Sankranti foods like til laddus, maghi ki khichdi, saag kofta, and more with your family and friends with these special menus. Enjoy an authentic buffet of Pongal dishes, including athirasam, sakkarai pongal, and semiya paal payasam, as the season of new beginnings approaches down south.
Northeast Festival: Filling in the gaps
The 9th edition of the Festival was digitally broadcasted, highlighting the region's enormous trade and tourism potential. Exhibitions of handloom and handicraft products, organic Agri-Horti products, food and cuisines, start-up culture, tourism attractions, and many more have been seen by viewers.
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