Lifestyle

Poor sleep may affect academic achievement for children in disinvested neighbourhoods: Study

Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A new research has found that poor sleep health may disproportionately affect children of colour from families of low socioeconomic status and place them at risk for behaviour problems and lower academic performance.

2021-05-31T11:12:51.204951+00:00 IST

Mothers' use of paracetamol during pregnancy linked to ADHD, autism symptoms in childhood

Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): According to a new study, prenatal exposure to paracetamol is associated with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism symptoms in childhood.

2021-05-31T09:23:24.991446+00:00 IST

Gender stereotypes shape youth's future regarding political participation

Rome [Italy], May 31 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Bologna found that gender roles absorbed at an early age seem to have shaped today's youth regarding their involvement in politics, in line with traditional stereotypes.

2021-05-31T05:14:48.350069+00:00 IST

Japan's study shows hands-off formula holding potential in disciplining schoolchildren

Tokyo [Japan], May 30 (ANI): A study examining Japanese schools' hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions. This research also suggests a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other countries.

2021-05-30T16:49:44.150876+00:00 IST

Scientists discover solution to measure harmful plastic particles in human sewage

Portsmouth [UK], May 30 (ANI): In order to determine how best to measure hidden and potentially dangerous plastics in human sewage, during a recent study, scientists conducted research on wastewater.

2021-05-30T14:13:53.241678+00:00 IST

World No Tobacco Day 2021: Spotlight on battling 'Tobacco-Covid' burden

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Uninterrupted focus on Covid-19 pandemic has sidelined another pandemic, that of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which includes heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and more, say experts.

2021-05-30T11:49:15.814819+00:00 IST

Simple makeup tips to celebrate birthdays in style during lockdown

New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Birthdays have always been about dressing up to the nines and sporting elaborate makeup looks for women. You may even have spent the whole year planning out your birthday outfit and makeup look. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing us into yet another lockdown, there may not be much of a point in getting decked up since you are going to be spending your birthday at home.

2021-05-30T10:56:07.508031+00:00 IST

Culture

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Christians celebrate Palm Sunday

Sultan Bathery (Kerala)/ Chennai [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Christians across the country celebrated Palm Sunday today to mark the beginning of the Holy Week, which culminates with Easter Sunday.

2019-04-14T12:25:09.108676+00:00 IST

Sufiyana musical event attracts locals and tourists at Tulip Garden

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), [India] Apr 13 (ANI): Kashmir is famous for its rich cultural heritage; one being the rich Sufi culture. To keep the legacy going, Kashmir society in collaboration with the department of floriculture organized 'Sufiyana Mehfil', a daylong primaeval sufiyana musical event, to attract locals and tourists at Tulip Garden.

2019-04-13T09:38:52.045892+00:00 IST

Festive fervour grips nation on Ram Navami

Mumbai/Kolkata/Patna [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Celebrations are in full swing for Ram Navami, the spring festival which marks the birth of Lord Ram.

2019-04-13T09:14:43.202324+00:00 IST

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Study finds older adults with cerebral palsy need more, but receive less physical therapy

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Adults with cerebral palsy are more likely to experience the debilitating pains of musculoskeletal disorders, but they receive significantly less physical therapy for those ailments, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Michigan.

2021-05-30T03:20:35.640138+00:00 IST

Others

Ban on flavored vaping might lead teens to cigarettes

Connecticut [US], May 29 (ANI): When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. After all, tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and health equity and flavours are particularly attractive to youth.

2021-05-29T17:05:01.781842+00:00 IST

Fitness

Researchers explain why some people derive more benefits from exercise than others

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 29 (ANI): Insights related to mechanistic links between physical fitness and overall health and the reasons why the same exercise can have different effects in different people were unveiled in a new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC),

2021-05-29T16:57:09.742627+00:00 IST

Others

Goal importance, other's behaviour make individuals favour COVID-19 measures

Bern [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that it is not fear but understating the importance of the end goal as well as the way people perceive the behaviour of other people is what makes individuals and societies more or less willing to drastically change their lifestyle and support government-imposed measures to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

2021-05-29T15:30:29.122269+00:00 IST

Quirky

Video platforms normalise exotic pets and their trade: Study

Adelaide [Australia], May 29 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Adelaide have recently raised concern that video sharing platforms such as YouTube might be a contributing factor to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging their trade.

2021-05-29T14:10:02.821351+00:00 IST

Parenting

Open, expressive family life may reduce social deprivation effects among adopted children: Study

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): An environment in which family members support one another and express their feelings can reduce the effects of social deprivation on cognitive ability and development among adopted children, suggests a small study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

2021-05-29T03:35:40.459877+00:00 IST

Fitness

Waking just one hour earlier cuts depression risk by double digits, study finds

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): Waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23 per cent, suggests a sweeping new genetic study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

2021-05-29T03:28:27.629245+00:00 IST

Beauty

Research shows potential new sunscreen is coral-safe, provides more UVB/UVA protection

Maryland [US], May 28 (ANI): If you are a beach bum, and can't get rid of the tan you get after spending a day soaking the sun, the findings of a new research may help.

2021-05-28T11:11:26.234936+00:00 IST

Quirky

Poorer people less able to stay at home amid COVID-19 pandemic

Washington [US], May 28 (ANI): While the COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown have been introduced to obstruct the penetration of the contagious virus, a recent study that tracked data from millions of mobile phone users across the United States found, people living in deprived, less affluent neighbourhoods spent less time indoors during the lockdown.

2021-05-28T11:01:41.405468+00:00 IST

Quirky

Not fear, but goal importance and others' behavior makes one favour COVID-19 measures: Study

Bern [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): Researchers have found that it is not fear but understating the importance of the end goal as well as the way people perceive the behaviour of other people are what makes individuals and societies more or less willing to drastically change their lifestyle and support government-imposed measures to mitigate spread of Covid-19.

2021-05-28T04:33:11.730873+00:00 IST

Others

Study finds Amazon indigenous group's lifestyle may hold key to slowing down aging

Los Angeles (California) [US], May 27 (ANI): A team of international researchers has found that the Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers. The decrease in their brain volumes with age is 70 per cent slower than in Western populations. Accelerated brain volume loss can be a sign of dementia.

2021-05-27T14:08:29.724433+00:00 IST

Quirky

Sleep warning for older men: Disruption or change can mean cognitive dysfunction

Adelaide [Australia], May 27 (ANI): Flinders University experts have warned against disrupted sleep that can be linked to cognitive dysfunction. The researchers discovered that it is advisable that men aged 65 and over should monitor their slumber patterns and seek medical advice.

2021-05-27T13:42:12.877039+00:00 IST

Relationships

Researchers develop app to help couples communicate directly from heart

Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Even though people stayed in touch during the pandemic's stay-at-home orders and social distancing, it was easy to feel out of touch with loved ones. Hence, CMU, Snap researchers recently developed a smartwatch app that uses heart rate to communicate between couples.

2021-05-27T13:21:55.390331+00:00 IST

Others

Embryos of many species use sound to prepare for the outside world, finds study

Canberra [Australia], May 27 (ANI): It's well known that reptiles depend on temperature cues while in the egg to determine a hatchling's sex. Now, researchers writing in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution say that embryos of many different animal species also rely on acoustic signals in important ways. They call this phenomenon "acoustic developmental programming."

2021-05-27T03:38:19.703980+00:00 IST