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When people use a jet-air dryer, the microbes get blown off and spread around the toilet room. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air hand dryers spread 5 times more germs than paper towels

Researchers found high levels of dangerous bacteria that cause blood poisoning, pneumonia and gastroenteritis when...

7 Sept 2018 12:33 PM IST

The new maps reveal that two to four times more oceanfront glaciers extend deeper than 200 metres below sea level than earlier maps showed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global warming hikes risk of landslide tsunamis, says study

With global warming causing glaciers to shrink, there is increased risk of tidal waves triggered by collapse of rocky...

7 Sept 2018 12:12 PM IST

Upon digestion, carbohydrate is converted into glucose, a sugar which the human body can burn immediately or store away.

The importance of including carbohydrates in your regular diet

Carbohydrates are found in foods like fruits, vegetables, breads, Indian bread (chapati), and dairy products, among...

7 Sept 2018 10:56 AM IST

Relationships are key for humans to feel motivated, connected, and to give a sense of purpose.

Lonely religious people less depressed than atheists, they see God as...

Study says, given two people who feel equally disconnected, individual who feels more connected to God will have better...

7 Sept 2018 10:11 AM IST

Shroomami Salad

Link found between better sleep quality, healthy diet

Some aspects of the Mediterranean diet may promote better sleep; alternatively, poor sleep may cause people to eat less...

7 Sept 2018 9:00 AM IST

For patients of Alzheimers and dementia, memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer, just as the ability to mute or erase memories will be for trauma victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dementia risk doubles right after a stroke

People who had a recent stroke were 2.2 times more likely to develop dementia than people who never had a stroke,...

7 Sept 2018 8:50 AM IST

The 13.5 inch, Surface Laptop weighs just 1.25 Kg, even though the storage in the five models varies from 128 GB to 1 TB.

Here's why you keep forgetting passwords

The study found evidence that human memory naturally adapts based on an estimate of how often a password will be needed

7 Sept 2018 8:39 AM IST

Hydroxytyrosol is a polyphenol found in extra-virgin olive oil with antioxidant properties that reverses some of the negative effects of a high-fat diet. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how olive oil could prevent heart attacks and strokes

Foods with high unsaturated fats, and sleep patterns, create perfect combination for protein to reduce chances of...

7 Sept 2018 8:32 AM IST

Homemakers can organise supper clubs and invite their friends who can donate money as a price for the dinner.

World cooks for Kerala

Several chefs are organising supper clubs and food festivals to raise funds for the Kerala.

7 Sept 2018 6:17 AM IST

Coorg Pandi Curry

From the land of the Kodavas

Anna Neelkanth is an electrical engineer who runs a software company with her husband Neelkanth.

7 Sept 2018 5:53 AM IST

Deepa Rao (L) and Manjima Bhattacharjya (R)

Behind the glamour and glitz

Writer Manjima Bhattacharjya discusses her latest book, fashion and feminism.

7 Sept 2018 12:58 AM IST

In junior doctors in particular, burnout increases the likelihood of lower professional standards (Photo: AFP)

Burnout may be reason behind doctors prescribing wrong medicines

Patient satisfaction is three times more likely to be lower when doctors are physically, emotionally and mentally...

6 Sept 2018 7:03 PM IST