News for 'proteins'

Wholesale prices plunge to 4.5-year low

Wholesale prices plunge to 4.5-year low

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

Inflation in food articles during May stood at 1.13 per cent, as against 2.55 per cent in April.

Houston firm might have found lung cancer cure

Houston firm might have found lung cancer cure

Rediff.com18 Jan 2008

Houston-based biotech firm awaits FDA approvals on its new drug for lung cancer treatment.

'It is common for any virus to mutate'

'It is common for any virus to mutate'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2020

'There is no data to show this virus is more deadlier.'

Lockdown Diaries: Workout with model Khushboo

Lockdown Diaries: Workout with model Khushboo

Rediff.com21 Apr 2020

The Lucknow girl also tells you what you can eat during the lockdown.

This athlete's fitness journey will baffle you

This athlete's fitness journey will baffle you

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

Raipur's Nami Rai didn't let marriage or lack of sporting facilities affect her love for fitness.

Fat to Fit: How I lost 24 kilos in 9 months

Fat to Fit: How I lost 24 kilos in 9 months

Rediff.com12 Mar 2018

Sitaram Phadke shares his incredible weightloss journey

Key to kill cancer early found, claim scientists

Key to kill cancer early found, claim scientists

Rediff.com22 Apr 2008

"Understanding how cancer cells spread is tremendously important for cancer research. It is the ability of tumours to invade other tissues and spread around the body that makes them so dangerous. The cancer just overwhelms the body. Potentially, our findings can be applied to the most common form of cancer, carcinoma, found in the breast, lung and gut for example, which makes up 80 to 90 per cent of all cancers," lead researcher Chris Ward said.

DEAR ROOPASHREE: My teenage daughter is too thin!

DEAR ROOPASHREE: My teenage daughter is too thin!

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Wellness expert Roopashree Sharma answers your health queries.

Coronavirus mutations may not make it more infectious: Study

Coronavirus mutations may not make it more infectious: Study

Rediff.com26 May 2020

Coronaviruses, like other RNA viruses, can develop mutations in three different ways: by mistake from copying errors during viral replication, through interactions with other viruses infecting the same cell, or they can be induced by RNA modification systems which are part of host immunity, the researchers explained.

Smoking increases your coronavirus risk

Smoking increases your coronavirus risk

Rediff.com30 May 2020

'Smokers are a highly susceptible population during this pandemic.' 'Health benefits from quitting smoking can start as early as within an hour.'

REVEALED! How Rohit Khandelwal lost weight for Mr World

REVEALED! How Rohit Khandelwal lost weight for Mr World

Rediff.com6 Nov 2018

A die-hard foodie, he stuck to oats and boiled veggies to achieve that feat.

Retail inflation rises to 4.41% in Sep on dearer food items

Retail inflation rises to 4.41% in Sep on dearer food items

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

Retail inflation rises to 4.41% in Sep on dearer food items

Scientists find key that could stop cancer

Scientists find key that could stop cancer

Rediff.com10 Jan 2008

In their research, the scientists have found that a protein called Ecadherin is essential to keeping cells stuck together and when its levels fall, other proteins move to the surface of the cells and they manage to break away and spread, the Daily Mail reported on Thursday.

Singapore para-athlete barred after failing pre-Games doping test

Singapore para-athlete barred after failing pre-Games doping test

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

Singaporean para-athlete Mohammad Khairi Bin Ishak has been barred from competing at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after failing a doping test prior to the multi-sports event beginning, the Singapore team said on Saturday.

Danone to enter new product categories with Protinex

Danone to enter new product categories with Protinex

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

The company believes that Protinex's current powder form limits the scope of expanding the business and hence, diversification into new categories is essential for its growth.

How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

How bats carry coronavirus without getting sick

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Instead of killing bat cells as the virus does with human cells, the MERS coronavirus enters a long-term relationship with the host, maintained by the bat's unique 'super' immune system

'Vaccine isn't a replacement for preventive measures'

'Vaccine isn't a replacement for preventive measures'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

'Prevention plus vaccination is what is going to take us into better territory by September or October.'

Fat to fit: How Karan Johar lost 17 kilos in 4 months

Fat to fit: How Karan Johar lost 17 kilos in 4 months

Rediff.com29 Jan 2018

Karan's motivation, as he would say, would be to "fit into a t-shirt."

'Don't deserve this': Bharat Biotech hits outs at critics

'Don't deserve this': Bharat Biotech hits outs at critics

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

He responded to criticism in certain circles following emergency use authorisation to the vaccine and said,"Indian companies do not deserve this backlash".

Why are pulses getting so expensive?

Why are pulses getting so expensive?

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

High inflation of pulses hurts.

