Home » Life

Life - Page 1958

$Osteoporosis is a progressive condition in which bones become structurally weak and are more likely to fracture or break. (Photo:Pixabay)$ Life

Menopausal hormone therapy may fortify bones: study

It is the first study to show that the bone health benefits persist for at least two years after women stops the...

18 Nov 2016 4:18 PM IST

Have a great weekend Sonam Gupta (Photo: Twitter)

Life

Cafes come up with free meals for Sonam Guptas

Free beers, free deserts and dinner vouchers among other discounts on offer.

18 Nov 2016 3:49 PM IST

Postmenopausal women who had their last pregnancy after 35 had better verbal memory. (Photo: Pixabay)

Life

Becoming a mother after 35 makes you mentally sharper

The study provides strong evidence that there is a positive association between later age at last pregnancy and...

18 Nov 2016 2:44 PM IST

$The \ground breaking\ liquid biopsy blood test promises to speed up the diagnosis of melanoma, ensuring patients get the personalised treatment they need sooner. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Life

Now 'liquid biopsy' test quickly cures skin cancer

Diagnosis of melanoma often requires a complex and invasive surgical biopsy that can take weeks before answers are...

18 Nov 2016 1:29 PM IST

DNA obtained from ATM keypads may provide a record of both human behaviour and environmental sources of microbes. (Photo: AP)

Life

ATM machines may be loaded with harmful bacteria

The keypad may be loaded with bacterias from spoiled food to parasites that may also cause sexually transmitted disease...

18 Nov 2016 1:21 PM IST

Two-thirds of the global population are expected to live in towns and cities by 2050 (Photo: AFP)

Life

Most city dwellers without sanitation in India

The daily waste produced on the streets of India's towns and cities was enough to fill eight Olympic-sized swimming...

18 Nov 2016 9:36 AM IST

High levels of pessimism have previously been linked to factors that affect cardiac health (Photo: AFP)

Life

Pessimism can actually prove fatal: study

People with high levels of pessimism seemed to have a higher risk of CHD-induced mortality.

18 Nov 2016 9:18 AM IST

With the end of prohibition, telling people to simply stop using may no longer be as feasible an option (Photo: AFP)

Life

Weed can help people overcome drug addiction

Research suggests that people may be using cannabis as an exit drug to reduce use of substances that are potentially...

18 Nov 2016 9:01 AM IST

With advances in lung cancer treatment, survival improves significantly (Photo: AFP)

Life

Walking improves sleep for lung cancer patients

Any interventions that can improve symptoms and quality of life are valuable.

18 Nov 2016 8:46 AM IST

Goats cheese, grilled chicken and vegetables salad

Life

Sweetart' gets sugarfree

The city's diabetic trail offers sugarfree dishes and here are some of the choicest recipes that the chefs from a star...

18 Nov 2016 12:24 AM IST

Life

Matar Gush'ti!

Contemporary live performer, Sufi singer and songwriter Aabha Hanjura shares her favourite recipe.

18 Nov 2016 12:23 AM IST

Life

An ode to the desi spirit

18 Nov 2016 12:23 AM IST