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10 Tips to REDUCE STRESS At Work

10 Tips to REDUCE STRESS At Work

Rediff.com14 Dec 2021

Work stress is unavoidable even if you love what you do, but there are steps you can take to keep job stress to a minimum, says Nakshi Satra, founder, Inha Wellness.

Smoking can boost memory and concentration: Study

Smoking can boost memory and concentration: Study

Rediff.com14 Jul 2008

Scientists attempting to create a nicotine pill to treat Alzheimer's disease have suggested that smoking can help boost memory and concentration. Nicotine has long been known to have a stimulating effect on the brain.However, the deadly side effects of cancer, stroke and heart disease, mean its benefits have been largely set aside by medical research. Now researchers, who hope to develop drugs which copy the active ingredients in tobacco without causing heart disease, cancer.

How about a 'Think for India' campaign?

How about a 'Think for India' campaign?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2017

The best of India's brains are instead busy solving the world's problems (I deliberately exaggerate a bit to drive home the point), as our policies incentivise them to do so.

What 8 hours of sleep can do to your body

What 8 hours of sleep can do to your body

Rediff.com13 Oct 2018

People who sleep for 7 to 8 hours per night performed better cognitively than those who slept less, a study has revealed.

10 Tips To Take Care Of The Heart Post COVID

10 Tips To Take Care Of The Heart Post COVID

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

One may be at a risk of heart attack or stroke even months after recovery, cautionss Dr Ruchit Shah, interventional cardiologist, Masina Hospital, Mumbai.

How to write a cover letter that will get you a JOB

How to write a cover letter that will get you a JOB

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

The cover letter elaborates your intent for applying to the job, particular skills, experience, and achievements that make you the right fit.

Drinking milk may keep your heart healthy

Drinking milk may keep your heart healthy

Rediff.com16 Sep 2014

Drinking milk and dairy consumption may lower your risk of high blood pressure, scientists say.

Cloning may help find cure for Parkinson's

Cloning may help find cure for Parkinson's

Rediff.com24 Mar 2008

A team of international researchers has found that therapeutic cloning, the same method used to create Dolly the sheep, can be used to treat Parkinson's disease, which robs people of the ability to walk and even eat.

Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

Trust your gut feeling, it's right!

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Gut feeling or intuition is the result of the way our brains store, process and retrieve information on a subconscious level and so is a real psychological phenomenon even though science has historically ridiculed the concept of intuition.

Nasa discovers entire solar system like ours

Nasa discovers entire solar system like ours

Rediff.com15 Dec 2017

Kepler-90i -- a sizzling hot, rocky planet that orbits its star once every 14.4 days -- was found using machine learning from Google to scour data from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler Telescope.

'COVID-19 can quietly enter your body, without causing pain'

'COVID-19 can quietly enter your body, without causing pain'

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

'The COVID-19 virus has the power to quietly enter your body, without causing pain via symptoms, because it craftily manipulates your pain response.'

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

'It was extremely challenging to snatch lives from the tightening jaws of death'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

'The second wave was more virulent, more aggressive, more transmissible.'

11 best ways to improve your productivity

11 best ways to improve your productivity

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Turn off mobile/web alerts. Prioritise tasks. Do not multi-task.

Looking at angel fund in tech start-ups: Infosys co-founder Kris

Looking at angel fund in tech start-ups: Infosys co-founder Kris

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

Gopalakrishnan, who is the immediate past President of CII, is the Chairman of the summit.

Do people ever recover from COVID-19?

Do people ever recover from COVID-19?

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

'Talent is everywhere and relevant to a nation's success'

Rediff.com9 Jul 2020

'Everybody says 5G and communication is important.' 'Everybody says automation, robotics, human computing interfaces -- people and machines working together -- is the future.' 'Everybody agrees that cybersecurity is something that is here to stay.' 'Everybody agrees that synthetic biology is important.' 'Instead of outlining thinking about industries for tomorrow and the future, let the evolutionary pathway be built in a way that it promotes robust, creative, thinking.'

Do YOU believe cellphones are a health risk?

Do YOU believe cellphones are a health risk?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2011

Have you or someone you know suffered health complications as a result of cell phone usage?

7 diet tips to prevent depression

7 diet tips to prevent depression

Rediff.com7 Jan 2011

If you are not eating enough of the right food, it can lead to deficiency of certain chemicals leading to anxiety and depression. Here are some tips on what to eat to avoid such a state.

2022: 10 Important Career Skills to Succeed

2022: 10 Important Career Skills to Succeed

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Leadership, teamwork, communication, productivity, and wellness skills are essential for every employee's success.

Why people are more likely to die on weekends

Why people are more likely to die on weekends

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Doctors call it the 'weekend effect'.

