London: A "space drink" developed by NASA to protect astronauts from radiation can also reduce wrinkles and reverse the telltale signs of ageing in just four months, say researchers, following a human trial. A team at Utah University has found in its research that the concoction, known as AS10, dramatically reduces wrinkles, blemishes and sun damage after four months. At the start of their trial, the researchers took visia photographs...
04:16 PM, May 27, 2012
'So what do you want to be when you grow up?' I remember how I used to absolutely dread this question since it used ...
12:46 PM, May 19, 2012
MUMBAI: Actress Shabana Azmi said that she doesn't have a problem with item numbers but they should be situational. "I have far less problem with women doing item numbers than them falling on men's feet. Item numbers will continue to happen. It is part of what women do and what they are. Whether it is required on the situation or not that matters," she said during the release of book...
11:49 AM, May 19, 2012
Singapore: Nestle, purveyor of the decades-old KitKat snack, has launched an app it says addresses a growing problem among young social media users - giving them a break from the stress of posting updates by doing it for them. The software, Social Break, automatically sends random updates to users' Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. It will be officially launched in Singapore later this week and is free to download from...
05:49 PM, May 08, 2012
Washington: Being cut off from official e-mails not only lowers stress levels but also allows employees to concentrate far better, says a new study. During the study, researchers attached heart rate monitors to computer users in a suburban office setting. Software sensors detected how often they switched windows. People who read e-mails changed screens twice as often and were in a steady "high alert" state, with more constant heart rates....
11:34 AM, May 05, 2012
Mumbai: Distressed with an ailment that plagued him for two years, a 45-year-old man committed suicide by strangling himself with a towel in the verandah of JJ Hospital on Sunday. Shyam Narayan Vishwakarma, resident of Mankhurd was undergoing treatment for a severe skin ailment, pemphigus vulagaris (blistering and sores on the skin), with diabetes, and was admitted to the hospital since March 30. A case of accidental death has been...
01:02 PM, Apr 24, 2012
CHENNAI: S Dhairyalakshmi. Her name embodied courage, but the 19-year-old engineering student of Anna University, who came from a rural background, apparently lost the will to live. On Tuesday, she committed suicide by hanging herself in her hostel room. In a suicide note, she claimed that she was leaving because of her inability to cope with academics.Hailing from K V Palayam in Villupuram district, Dhairyalakshmi, was a first year civil...
07:22 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed hope that the Centre would take steps to treat West Bengal as a most debt-stressed state and respond to the repeated pleas made to it to resolve the crisis. "We are not begging the Centre for assistance. The Centre should take steps to treat West Bengal as a number one debt-stressed state," Banerjee told a press conference at Writers' Buildings....
08:37 PM, Mar 29, 2012
We, as adults, often reminisce about our adolescence with fondness. Those great years with no worry about life and career, the first crush, the first ...
11:48 AM, Mar 28, 2012
KOCHI: Are doctors in Kerala dying young, mostly of life-style related ailments? Yes, if the Kerala chapter of the Indian Medical Association is to be believed. IMAs social security schemes show that 45 doctors died last year and over half of them were below 50. Most deaths were triggered by heart-related issues caused by excessive stress and in some cases, cancer. But the statistics pertain only to those doctors covered...
09:25 AM, Mar 23, 2012
Washington: All but four of 19 major US banks got a green light on Tuesday from the Federal Reserve to boost their dividends and take other steps that will make their stocks more attractive to investors. The Fed declared them strong enough to survive a downturn worse than the Great Recession. The Fed's findings signaled its confidence that the financial system, which nearly collapsed 3 years ago, is healthy again....
08:26 AM, Mar 14, 2012
Washington: Ever wondered why men react more aggressively than women under stress? It's because all their response boil down to a single macho gene, scientists say. Australian researchers who discovered the YSR gene said it could explain why men have a fight or flight response while women are more likely to try and defuse the situation. The gene, found only on the Y chromosome, was previously thought to be involved...
05:01 PM, Mar 13, 2012
'There's something about the air in Goa.' I am sure you have heard that before. I have heard it, said it and felt it many ...
12:57 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Mumbai: It was meant for creating much-needed awareness regarding road safety. But the drawing competition for schoolchildren being organised by Mumbai's regional transport offices (RTOs) and education department has now taken on a rather gloomy hue, with child psychologists claiming that subjects like 'The accident I saw' may send a young participant into post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The contest is being held during the ongoing road safety week -- from...
02:19 PM, Jan 06, 2012
Shanghai: A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle. The annual event marked its fifth year with such a surge in interest from stressed young office workers and students that organizers held two nights of pillow fighting before Christmas Day and plan another for Dec 30. "Nowadays there...
12:59 PM, Dec 26, 2011
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