Grub Fest to tour more cities after Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a successful Delhi run of its 17th edition, the Grub Fest shows no sign of receding into the backseat like most food festivals, and will tour more Indian cities…
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Vista Rooms expands to northeast India
New Delhi, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Luxury travel platform Vista Rooms on Tuesday announced the opening of three exquisite properties in the state of Sikkim, marking its debut in the northeast India. As per the company,…
Deep sleep can calm, reset the anxious brain
New York, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found that the type of sleep most apt to calm and reset the anxious brain is deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM) slow-wave sleep, a…
Gut bacteria may increase bowel cancer risk: Study
London, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found that people with a certain type of bacteria in their gut may be at a greater risk of developing bowel cancer. The gut microbiome is the collection of…
Lower physical activity leads to higher death rates: Study
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found the people who had the lowest levels of physical activity had higher rates of death compared to people with higher levels of activity, adding that nine…
#DelhiAirEmergency gets people to talk about solutions
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) From wearing masks and staying indoors to working from home, suggestions to deal with the deadly air pollution in Delhi flooded Twitter on Sunday as people took to social media…
iPhone 5 user? Update software now to keep using App Store
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) If you are using an iPhone 5, do not forget to update its software as Apple has warned that without an iOS update the device will not support App Store,…
Do Indian travellers fake wheelchair need, asks Mahindra
New Delhi, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra in a tweet on Saturday wondered if many Indian travellers fake the need of wheelchairs at airports, sparking a heated debate among his followers. “Only…
Use these anti-pollution masks to protect yourself
New Delhi, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) With a sharp rise in air pollution in north India, and as toxic air overlays the cities for days, a high-quality mask can be effective to a certain extent in…
Heavy smoking causes faces to look older: Study
London, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Smoker’s Face– a condition where smokers look older than they are, is just one of many negative effects caused by heavy tobacco usage, researchers have warned. “We searched across thousands of…
Netizens flag off #NoShaveNovember challenge on Twitter
New Delhi, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the November starts, social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook are flooded with hundreds of posts with #NoShaveNovember. ‘No Shave November’ is a campaign, where men do not…
High hormone levels in blood raise prostate cancer risk
London, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Men with higher levels of testosterone and a growth hormone in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a new study. A research of more…
Liver cancer deaths 50% up in last 10 years
London, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Liver cancer deaths have increased by around 50 per cent in the last decade and have tripled since records began, researchers have warned. The new mortality data from Cancer Research UK,…
Multitasking makes teens feel both positive and negative
New York, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Multitasking makes adolescents feel both more positive as well as more negative about the main task they are trying to accomplish, says a new study. The study, published in the…
Cause of Crohn’s disease afflicting Chidambaram remains unknown
By Bharat Upadhyay New Delhi, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Much remains mysterious about the factors that lead to Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that afflicts former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram who has lost 7.5 kg…
Real or Fake? Female influencers harassed on Instagram
New York, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Female Instagram influencers – whose livelihoods depend on their numbers of followers, views and likes – endure criticism and harassment both for being too real and for seeming too fake,…
High dose of O-T-C niacin supplement linked to blindness
New York, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found that severe vision loss from a self-pres cribed high dose of over-the-counter(OTC) niacin is linked to injury of a specific cell type in a patient’s eye. Niacin,…
Global warming likely to increase illnesses: Study
Sydney, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Global warming is likely to increase illnesses caused by undernutrition, due to the effects of heat exposure, researchers have warned. For the study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, the researhers…
Drinking coffee improves sports performance: Study
London, Oct 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Researchers have found that drinking coffee is associated with improving sports performance in both men and women. For the study, published in the journal Nutrients, the researchers from Coventry University in…
Can paracetamol safely curb major depressive symptoms?
By Bharat Upadhyay New Delhi, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Although researchers abroad claim that anti-inflammatory agents such as aspirin or paracetamol can safely and effectively curb the symptoms of major depression, doctors here dispute the claim….