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Study finds that misleading people are often easily misled by others

Ontario[Canada], March 9 (ANI): The findings of a new study from the University of Waterloo suggests that individuals who frequently try to persuade or impress others with misleading exaggerations and distortions, often themselves are much likely to be fooled by impressive-sounding misinformation.

2021-03-09T14:09:55.416203+00:00 IST

Fashion

Kardashians expand their empire to greeting cards, coming out with 'Kardashian Kards'

Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): The Kardashians clan, who already own several business ventures, is now stepping into the world of greeting cards and calendars.

2021-03-09T10:07:38.094521+00:00 IST

Quirky

Night shift work may increase cancer risk, says study

Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): A new study conducted by researchers at Washington State University has found new clues as to why night shift workers may be at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer compared to those who work regular daytime hours.

2021-03-08T17:35:29.200961+00:00 IST

Relationships

Is online dating effective or just superficial

Washington [US], March 8 (ANI): The findings of a study by Pew Research Center suggest that 1 out of 10 adults living in America have found a long-term relationship from online dating apps, such as Tinder, OkCupid, and Match.com. But what is it in people that compels them to "swipe right" on certain profiles and reject the rest?

2021-03-08T14:03:44.016476+00:00 IST

Education

TopYa! spearheading its social impact project NacFun

New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): TopYa! India Pvt Ltd (TIPL), which is an Indian Ed-Tech start-up, is now spearheading a social impact project, NacFun, a free e-Learning Program of National Active Championship, in order to build digital components of Co-scholastic, sports, and fitness activities.

2021-03-08T12:33:04.673873+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study reveals association between walking pace and risk of death among cancer survivors

Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): A study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has found that a slow walking pace among cancer survivors may increase their chances of death.

2021-03-07T17:11:37.035246+00:00 IST

Sexuality

Study unveils association between gender assumptions and climate adaption

Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): A study led by Dr Jacqueline Lau from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (Coral CoE at JCU) and WorldFish , suggested that gender -- alongside other identities like race, class, and age -- has a powerful influence on people's experience of, and resilience to, climate change.

2021-03-07T17:03:05.934385+00:00 IST

Sexuality

International Women's Day 2021: Celebrating women who chose to challenge

New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): From being an efficient homemaker to running a campaign, launching an initiative, reporting an achievement, and many more, women have proven their mettle in every sphere across the world.

2021-03-07T12:55:23.858766+00:00 IST

Quirky

Individuals with higher income likely to feel more proud and confident

Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): People with higher incomes, in general, feel more proud, more confident and less apprehensive in comparison to those individuals who earn a lower income, although they may not feel more compassionate, caring, or cherishing, showed the findings of a recent study

2021-03-07T10:44:29.858708+00:00 IST

Quirky

Study uncovers association of greenhouse gas emissions with dietary guidelines among countries

Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): A study drove by the Nutrition Journal, involving seven countries discovered that greenhouse gas emissions associated with national dietary guidelines advocating a healthy diet vary greatly between countries, with US guidelines having the largest carbon footprint and India having the smallest.

2021-03-06T17:19:06.119453+00:00 IST

Food

Study uncovers high fat diets may lead to greater risk of heart attacks

Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): A study led by a team of researchers from the University of Reading uncovered that consumption of high-fat diets may over-activate destructive heart disease protein, increasing the risk of a heart attack.

2021-03-06T17:12:02.022811+00:00 IST

Others

Research reveals how pollutants affect fertility

Portsmouth [UK], March 6 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that individuals who lived near the South Coast of England were 6 times less fertile than any other lesser polluted location in the world. The study was conducted on shrimp-like creatures that lived in the survey area and were found to have 70 per cent less sperm, in comparison to those living in cleaner waters.

2021-03-06T14:35:19.220124+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study suggests regular exercise could prevent type 2 diabetes

Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): Exercising regularly is known to have many health benefits and now another advantage of regular physical activity has come to light.

2021-03-06T11:33:06.913230+00:00 IST

Quirky

Researchers uncover subspecies of chimpanzees despite isolation events

Berlin [Germany], March 5 (ANI): A new large-scale study led by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology uncovered recent genetic connectivity between chimpanzee subspecies despite past isolation events.

2021-03-05T16:56:24.879953+00:00 IST