Lifestyle

Study: Low-intensity exercise may help maintain mobility in older ladies

Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): A study led by a team of scientists from Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Sciences at UC San Diego proposed that low-intensity workouts may ensure mobility in more older ladies.

2021-02-27T16:46:45.074814+00:00 IST

Study links poor quality carbohydrates rich diet to heart attacks, death risk

Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): While a balanced diet with an adequate amount of carbohydrates, fats, and sugar is advised to keep diseases at bay, a recent study has pointed out that consuming a diet high in poor quality carbohydrates has many ill effects ranging from a higher risk of heart attacks to strokes, and even death.

2021-02-27T15:17:47.816070+00:00 IST

Novice drivers on hand-held smartphones also drive under influence

Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The findings of recent research at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software suggests that young novice drivers who talk on hand-held smartphones while driving are also likely to drive under the influence of drink or drugs.

2021-02-27T10:27:49.579168+00:00 IST

Study determines why music is important for young drivers

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 27 (ANI): The findings of a recent study led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers suggests that for young drivers it is "absolutely impossible" to drive without listening to music.

2021-02-27T10:22:55.602241+00:00 IST

Picture books may boost physical activity for youth with autism

Missouri [US], February 27 (ANI): A researcher at the University of Missouri recently created fitness picture books that help youth with autism exercise more frequently while offering low-income families. This outcome of the study is a simple resource for workout motivation when outdoor fitness equipment might not be accessible.

2021-02-27T10:17:51.311483+00:00 IST

Study reveals not all 'good' cholesterol is healthy

Washington [US], February 26 (ANI): A study led by a team of researchers has now demonstrated that not all good cholesterol is healthy.

2021-02-26T09:49:51.134230+00:00 IST

Study discusses correlation between allergy seasons, pollens

Washington (US), February 25 (ANI): Researchers in Munich during a recent study discovered how the length of allergy seasons in Germany are affected by pollen travelling far distances.

2021-02-25T10:50:11.315673+00:00 IST

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Assam gears up to celebrate 'Magh Bihu'

Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): People of Guwahati are all set to celebrate the auspicious harvest festival 'Magh Bihu'.

2019-01-13T18:01:37.665469+00:00 IST

Arun Jaitley, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurate 'Hunar Haat'

New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday inaugurated "Hunar Haat" at the State Emporia Complex.

2019-01-13T17:18:25.639103+00:00 IST

Fervor, food, fire: India celebrates Lohri

New Delhi (India), Jan 13 (ANI): Lohri was celebrated in Northern India with everything that the festival is known for- good food, bonfire, music, and high spirit.

2019-01-13T17:16:27.870216+00:00 IST

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Food

Plant protein-based diet lowers risk of dementia-related death in postmenopausal women: Study

Dallas [US], February 24 (ANI): Postmenopausal women who ate high levels of plant protein had lower risks of premature death, cardiovascular disease, and dementia-related death compared with women who ate fewer plant proteins, according to new research.

2021-02-24T13:15:02.192060+00:00 IST

Quirky

Study suggests changes in writing style provide clues to group identity

London [UK], February 24 (ANI): Small changes to people's writing style can reveal which social group they "belong to" at a given moment, new research showed.

2021-02-24T08:33:11.635895+00:00 IST

Parenting

Happy childhood? No guarantee for good mental health!

Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): While it's widely known that a difficult childhood could increase the likelihood of mental illness, a new suggested that a happy and secure childhood does not always protect a child from developing a mental illness later in life.

2021-02-24T03:55:54.572005+00:00 IST

Food

Immune system damage maybe caused by fructose rich diet: Study

Bristol [England], February 23 (ANI): New research indicated that consuming a diet high in sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of peoples' immune systems in ways that have, until now, largely been unknown.

2021-02-23T10:55:56.377547+00:00 IST

Quirky

Novice drivers talking on hand-held smartphones more likely to run red-lights: Study

Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Young novice drivers who talk on hand-held smartphones while driving are also likely to drive while under the influence of drink or drugs, according to researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software.

2021-02-23T10:52:24.725661+00:00 IST

Quirky

Here's why music is a must for young drivers!

Tel Aviv [Israel], February 22 (ANI): Driving is "absolutely impossible" without music, suggested the findings of a new study led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers.

2021-02-22T10:45:06.083503+00:00 IST

Parenting

Study reveals stress was leading reason teachers quit before pandemic

Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Stress was the most common reason teachers cited for leaving the profession before and during the pandemic, according to a RAND Corporation survey.

2021-02-22T10:42:52.807367+00:00 IST

Fitness

Daily commuters are inhaling unacceptably high levels of carcinogens, reveals study

Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): A study published in the journal, Environment International uncovered that normal suburbanites in California are possibly breathing in synthetic compounds at levels that increase the danger of birth imperfections and even cancer.

2021-02-21T17:51:42.107545+00:00 IST

Others

Contact between people in England reduced due to local, national restrictions

London [UK], February 21 (ANI): The findings of a recent study suggest that contact between people was gradually reduced during the summer and autumn of 2020 due to the imposition of various local and national restrictions in England.

2021-02-21T14:50:37.725879+00:00 IST

Quirky

US survey sheds light on increasing depression, anxiety and loneliness in college students

Boston (Massachusetts) [US], February 21 (ANI): A recent survey on college students sheds light on the surge in prevalence of depression and anxiety in young people, and now reaching its highest levels.

2021-02-21T09:20:01.602390+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study finds potential mechanism underlying loss of muscle mass during menopause

Helsinki [Finland], February 21 (ANI): Estrogen deficiency alters the microRNA signalling in skeletal muscle, which may activate signalling cascades leading to loss of muscle mass, suggest the findings of a study conducted in collaboration between the universities of Minnesota (USA) and Jyvaskyla (Finland).

2021-02-21T09:02:59.309103+00:00 IST

Fitness

Deaths due to anaphylaxis halved despite increase in hospital admissions: Study

London [UK], February 20 (ANI): A research published in the BMJ journal shed light on the death rate from food-induced anaphylaxis that has halved despite a highly increased rate of hospital admissions in the UK due to this life-threatening allergic reaction disease.

2021-02-20T17:57:48.671146+00:00 IST

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Genome study of Capuchin monkey uncovers hints on its large brain, long life

Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): A study led by a team of scientists from the University of Calgary in Canada and the University of Liverpool in the UK sequenced the genome of a Capuchin monkey to uncover new hereditary hints about the evolution of the breed's long life expectancy and enormous minds.

2021-02-20T17:43:48.026000+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study found heart damage in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): Through a clinical study published in the European Heart Journal, scientists claim that around half of the patients studied have had their heart damaged subsequent to being hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and they showed elevated levels of a protein called troponin.

2021-02-20T17:22:21.121880+00:00 IST