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Teens who drink, smoke pot less likely to achieve life goals

Health November 6, 2017 at 6:51 pm 0 comments

Washington Teenagers who are addicted to heavy marijuana and alcohol use are less likely to complete education, get jobs, marry or earn a good living as adults, a study claims. Researchers at the University of Connecticut in the US tracked the effect of teenage alcohol and marijuana use on theRead More

Drinking coffee may cut death risk in kidney disease patients

Drinking coffee may cut death risk in kidney disease patients

Health November 5, 2017 at 4:37 am 0 comments

London Want to live longer? Charge up on your cup of coffee. According to a study, caffeine consumption may prolong the lifespan of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The findings showed a dose-dependent inverse association between caffeine and all-cause mortality. People who had the highest intake of coffee hadRead More

Here’s why you need to remove electronic gadgets from bedroom

Here’s why you need to remove electronic gadgets from bedroom

Health November 5, 2017 at 4:36 am 0 comments

Washington DC Parents, removing digital devices from your children’s bedrooms can improve their sleep, according to a recent study. Removing electronic media from the bedroom and encouraging a calming bedtime routine are among recommendations Penn State researchers outlined in a recent manuscript on digital media and sleep in childhood andRead More

Turns out, brain activity is inherited

Health November 5, 2017 at 4:36 am 0 comments

Washington A team of researchers has found that brain activity is inherited, which may have implications for future treatment approaches for conditions such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism. Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity known as a connectotype, or brain fingerprint. The Oregon Health &Read More

This is why you should remove digital devices from your kids’ bedroom

This is why you should remove digital devices from your kids’ bedroom

Health November 3, 2017 at 5:59 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: According to a study, parents who remove digital devices from their kids’ bedrooms can improve their sleep. Removing electronic media from the bedroom and encouraging a calming bedtime routine are among recommendations Penn State researchers outlined in a recent manuscript on digital media and sleep in childhood andRead More

New flu shot may protect you lifelong

Health November 3, 2017 at 5:59 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Researchers have developed a vaccine combining genes from four strains of influenza which may provide lifelong protection and soon pave the way towards a universal flu shot. The researchers looked whether a universal flu shot could be created by using a combination of multiple genes shared at theRead More

Why women need more ‘guts’ than men to ‘kick the cigarette butt’

Why women need more ‘guts’ than men to ‘kick the cigarette butt’

Health November 2, 2017 at 6:49 pm 0 comments

Washington DC Women tend to find it harder to quit smoking than men and a recent study suggests why. Scientists reported in a mouse study that the difference in gender smoking patterns and smoking’s effects could be due to how nicotine impacts the brain-gut relationship. When a person smokes tobacco,Read More

Cycling to work as effective for weight loss as hitting gym

Health November 2, 2017 at 6:48 pm 0 comments

London Riding the bike to work may be just as effective for losing weight as exercising at the gym five days a week, a study has found. “This is good news to the many overweight people who may not have the time or inclination to join a fitness centre, becauseRead More

Ageing is mathematically impossible to beat

Ageing is mathematically impossible to beat

Health November 1, 2017 at 5:12 pm 0 comments

Washington, Global efforts to find the secret to everlasting youth may be futile, as scientists have mathematically proven that it is impossible to halt ageing in multicellular organisms like humans. Current understanding of the evolution of ageing leaves open the possibility that ageing could be stopped if only science couldRead More

Daily aspirin use may cut digestive cancer risk

Daily aspirin use may cut digestive cancer risk

Health November 1, 2017 at 5:11 pm 0 comments

Hong Kong Individuals who regularly use pain reliever aspirin are likely to experience a significant reduction in digestive cancer risk, finds a study involving over 600,000 people. The findings showed that patients who were prescribed aspirin daily showed a 47 per cent reduction in liver and oesophageal cancer incidence. GastricRead More