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INNOVATION

Genes influences smoking Industry Occasional smoking might eventually end in addiction. Currently, about 19% of adults around the world smoke tobacco. But, according to the WHO report, there is a global decline in tobacco use, especially among males. In India, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) (2009-2010) and Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2016-2017) it has shown that there is a 3.3% decline in smoking rates (Fig 1). The global death rates have also declined from 146…

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MENTAL HEALTH

Mind Over Matter:Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Industry “Mind over Matter”, “We are the masters of our own universe”, “Our life is what our thoughts make it” These terms are not foreign to us. While the perception of the meaning behind it differs, when dwelled into the science of it, each of these terms holds a significant meaning. Mind over Matter- Our thoughts interact with the physical world, whether or not we know it, affecting change all the way down to the…