Lifestyle

Study: Weight loss possible with anti obesity medications

Washington [US], June 26 (ANI): According to a recent study, a group of researchers discovered that overweight and obese individuals maintained an average weight loss of 10.6 per cent for over 3-5 years with the support of a lifestyle change programme and anti-obesity medications.

2022-06-26T10:44:16.831733+00:00 IST

Research finds mites live on skin of face and mate at night

Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): A new DNA analysis reveals the reason behind odd mating habits, body features and evolutionary future of mites that live in the hair follicles of humans.

2022-06-25T13:58:33.827673+00:00 IST

Food can be produced without sunlight via artificial photosynthes

Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): According to a study by the University of California, scientists have found a way to bypass the need for biological photosynthesis altogether and create food independent of sunlight by using artificial photosynthesis.

2022-06-24T12:44:29.119983+00:00 IST

Travel-therapy can provide real mental health benefits

Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): A new cross-disciplinary paper from Edith Cowan University (ECU) proposes we change the way we view tourism, seeing it not just as a recreational experience but as an industry that can provide real health benefits.

2022-06-24T12:09:53.437411+00:00 IST

Spousal Education lead's to positive impact on people's health

Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): According to a study by Indiana University researchers, spousal education is positively related to people's overall health, with an effect size that rivals the impact of a person's own education.

2022-06-24T11:58:42.126217+00:00 IST

Study finds new guidelines for prenatal care delivery

New York [US], June 24 (ANI): In order to establish new prenatal care delivery recommendations, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists collaborated with the University of Michigan to bring together a panel of maternity care experts.

2022-06-24T11:23:32.453977+00:00 IST

Study finds women itch less as compared to men

Kyoto [Japan], June 24 (ANI): Human females have a significantly lower incidence of severe psoriasis, which is one of the many factors that men may find to be envious of them at least when it comes to severe skin inflammation, according to a study led by a team of researchers at Kyoto University.

2022-06-24T09:36:30.502095+00:00 IST

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Food

Gizmos and gadgets in the kitchen

New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Ever since our prehistoric ancestors stumbled upon the joys of accidentally cooked food, there had been no let-up in inventions of implements that reduce the drudgery in the kitchen. The art and science of cooking have explored new horizons with gadgets and gizmos that sizzle. We have come a long way from a pair of palaeolithic knives, mortar n pestle, grinding stone and tongs, to air fryers, smart slow cookers, sophisticated food processors and even fully automated fulka-making machines.

2022-06-24T07:51:35.893904+00:00 IST

Food

'Proteins in plant-based substitutes are less than from chicken'

Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): A new study has found that proteins in a model plant-based substitute were not as accessible to cells as those from chicken.

2022-06-23T17:25:02.094379+00:00 IST

Food

The other oil wars

New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): The war in Ukraine has sent the oil prices sky rocketing and clouds are gathering on the middle eastern horizon of oil wars in near future. This has distracted our attention from the other oil crisis that is brewing and will impact the lives of many Indians. In recent months, edible oils have hit the headlines in an unprecedented manner.

2022-06-23T11:49:49.199667+00:00 IST

Others

Unnoticed eye movements key for better self-driving cars: Study

Tokyo [Japan], June 23 (ANI): Artificial neural networks that learn to recognize objects more quickly and accurately have been developed by Andrea Benucci and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science.

2022-06-22T19:44:07.554520+00:00 IST

Fitness

Walking can improve performance on cognitive tasks

Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): It has long been thought that when walking is combined with a task, both suffer however, researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that this is not always the case.

2022-06-21T17:25:02.372800+00:00 IST

Relationships

When people 'click' they respond faster to each other

Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): According to the findings in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, when two people are on the same page in a conversation, sometimes their minds just 'click.' A new study demonstrates that clicking isn't just a figure of speech but is predicted by 'response times' in a conversation or the amount of time between when one person stops talking and the other person starts.

2022-06-21T17:23:46.727442+00:00 IST

Fitness

Long-term weight loss possible with medications, lifestyle change

Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): A new study has found that overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6 per cent over 3 to 5 years with a programme of lifestyle changes in combination with anti-obesity medications.

2022-06-20T18:15:37.046910+00:00 IST

Quirky

Design tricks are often used to monetize children's app usage

Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): A new study suggests that the majority of apps preschool-aged children use are designed to make money off their digital experiences.

2022-06-20T17:45:24.183215+00:00 IST

Fitness

'Body-checking experience does not reduce risk of injury for players'

Calgary [Canada], June 20 (ANI): According to a new study by the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), youth hockey players with long body-checking experience were at significantly higher risk of concussion than their peers with less body-checking experience.

2022-06-20T08:32:06.114520+00:00 IST

Parenting

Losing grandmother can lead to repercussions for loved ones

Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): A new study's findings revealed that losing a beloved family member is never easy and the loss of a grandmother, in particular, can have repercussions for the loved ones she leaves behind.

2022-06-19T12:03:06.608574+00:00 IST

Others

Longer glances at yourself during online chat leads to bad mood

Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that the longer a person glances at themselves when conversing with a partner in an online chat, the worse their mood becomes over the length of the encounter. The researchers discovered that alcohol use appears to exacerbate the condition.

2022-06-18T18:35:09.471706+00:00 IST

Fitness

Language matters when describing weight loss goals

Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): A recent study by Annabell Ho at Noom, Inc. New York, United States, suggests that while setting a weight-loss goal, analytical language was associated with greater weight loss success and a lower likelihood of attrition.

2022-06-18T17:12:25.033798+00:00 IST

Fitness

Prolonged sitting related to health risks: Study

Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): Simon Fraser University has come up with new research, adding further weight to the contention that delayed sitting might be dangerous to your health.

2022-06-18T10:49:54.428834+00:00 IST

Others

Playing with pre-school pals lowers risk of mental health issues

Cambridge [England], June 18 (ANI): New research shows that children who learn to play well with others at a young age have better mental health as adults.

2022-06-18T08:59:21.382452+00:00 IST