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Does Your Child Stay Up Late for an Early Exam? It Can Affect His Grades

June 15, 2017 Loknath Dasaffect, an, Can, Child, Does, Early, Exam, for, Grades, His, It, Late, Stay, Up, Your

Inadequate sleep seems to be a trend these days. With more and more people travelling long hours for work and working till late, sleep is one thing that begins to take a toll of our highly demanding, haphazard lifestyle. Though experts suggest 7-8 hours of good night’s sleep every day, it seems like a challenging task for most around. Even teenagers and young adults are beginning to give less important to one of the most important aspects of our health – sleep. Sleep plays an important role in maintaining your…

Don’t Let Negative Thoughts Come in the Way of Your IIT Dream

June 10, 2017 admincome, Don't, Dream, IIT, In, Let, negative, of, The, thoughts, Way, Your

“Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.” – Zig Ziglar It’s true that staying positive under heaps of pressure is quite a difficult task. The burden of qualifying any competitive examination like IIT-JEEcan make it tough for the aspirants to sleep, eat and relax.Moreover, the lack of sleep makes it all-the-more worst by hampering the grades. Here are fivesurprising ways that will help you have a positive mind and a positive approach towards the preparation for IIT. The following strategies would surely keep your thoughtsin…

What Causes Hearing Loss? It May Have to Do with Your Genes

June 3, 2017 Loknath Dascauses, Do, Genes, Have, hearing, It, Loss, May, to, What, With, Your

Hearing loss or hearing impairment is a partial or complete inability to hear. It can be in one or both the ears. Certain conditions like ageing, damage or trauma to the ear, birthing complications, infection, noise or genetics are the leading causes of hearing loss. Hearing impairment can be permanent or temporary and can be cured with different treatments. It can be diagnosed by taking a hearing test. If a person is unable to hear 25 decibels they are claimed to be suffering from hearing loss. It can be categorised…

‘Walk Your Way’ To Improved Brain Function

May 29, 2017 Loknath DasBrain, function, Improved, to, walk, Way, Your

Living in world where the scope of physical movment is reduced to a bare minimum. Its good to give your sedantry life a break with basic physical activity. Even if you are pressed for time to follow a full-fledged exercise regimen, minute changes in habit like using the staircase in place of the elevator, or taking walking down the street to pick vegetables may come in quite handy. And guess what the little stroll can also advance your brain function and cognitive ability, says a study. According to the…

‘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,…

Eating Chocolate May Be Good Your Heart. Here’s How

May 26, 2017 Loknath Dasbe, Chocolate, Eating, Good, Heart, Here's, How, May, Your

Here’s some respite for all the chocolate lovers. According to a new study, published in the journal Heart, chocolate may be good for your heart. Picture this: Somebody asks you to eat chocolates because they are healthy! Surprising, won’t it be? Who doesn’t love chocolates? But we’re often guilty of gorging on the bar of silky, smooth treat fearing weight gain and consumption of excess sugar. Not anymore! A team of researchers from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and the Duke University Medical Centre have found that moderate consumption of chocolate…