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Study: Heat exposure during pregnancy may disrupt key stress-related molecules
24Nov By No Comments
Health

Study: Heat exposure during pregnancy may disrupt key stress-related molecules

An exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy could be disrupting amino acids and vitamins key to managing stress and energy, thereby increasing the risk of a premature delivery, suggests an analysis of blood samples. Studies have observed a link between warmer ambient temperatures and preterm births, where a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. The analysis, published in the journal Science Advances, looked at small molecules or "molecular fingerprints" in blood samples of 215 pregnant women who were residents of the US metropolitan city of Atlanta, and matched residential addresses with the maximum ambient temperatures experienced throughout their pregnancies. The first-of-its-kind study by researchers at Emory University found a disruption in levels of naturally occurring s...
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Girija Oak says informed and aware parents lead to less childhood traumas
24Nov By No Comments
Entertainment, Movies

Girija Oak says informed and aware parents lead to less childhood traumas

Actress Girija Oak, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming streaming series Perfect Family, is speaking up about the importance of having informed, socially aware parents for a child. On Sunday, the makers of Perfect Family shared a new promo featuring the actress. The actress essays the role of Neeti Karkaria in the upcoming series. The series also stars Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa, Neha Dhupia, and Gulshan Devaiah, and builds up on the theme of childhood experiences. Talking about the same, the actress said in a statement, “It is interesting how childhood trauma is perceived. When you are living it, you do not realise it, you are simply dealing with situations the best you can. I think every set of parents understand what is good and bad for their kid, but we often get stuck in...
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A growing music debate: Band vs. brand. Here’s what that means – National
24Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Entertainment, Movies

A growing music debate: Band vs. brand. Here’s what that means – National

Come next May 26 in Moncton, N.B., Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman will kick off a national tour under the name The Guess Who. The last time they played a show like this was July 30, 2003 for SARSfest in Toronto. Why so long? Because each of them left The Guess Who before it was done.Randy exited in 1970 and Burton in 1975, and the group carried on with bass player Jim Kale and drummer Garry Peterson. It was Kale who realized that there was no clear ownership of the name “The Guess Who,” so he filed for its trademark in the U.S. in 1986 without telling Burton or Randy. The group continued without its two main players and songwriters.And it got weirder. Kale stopped appearing with The Guess Who in 2016 and Peterson was semi-retired, appearing with the band only once in a while. Fans turni...
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The Best Ad Blocker for Safari on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
24Nov By No Comments
Life Style

The Best Ad Blocker for Safari on Mac, iPhone, and iPad

Want to block ads on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad? wBlock is quickly becoming my favorite solution: it's free, open source, fast, and customizable.Ad blocking is in a weird place. Google, the company that makes more money from advertising than any other on Earth, is actively working to make ad blockers worse on Chrome while it also makes it harder to block ads on YouTube. Basically, it's a good time to not use Chrome.So it's nice that Apple users have another choice: Safari. And, as luck would have it, Safari has an extremely efficient API for ad blocking built right in. The ad blocker wBlock uses this, and the result is ads are blocked in a way that doesn't slow down your browsing. I wrote a few months ago about uBlock Origin for Safari, which doesn't use Apple's native blocking feature. I e...
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Study finds physical activity can cut dementia risk by 45 pct
23Nov By No Comments
Health

Study finds physical activity can cut dementia risk by 45 pct

Regular physical activity during mid-life years and later could lower one`s risk of developing dementia by up to 45 per cent, compared to those who are less active during the period, found an analysis of over 4,300 adults in a US town. The findings, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), could help develop strategies that are timed to the most relevant stages of adult life, researchers said. Dementia is an ageing-related condition in which one`s memory, thought processes and speech are steadily impacted over time, and can eventually interfere with daily activities. Alzheimer`s disease is the most common form of dementia. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine looked at data from the `Framingham Heart Study`, which began in 1948 and recruited ...
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Canada, G7 security ministers pledge to fight organized crime together – National
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Canada, G7 security ministers pledge to fight organized crime together – National

Interior and security ministers from Canada and the other Group of Seven countries are pledging to work together to aggressively fight transnational organized crime. Wrapping up a two-day meeting in Ottawa, the G7 ministers said Sunday they were committed to disrupting the ability of global crime groups to finance and profit from their heinous activities.In a joint statement, the ministers said transnational criminal organizations are “ruthless in their pursuit of profit, power and influence” through corruption, violence and other illicit means.“Fighting them requires both a shared global understanding and commitment to co-operation.”The statement adds that G7 countries recognize the need for “innovative approaches” to address organized crime threats, including use of measures employed in ...
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Carney says ‘constructive’ talks ongoing with Alberta about oil pipeline
23Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
Politics

Carney says ‘constructive’ talks ongoing with Alberta about oil pipeline

Prime Minister Mark Carney says discussions between the federal and Alberta governments on a potential oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northern coast are ongoing, addressing speculation this week that a framework agreement was close. In comments made during his trip to the G20 summit in South Africa, Carney spoke about the talks for the first time.“So the discussion around oil pipelines, for example, and this is the language of Premier Smith of a grand bargain, is absolutely related to other aspects of policy in Alberta, if it were a pipeline from Alberta, as well as investment in carbon capture and storage, so that these are effectively carbonized, would decarbonize barrels,” Carney said.Speculation of an oil pipeline from Alberta has been ongoing for weeks, despite one not being annou...
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Shefali Shah reveals why she was weeping upon the release of Delhi Crime 3
23Nov By No Comments
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Shefali Shah reveals why she was weeping upon the release of Delhi Crime 3

Actress Shefali Shah, who is receiving a lot of positive response to the 3rd season of her International Emmy-winning series Delhi Crime, has shared that she was “weeping with relief” once the show was released, and the early reviews were out. On Friday, the actress took to her Instagram and shared a long note. She shared that this time around, she played a different side of Vartika Chaturvedi. In the 3rd season, her character has been promoted, but with a punishment posting in Assam.           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Shefali Shah (@shefalishahofficial) Talking about the changes she did to her character in the 3rd season, she shared, “I was terrified. It is the understatement of the...
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"Even cannabis can cause strokes": Top neurologist Dr (Col) Joy Dev Mukherji
23Nov By No Comments
Health

"Even cannabis can cause strokes": Top neurologist Dr (Col) Joy Dev Mukherji

Dr (Col) Joy Dev Mukherji, one of India`s leading neurologists, has issued a stark warning against the growing social acceptance of recreational and "party" drugs, stressing that even cannabis can trigger strokes, seizures and cardiac complications and that the practise is driving a worrying rise in young patients arriving with severe neurological emergencies. Speaking in an ANI podcast, Dr Mukherji, who has over 28 years of clinical experience and served in the Armed Forces Medical Services before joining Max Healthcare in 2006, said there is "absolutely no justification" for drug use. He described its growing social acceptance as "deeply alarming." "No way can we justify using drugs. Unfortunately, it has become so rampant that it is getting social acceptance, which is incorrect and ab...
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This Black Friday Deal Cuts 50% Off a Six-Month Apple TV Subscription
23Nov By No Comments
Life Style

This Black Friday Deal Cuts 50% Off a Six-Month Apple TV Subscription

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it's over. Follow our live blog to stay up-to-date on the best sales we find.Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.Subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change. Black Friday deals aren't just on physical produ...
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