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New robot can help treat rare birth defect that affects the food pipe of babies

January 19, 2018 Loknath DasAffects, Babies, birth, Can, defect, Food., Help, New, of, pipe, rare, That, The, treat, ‘robot

Scientists have created a robot, which can be implanted into a baby’s body to treat a rare birth defect that affects the food pipe. The prototype robotic implant, developed by the researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital in the US, encourages tissue growth in babies. The robot is a small device which is attached to the oesophagus by two rings. An incorporated motor then stimulates the cells by gently pulling the tissue. Using two types of sensors – one to measure the tension in the tissue and…

Love adding extra salt to your food? You may be putting yourself at risk of dementia

January 18, 2018 Loknath DasAdding, at, be, Dementia, Extra, Food., love, May, of, Putting, Risk, Salt, to, You, Your, yourself

Love to eat crispy roasted nuts and potato wafers that are high in salt? Beware, besides harming your heart, it may also harm your brain and lead to dementia, researchers have warned. In mice, the high-salt diet reduced the resting cerebral blood flow by 28% in the cortex and 25% in the hippocampus – brain regions involved in learning and memory. This impairment in the blood flow to the brain was caused by a decrease in the production of nitric oxide – a gas generated by endothelial cells – the…

Read labels: Here’s how to find out if the food products you buy are truly organic

January 9, 2018 Loknath DasAre, Buy, Find, Food., Here's, How, if, labels, Organic, Out, Products, Read, The, to, truly, You

The demand for organic foods began with fruits and vegetables when there were reports of pesticide residues in them. However, the popularity of organic foods has now extended to food grains, pulses, tea, spices and even oilseeds. “Organic foods have gained popularity because people have become aware of their benefits. They contain no chemical pesticides and fertilizers and are grown naturally with manure or compost and only natural pesticides and insecticides are used,” said Dr. Saurabh Arora, MD (Auriga research and Director at Arbro Pharmaceuticals) and Founder of Food Safety…

Pregnancy Food Chart and 5 Key Nutrients For a Healthy Pregnancy

December 9, 2017 Loknath Das5%;, a, and, Chart, Food., for, Healthy, Key, Nutrients, Pregnancy?

Pregnancy demands good nourishment for the health of the baby and mother. Well planned meals made with fresh ingredients provide all the nutrients required. The basic principles of a healthy diet remain the same, which means each meal should provide macro nutrients like – Proteins, Carbohydrates, and fats and micronutrients including vitamins and minerals in adequate amounts. Pregnancy demands good nourishment for the health of the baby and mother. Some of the definite must haves for a healthy pregnancy are: 1. Proteins: Proteins are essential for the healthy growth of the foetus and to maintain…

How ‘food porn’ reveals social media’s extremist tendencies

November 14, 2017 Loknath Dasextremist, Food., How, media’s, porn’, Reveals, Social, tendencies

Robert Kozinets is the Jayne and Hans Hufschmid Chair of Strategic Public Relations at the University of Southern California. This piece originally appeared at The Conversation. The people of the United States continue to learn how polarized and divided the nation has become. In one study released in late October by the Pew Research Center, Americans were found to have become increasingly partisan in their views. On issues as diverse as health care, immigration, race and sexuality, Americans today hold more extreme and more divergent views than they did a decade ago. The…

Never Put Hot Food In the Fridge, Here’s Why

November 11, 2017 Loknath DasFood., Fridge, Here's, hot, In, never, Put, The, Why

Loved your piping hot bowl of stew and now going towards the fridge to refrigerate the left over? Stop! You may want to wait for it to cool down to room temperature before putting it in the fridge. In our bid to wrap up all the kitchen work in a jiffy, we often end up keeping foods that are still hot in the fridge. Did you know this can actually be dangerous for you and your family? The purpose of freezing is essentially to prevent the food from losing its…