Lifestyle

As we develop, brain connects lessons learned differently: Study

Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences- finding hidden connections between different experiences- changes dramatically as we age. The study's findings might one day lead to personalized learning strategies based on a person's cognitive and brain development.

2021-11-16T14:20:51.174553+00:00 IST

Study finds kids and adults make inferences differently

Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task has found that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age.

2021-11-16T03:51:05.631759+00:00 IST

Consuming coffee has both beneficial, harmful short-term health effects

Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): According to the findings of a new research, consuming caffeinated coffee appears to have both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects like increased abnormal heartbeats, increased physical activity and reduced sleep duration.

2021-11-15T17:42:52.757271+00:00 IST

Study suggests students who repeat grade experience more bullying

Shanghai [China], November 15 (ANI): According to a new study of nearly half a million subjects, students who have repeated a grade have higher risks of being victims of bullying in countries around the world.

2021-11-15T12:02:37.735499+00:00 IST

Study finds best way to avoid procrastination

Wellington [New Zealand], November 15 (ANI): New research from the University of Otago has found that no deadline or shorter deadlines work better to avoid procrastinating a task.

2021-11-15T05:04:08.368518+00:00 IST

Research finds salt affects blood flow in brain

Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): New surprising information has been revealed by researchers at Georgia State, in a first-of-its-kind study, about the relationship between neuron activity and blood flow deep in the brain, as well as how the brain is affected by salt consumption.

2021-11-14T18:04:38.040972+00:00 IST

Study suggests strategies for 'picky eaters' to deal with food aversions

Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): A new study has found that adults who struggled with picky eating habits as children have benefitted more from positive and encouraging strategies their parents used than forceful or coercive approaches.

2021-11-14T13:20:51.218170+00:00 IST

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Study finds brain changes during unique spiritual practice

Washington [US], November 14 (ANI): According to a recent study, orgasmic meditation, a unique spiritual practise that uses stimulation of a woman's clitoris as its focus, has been found to produce a distinctive pattern of brain function.

2021-11-14T12:28:14.927202+00:00 IST

Food

World Diabetes Day 2021: Foods and Drinks that help manage blood sugar

New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): When you have prediabetes or diabetes, it can be tricky to know which foods and drinks are the best choices, but here we have listed a few picks that can help keep your numbers in check.

2021-11-14T04:28:22.387639+00:00 IST

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Study: Unstable housing, homelessness linked to COVID-19 re-infection

Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Unstable housing and homelessness are associated with a two-fold greater chance of being re-infected with SARS-CoV-2 compared to those who are securely housed, as demonstrated by the results of a new study.

2021-11-13T17:26:17.820688+00:00 IST

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No evidence that violent video games lead to real-life violence: Study

London [UK], November 13 (ANI): New research has found that there is no evidence of an increase in real-life violence after the release of a new video game.

2021-11-13T15:49:43.540702+00:00 IST

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Researchers highlight toll of childhood adversities on mental health

Wellington [New Zealand], November 13 (ANI): The lifelong toll that adverse events in childhood can take on your health, asserts a recent study.

2021-11-13T09:54:13.346060+00:00 IST

Fitness

Study suggests exercise linked to better mental health

Oakland (California) [US], November 12 (ANI): A recent Kaiser Permanente research has shown that people who exercised more during the initial lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced less anxiety and depression than those who didn't exercise.

2021-11-12T17:46:36.425533+00:00 IST

Parenting

Study finds strategies to help 'picky eaters' deal with food aversions

Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): In a new study, adults who struggled with picky eating habits as children said they benefitted more from positive and encouraging strategies their parents used than forceful or coercive approaches.

2021-11-12T09:32:41.739622+00:00 IST

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Brain changes during unique spiritual practice called orgasmic meditation: Study

Washington [US], November 12 (ANI): In a first-ever study, orgasmic meditation, a unique spiritual practice that uses stimulation of a woman's clitoris as its focus, has been found to produce a distinctive pattern of brain function, according to a recent study.

2021-11-12T02:41:29.172612+00:00 IST

Parenting

Study explores how homeschooling affects adolescents' character, health, well-being

Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths and fewer risky health behaviours later in life, but are less likely to attain a college degree.

2021-11-11T18:13:54.271727+00:00 IST

Education

Study reveals importance of ignoring distraction while learning

Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Cognitive training designed to focus on what's important while ignoring distractions can enhance the brain's information processing, enabling the ability to "learn to learn," finds a new study on mice.

2021-11-11T03:51:38.212518+00:00 IST

Parenting

Common household noises may be stressing your dog, says study

Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that people may not recognize that their dog is stressed when exposed to common household noises.

2021-11-11T03:32:07.599472+00:00 IST

Parenting

Study finds microbiome discovery could help save kids' hearing

Canberra [Australia], November 10 (ANI): A new study has found that bacteria found in children's upper respiratory systems could help fight chronic middle ear infections, the leading cause of preventable hearing loss and deafness in indigenous communities.

2021-11-10T16:53:26.211616+00:00 IST

Relationships

Very preterm born adults score relationships with friends lowly: Study

London [UK], November 10 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Warwick have found that very preterm and very low birth weight born adults score their relationship with friends lower than term-born peers.

2021-11-10T12:14:21.481962+00:00 IST

Fitness

Researchers assert anxiety can be effectively treated with exercise

Stockholm [Sweden], November 10 (ANI): Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows.

2021-11-10T02:28:47.709714+00:00 IST