How to be a Strong and Beautiful Bride

How to be a Strong and Beautiful Bride

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Remember, the goal is to look fit and toned, and not just skinny, says Dr Disha Dinakar.

Red meat can help shed weight: Study

Red meat can help shed weight: Study

Rediff.com9 Dec 2007

Tired of exercising to get rid of that potbelly! Here is an easy way: Eat more of red meat as it can help you shed those extra pounds on your tummy.

WPI inflation jumps to 3.93% on high onion, vegetable prices

WPI inflation jumps to 3.93% on high onion, vegetable prices

Rediff.com14 Dec 2017

Retail inflation, based on Consumer Price Index, hit a 15-month high of 4.88 per cent in November

Cotton may help feed half a billion

Cotton may help feed half a billion

Rediff.com21 Nov 2006

US researchers have genetically engineered cotton plants that produce toxin-free seeds, potentially unlocking enough nutritional content to feed half a billion people worldwide each year.

Inflation accelerates to 15-month high of 4.88% in Nov

Inflation accelerates to 15-month high of 4.88% in Nov

Rediff.com12 Dec 2017

On overall basis, the inflation in the food segment increased to 4.42 per cent in November as compared to 1.9 per cent in the preceding month.

Recipes for Kamala: Urulai Potato Roast, Mysore Pak

Recipes for Kamala: Urulai Potato Roast, Mysore Pak

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Mumbai-based culinary expert, recipe developer and food curator Gita Hari shares recipes for Kamala Harris.

No gyms is no excuse: Online shows get you moving

No gyms is no excuse: Online shows get you moving

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Bogged down by social distancing? Lethargy is no excuse. Get up, turn to the Internet and exercise those muscles.

Why tur dal is set to cost Rs 200 per kg again

Why tur dal is set to cost Rs 200 per kg again

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Now, government is also contracting imports.

Is this Indian Covid vaccine better than Pfizer's?

Is this Indian Covid vaccine better than Pfizer's?

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

India's first mRNA platform-based vaccine will remain stable at 2-8 degrees Celsius while Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine needs minus 70 degrees Celsius and Moderna vaccine can remain stable for six months at minus 20 degrees Celsius, reports Sohini Das.

How to choose your carbs wisely in 2019

How to choose your carbs wisely in 2019

Rediff.com21 Dec 2018

The problem is not how much you consume, but how often you consume the wrong carbs.

India may ease clinical trial norms for coronavirus vaccine

India may ease clinical trial norms for coronavirus vaccine

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation said while the rights, safety, and well-being of trial subjects were of paramount importance, protocol amendment, deviation or modification might be necessary in some cases owing to unavoidable circumstances.

Budget 2018-19:What's costlier, what's cheaper

Budget 2018-19:What's costlier, what's cheaper

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

Many imported things became costlier as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hiked customs duties on these products in the Union Budget 2018-19.

'Vaccine is far safer than getting Covid'

'Vaccine is far safer than getting Covid'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2021

'I would go for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin and not Covishield, and that is my personal judgment since at least 11,500 have got at least one dose by now and it has proven to be safe.'

Spinach, wine can reduce the risk of dementia

Spinach, wine can reduce the risk of dementia

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

Eating these foods can cut the chances of getting Alzheimer's by up to half.

SBI economists slam Modi's farm reforms

SBI economists slam Modi's farm reforms

Rediff.com12 Oct 2020

State Bank of India's house economists on Monday said the recent farm sector reforms reek of parochial thinking and promote lazy farming as they only cater to cereal-producing states. In the recently concluded monsoon session, the government rushed through three legislation to change the way agricultural produce is marketed, sold and stored by dismantling the decades-old APMC (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) mandis.

The conviction of Salman Khan

The conviction of Salman Khan

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Prisons aren't places to build bodies or boost egos, says Kishore Singh.

10 benefits of sleeping well

10 benefits of sleeping well

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

A deep peaceful sleep gives your heart and blood vessels a chance to rest and recover lowering your pulse and blood pressure.

10 lifestyle changes women MUST follow

10 lifestyle changes women MUST follow

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Cut down sugar. Have a balanced meal. Drink plenty of water. Get some sun.

Career women, beware of these health traps

Career women, beware of these health traps

Rediff.com7 Mar 2014

Iron, vitamin and protein deficiency along with stress can lead to serious health concerns for career women. But there is a way out!

How I lost 23 kg and reversed diabetes in 5 months

How I lost 23 kg and reversed diabetes in 5 months

Rediff.com3 Mar 2020

Rediff reader Pandurang Mahadeo Kumbhar, 37, senior software consultant lead at Philips tells us how he lost 23 kg and reversed diabetes without going to the gym.