Lifestyle

Study finds coffee consumption can stimulate digestion

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): According to new research, coffee has positive effects on digestion and the gut, and protects against common digestive complaints such as gallstones as well as certain liver diseases.

2022-01-19T09:16:06.145002+00:00 IST

Study shows students with attention problems more likely to cheat

Ohio [US], January 19 (ANI): High school students who have trouble paying attention in class are more likely to admit to cheating, a new study revealed. Researchers found that inattention led to hyperactivity in the students, and both together contributed to higher levels of cheating.

2022-01-19T09:12:57.925271+00:00 IST

Changes in sleep and biological rhythms from late pregnancy to postpartum linked to depression and anxiety

Hamilton (Ontario) [Canada], January 19 (ANI): A set of parameters including sleep and biological rhythm variables have been closely associated with the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms, starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to the third postpartum month, according to a new study.

2022-01-19T08:07:41.964842+00:00 IST

Study finds cultural similarities might play key role in successful immigrations

Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): According to a new study, the culture of an immigrant's new home may be a key factor in whether the move is successful and they ultimately remain in their new home.

2022-01-19T08:06:19.152708+00:00 IST

2022 food trend: Hamburger in golden veil

New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): There's more to hamburgers than just being a junk food popular only with kids. Yes, you read it right. The patty in the bun that started its journey on a pushcart or kiosk in NY more than a century back has come a long way.

2022-01-19T07:24:38.308857+00:00 IST

Fear of catching COVID-19 heightens disgust sensitivity: Study

Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): A new study has suggested that disgust sensitivity can and does change - and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, concern about getting sick with a coronavirus infection was associated with an increase in disgust sensitivity.

2022-01-18T18:29:28.197448+00:00 IST

Study sheds light on benefits of movement for creative thinking

Wurzburg [Germany], January 18 (ANI): Movement helps us to think creatively. This insight is over 2000 years old - and already known to the philosophers in ancient Greece. However, what is the connection between movement and cognition from a scientific point of view? What happens in the brain when we walk? Are people who rarely move less creative?

2022-01-18T12:00:41.321866+00:00 IST

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Remembering faces and names can be improved during sleep

Evanston (Illinois) [US], January 18 (ANI): For those who rarely forget a face, but struggle with names, the remedy for boosting learning may be as near as one's pillow. New research by Northwestern University, became the first to document the effect reactivating memory during sleep has on face-name learning.

2022-01-18T08:54:04.257068+00:00 IST

Fitness

Introducing lifestyle interventions in preschool lowers heart disease risk

Washington [US], January 18 (ANI): Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children.

2022-01-18T06:44:54.790870+00:00 IST

Quirky

Study explores improving reading skills through action video games

Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): During a recent study, an Italian-Swiss team demonstrated that children's reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game.

2022-01-17T17:11:22.287163+00:00 IST

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Study finds how we feel confident or doubtful about our decisions

Zurich [Switzerland], January 17 (ANI): A team of researchers has shown for the first time that decisions feel right to us if we have compared the options as attentively as possible -- and if we are conscious of having done so.

2022-01-17T15:02:15.363179+00:00 IST

Fitness

Chewing to stay slim: How to savour food better and dodge weight gain

Shinjuku (Tokyo) [Japan], January 17 (ANI): A recent study by Waseda University, Japan, provided a causal link between chewing and diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT).

2022-01-17T12:25:44.645319+00:00 IST

Food

Food: Hot from the printing press

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): "Proof of the pudding," they say, "is in the eating". And, "Seeing is believing," tells another adage. But, how do you react when a 3-D printed snack or steak is served to you on a plate?

2022-01-17T06:07:28.396402+00:00 IST

Food

Swapping just one food item daily makes diet planet-friendly: Study

Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): As per a new Tulane University study, Americans who eat beef could slash their diet's carbon footprint as much as 48 per cent by swapping just one serving per day for a more planet-friendly alternative.

2022-01-16T16:50:33.846129+00:00 IST

Fitness

Nature helps people cope with body image issues: Study

Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Do you get negative thoughts and feelings about your body? Don't worry. All you have to do is to increase your exposure to nature. According to a new study, being in nature helps people deal with negative body image by removing some of the triggers of body image anxiety, such as the focus on social media, and strengthening coping mechanisms to keep negative feelings in perspective.

2022-01-16T16:33:48.468872+00:00 IST

Relationships

Study: Men living alone at higher risk of inflammation

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): According to the findings of a recent study, living alone for several years and experiencing serial relationship break-ups are strongly linked to raised levels of inflammatory markers in the blood, but only in men.

2022-01-15T15:03:13.500043+00:00 IST

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Study finds income inequality may harm child's performance in maths, but not reading

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): A new comprehensive study has found that children of houses of income inequality might have a hard time in mathematics, but not in reading.

2022-01-15T12:25:39.791137+00:00 IST

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Study finds non-English language science may save biodiversity

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): According to recent research, non-English language science may hold untapped information which might be crucial for the conservation of global biodiversity.

2022-01-15T10:24:42.243020+00:00 IST

Education

Youngsters who self-identify as multilingual, perform better at school: Study

London [UK], January 15 (ANI): Recent research has discovered that young adults who consider themselves multilingual tend to perform better across a wide range of subjects at school, regardless of whether they are actually fluent in another language.

2022-01-15T10:12:17.845207+00:00 IST

Education

Gender stereotypes in computer science, engineering begin by age six: Study

Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): A recent study led by a team of international researchers found that the perception that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering starts as young as age six.

2022-01-15T09:58:34.706121+00:00 IST

Food

Study finds dried goji berries may protect against age-related vision loss

California [US], January 15 (ANI): A new study has found that regularly consuming a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people.

2022-01-15T07:55:45.175028+00:00 IST