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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

Study shows no evidence that violent video games lead to real-life violence

London [UK], November 8 (ANI): A new research has found no evidence of increase in real-life violence after a new video game is released.

2021-11-08T14:49:44.091903+00:00 IST

Pandemic solitude was positive experience for many: Study

London [UK], November 7 (ANI): According to a new research, time spent alone during the coronavirus pandemic led to positive effects on well-being across all ages.

2021-11-07T11:46:05.213201+00:00 IST

Forest fires linked to low birth weight in newborns, says study

Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): Women exposed to smoke from landscape fires during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with low or very low birth weights, according to a new study.

2021-11-02T17:44:03.581113+00:00 IST

Study finds women are more reluctant than men to ask for deadline extensions

Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): A new research has found that women are less likely than men to ask for more time to complete projects with adjustable deadlines at work or school.

2021-11-02T09:03:53.725891+00:00 IST

Study finds pandemic solitude was positive experience for many

London [UK], November 1 (ANI): New research has found that time spent alone during the pandemic led to positive effects on well-being across all ages.

2021-11-01T08:32:30.079675+00:00 IST

Study finds genetic risk of mental health conditions may influence where people choose to live

London [UK], October 31 (ANI): A new research has found that genetic liability to a variety of mental health conditions may affect an individual's choice of residence.

2021-10-31T13:38:38.637514+00:00 IST

Joining social media before age 11 associated with problematic digital behaviour: Study

Washington [US], October 31 (ANI): A new study has suggested that using Instagram or Snapchat before age 11 is significantly related to more problematic digital behaviours, compared to those who joined these platforms when they were older.

2021-10-31T12:17:54.932148+00:00 IST

Study finds how young adults cope with missing out during pandemic

Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): A new study of college students' experiences with loss during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that although few directly experienced a close death, everyone lost something that left an impact on their lives.

2021-10-30T18:00:45.487519+00:00 IST

Study suggests lack of sleep has effect on your walk

Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 30 (ANI): Walking and specifically, how well we can control our stride, or gait, can indeed be affected by lack of sleep, reported a new study, by researchers at MIT and the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.

2021-10-30T17:57:54.237432+00:00 IST

Study says men, women ride same emotional roller coaster

Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): According to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Michigan, women are not more emotional than men; rather they ride the same emotional roller coaster.

2021-10-30T17:26:24.473803+00:00 IST

To better understand speech, focus on who's talking: Study

Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): A recent study led by an international team of researchers suggested that matching the locations of faces with the speech sounds they are producing significantly improves the ability to understand them, especially in noisy areas where other talkers are present.

2021-10-30T17:10:41.991552+00:00 IST

Dogs learn about word boundaries as human infants do, finds study

Washington [US], October 29 (ANI): Dogs extract words from continuous speech using similar computations and brain regions as humans do, a new study combining EEG and fMRI by researchers from the Department of Ethology, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary) finds.

2021-10-29T17:29:47.878660+00:00 IST

Focusing on present in life might help single mothers feel more 'in control'

Blacksburg (Virginia) [US], October 29 (ANI): According to a new study headed by Virginia Tech researchers, working single mothers who have a present-time mindset, in contrast to the tendency to focus on the past or future, when facing high demands from family life, might feel more 'in control' of their leisure time.

2021-10-29T08:45:14.163215+00:00 IST

Study suggests genetic risk of mental health conditions may influence where people choose to live

London [UK], October 28 (ANI): A new research has suggested that genetic liability to a variety of mental health conditions may affect an individual's choice of residence.

2021-10-28T14:25:35.987611+00:00 IST

Not all acne is equal! Scientists reveal strains of acnes that promote skin health

Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Cutibacterium acnes, bacteria that are known to cause acne, are also widely spread on people with healthy skin. Recent advances in gene sequencing have shown that differences in the genetic background between strains of bacteria may lead to differing roles in the skin.

2021-10-27T17:21:32.602539+00:00 IST

Men, women ride same emotional roller coaster: Study

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Contrary to widely held gender stereotypes, women are not more emotional than men, according to researchers at the University of Michigan.

2021-10-26T17:39:49.744877+00:00 IST

Study suggests to better understand speech, focus on who's talking

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers have found that matching the locations of faces with the speech sounds they are producing significantly improves the ability to understand them, especially in noisy areas where other talkers are present.

2021-10-26T17:05:23.207161+00:00 IST

Study examines how young adults cope with missing out during pandemic

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): A new study featuring college students' experiences with loss during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that although few directly experienced a close death, everyone lost something that impacted their lives.

2021-10-26T07:51:28.124920+00:00 IST

Study explores how social media changes way people get to know each another

Washington [US], October 25 (ANI): According to a new book by a Penn State researcher, social media has the ability to connect people with almost anyone in the world; however it can also change the way brains form new social relationships, maintain current ones, and participate in social groups.

2021-10-25T17:40:22.369723+00:00 IST

Study finds why people tend to remember stressful events better

Berlin [Germany], October 24 (ANI): When the brain stores memories of objects, it creates a characteristic pattern of activity for each of them. Stress changes such memory traces.

2021-10-24T12:39:35.313785+00:00 IST