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‘Pop-Up’ Pastas to Make Your Dining Experience More Fun

May 26, 2017 Loknath DasDining, Experience, Fun, Make, More, Pastas, Pop-Up, to, Your

Have you ever wondered what our food would look like in the future? Well, you wouldnt have to wait for too long to find the answer. MIT scientists have developed pop-up foods-flat sheets of edible pastas that sprout into 3D structures when submerged in water, an extremely innovative and advance mechanism that will make your dining experience all the more fun and interactive. The edible origami consists of starch and flat sheets of gelatine that, when submerged in water, instantly sprout into 3D structures, including common pasta shapes like penne,…

WeChat Seeks Even More China Clicks With New Mini-Apps

May 22, 2017 Loknath DasChina, Clicks, Even, Mini-Apps, More, New, Seeks, WeChat, With

In a cluster of refurbished Mao-era industrial buildings in Guangzhou, developers at China’s top messaging app, WeChat, are redesigning key parts of its product to spread its tentacles to just about every aspect of Chinese life. Around 1,500 developers, mainly twentysomething males, have been tasked with increasing user engagement through new ‘mini-programs’ on WeChat that look and operate much like apps on Apple Inc’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems – but are far less data-intensive. WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings, says it’s not a direct challenge to the dominant…

Dear women, eat more fruits and veggies daily to keep stress away

March 17, 2017 Loknath Dasand, away, Daily, Dear, Eat, Fruits, Keep, More, Stress, to, veggies, Women

The study found that women who ate five-to-seven servings of fruit and vegetables daily had a 23% lower risk of stress. Does your routine, responsibilities and work issues stress you out? Eat more fruits and veggies. A study says people, especially women, who eat five-to-seven servings of fruits and vegetables throughout the day are at a lower the risk of psychological stress. The findings, published in the British Medical Journal Open, indicate that people, who ate five-to-seven daily servings of fruits and vegetables had a 14% lower risk of…

Early Childhood Cancer Deaths 4 Times More Common Than Estimated

March 7, 2017 Loknath Das4), Cancer, childhood, common, Deaths, Early, Estimated, More, Than, times

One of the biggest menaces of the medical world – cancer – shows no mercy to even the youngest of its victims. While scientists and medical experts across the globe are working day and night to curb the fatal disease, the recent study released in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has come up with findings bound to leave the world startled. The study suggests that the death rate for infants afflicted by cancer is about four times higher than previously estimated…

Work from Home Culture Could Be More Stressful, Leading to Insomnia

February 17, 2017 Srijitabe, Could, Culture', From, Home, Insomnia, Leading, More, Stressful, to, work

Daily work life is tough; battling traffic to meeting deadlines, it is a constant struggle. And the work only seems to pile up because there are just so many distractions at office due to discussions with colleagues, meetings and what not. At times like these most of us wish desperately for a work from home flexibility. It just seems a more productive way to make use of time. Working from home surely has its benefits, as you can plan your day, work in silence and make sure deadlines are met…

The Dreadful Migraine and Why It Is More Common Among Women

February 10, 2017 SrijitaAmong, and, common, Dreadful, Is, It, Migraine, More, The, Why, Women

Indian women are deemed to be the caretakers of their family. In today’s world more women than men have both, a job outside the home and traditional responsibilities after work hours. Over 70% of married women with children are employed outside the home. Sociologists describe women as struggling to achieve the “male standard” at work, while trying to maintain the perfect wife and mother standards at home. Women often find it harder to say ‘no’ to others’ requests and feel guilty if they can’t fulfill their responsibilities. In addition, as…