When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

When Biju Patnaik reached out to US to counter China

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

Rup Narayan Das reveals the towering Odisha leader's role in improving national security after the 1962 War with China.

Why Tendulkar, Beckham and Djokovic have come together

Why Tendulkar, Beckham and Djokovic have come together

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

Ahead of Father's Day, Sachin joins Beckham and Djokovic for UNICEF's Super Dads campaign.

'Physical torture remains the main form of interrogation'

'Physical torture remains the main form of interrogation'

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

'One police officer told me that trials take forever, conviction rates are low.' 'So one way to judge states' performance on handling crime is through the 'recovery rate' of their police.' 'The fastest way to get recovery is by torturing the accused.'

Mamata to decide on 'ghar wapsi' of turncoats: Trinamool

Mamata to decide on 'ghar wapsi' of turncoats: Trinamool

Rediff.com5 Jun 2021

Trinamool Congress leadership is yet to take a call on ghar wapsi (return home) by former TMC leaders who had joined the BJP ahead of the recently concluded assembly elections which the Mamata Banerjee-led party swept.

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drug

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drug

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

Merck arm sues Sun over cancer drugSchering Corporation, part of multinational pharma company Merck & Co, and London-based Cancer Research Technology Ltd have sued Sun Pharmaceutical for allegedly infringing patent rights on the world's largest selling brain cancer drug, Temodar.

Here's why drug users become addicts

Here's why drug users become addicts

Rediff.com25 Jun 2010

A typical drug user's transition to addiction could result from a persistent impairment of synaptic plasticity (the ability of the connection between two neurons to change in strength) in a key structure of the brain, suggests a new French study.

Happy sex life = happy employees

Happy sex life = happy employees

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Workers who had sex the night before, a new study has revealed, are doing better at their jobs the next day,

Railways develops low-cost ventilator 'Jeevan'

Railways develops low-cost ventilator 'Jeevan'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

The prototype, which may cost around Rs 30,000, is now awaiting Indian Council of Medical Research clearance to go into production, the Railways said.

How did Stephen Hawking survive ALS for 57 years?

How did Stephen Hawking survive ALS for 57 years?

Rediff.com14 Mar 2018

It's a special story.

India may contribute 25% nanotechnology professionals by 2025

India may contribute 25% nanotechnology professionals by 2025

Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

In 2011, India's share in global nanotechnology research publications had reached six per cent from a mere two per cent in the year 2000, the study found.

Drinking tea could improve memory

Drinking tea could improve memory

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

Scientists find that green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain that are associated with memory.

How to stop 'stress eating' at home

How to stop 'stress eating' at home

Rediff.com18 May 2020

We tend to make the things we crave; which does not necessarily mean that they are healthy, says nutritionist Delnaaz T Chanduwadia.

This 15-year-old is fighting cyber-bullying

This 15-year-old is fighting cyber-bullying

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Trisha Prabhu has developed an app to prevent cyber-bullying.

Why women are more prone to have migraines than men

Why women are more prone to have migraines than men

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Anxiety, depression, hormonal changes are just some of the reasons says neurologist Dr Pruthviraj Dabarase.

Why some women make excuses not to have sex

Why some women make excuses not to have sex

Rediff.com26 Oct 2010

Some women claim to have a headache, while others pretend they are too tired. But now, experts have a scientific explanation as to why such women give their husbands excuses for not wanting to have sex.

Study finds no link between cell phone use, cancer

Study finds no link between cell phone use, cancer

Rediff.com18 May 2010

The World Health Organisation's study on links between mobile phone use and certain types of brain cancer has proved inconclusive.The researchers said that even though there could be possible health risks from heavy mobile phone use, nothing conclusive has been found as yet. The 10-year study of 13,000 people focused on both healthy users of mobile phones and those with two types of brain cancer -- glioma and miningioma tumours. The study has been criticised as biased.

9 bizarrely easy ways to lose weight

9 bizarrely easy ways to lose weight

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Start your day with a chocolate! No, we are not kidding.

Now, a computer that can read your mind!

Now, a computer that can read your mind!

Rediff.com12 Mar 2010

British scientists have developed a computer that can read human minds, a key breakthrough which they claim takes telepathy a step closer to reality.

First 'dead' heart transplant brings new hopes to patients

First 'dead' heart transplant brings new hopes to patients

Rediff.com3 Nov 2014

Doctors says this new procedure could save the lives of more than 30 per cent heart transplant patients by increasing supply of suitable donors

Sleep less, live less: Why 8 hours are crucial

Sleep less, live less: Why 8 hours are crucial

Rediff.com7 Jun 2010

The amount of sleep you need depends on several factors. Here's a little bit about them.