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Positive outlook predicts less memory decline, finds study

Washington [US], October 30 (ANI): A new study published in the journal Psychological Science found that people who feel enthusiastic and cheerful -- what psychologists call "positive affect" -- are less likely to experience memory decline as they age. This result adds to a growing body of research on positive affect's role in healthy ageing.

2020-10-30T02:18:31.781578+00:00 IST

NYU researchers find most dentists have experienced aggression from patients

Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Roughly half of U.S. dentists experienced verbal or reputational aggression by patients in the past year, and nearly one in four endured physical aggression, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry.

2020-10-27T02:35:59.980414+00:00 IST

War songs and lullabies behind origins of music

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Love is not the reason why we sing and create symphonies--at least not the primary reason, according to a new evolutionary theory of the origins of music.

2020-10-26T14:41:13.262848+00:00 IST

Study reveals details behind transplant disparities experienced by patients of colour

Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Studies have observed that patients of colour are less likely to receive kidney transplants than white patients, but it's not clear when during the transplant evaluation process this disparity occurs.

2020-10-26T03:05:21.269971+00:00 IST

Children with chronic kidney disease have outsized health burden: Study

Muskegon (Michigan) [US], October 24 (ANI): A new study suggests that chronically ill children with kidney disease may spend more time in the hospital, incur larger health care costs, and have a higher risk of death compared to pediatric patients hospitalised for other chronic conditions.

2020-10-24T17:51:12.691375+00:00 IST

Study suggests that cannabis can reduce OCD symptoms by half in short term

Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): A new Washington State University study suggests that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis.

2020-10-24T17:24:44.064754+00:00 IST

The hidden threat of the home office

Washington [US], October 23 (ANI): The daily media reports and the nascent research literature on COVID-19 speculate on the long-term consequences of the coronavirus situation.

2020-10-23T16:58:09.699547+00:00 IST

Researchers discover 'spooky' similarity in how brains and computers see

Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): The brain detects 3D shape fragments in the beginning stages of object vision - a newly discovered strategy of natural intelligence that Johns Hopkins University researchers also found in artificial intelligence networks trained to recognize visual objects.

2020-10-22T16:51:34.828534+00:00 IST

Study reveals role of sleep deprivation in unwanted thoughts

Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Lack of sleep significantly impairs human ability to stop unwanted and unpleasant thoughts from entering the mind, a new study reveals.

2020-10-20T18:49:28.547408+00:00 IST

Study reveals 68 pc of deaths from firearms are from self-harm, majority in older men in rural regions

Ontario [Canada], October 19 (ANI): A new study of gun injuries and deaths in Ontario found that 68% of firearm-related deaths were from self-harm, and they most often occurred in older men living in rural regions, pointing to the need for targeted prevention efforts.

2020-10-19T05:54:00.710939+00:00 IST

Study reveals sleeping for extra 29 mins leads to daily well-being

Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): To practice mindfulness for daily well-being and work performance, a person should sleep for extra 29 minutes each night, suggested a recent study.

2020-10-18T05:54:37.039354+00:00 IST

COVID: Women are less likely to put themselves in danger

Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The increased adherence of women to Coronavirus policies may be one of the reasons for the lower vulnerability and mortality that they experienced, compared to men, in the early phase of the epidemic, suggest the findings of a new study.

2020-10-16T10:27:01.094134+00:00 IST

COVID-19 rate among dentists is less than one pc, finds report

Chicago [US], October 15 (ANI) Although assumed to be at high risk for COVID-19, fewer than one percent of dentists nationwide were found to be COVID-19 positive, according to a first-of-its-kind report in the U.S. based on data collected in June 2020.

2020-10-15T16:54:28.151251+00:00 IST

Research finds that blue-light glasses improve sleep, workday productivity

Indiana [US], October 15 (ANI): During the pandemic, the amount of screen time for many people working and learning from home as well as binge-watching TV has sharply increased. New research finds that wearing blue-light glasses just before sleeping can lead to a better night's sleep and contribute to a better day's work to follow.

2020-10-15T11:06:28.930371+00:00 IST

Female surgeons perform less complex cases than male peers: Study

Boston [US], October 10 (ANI): Female surgeons at a large academic medical centre perform less complex surgical procedures than their male counterparts, according to a new study by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

2020-10-10T03:57:56.653149+00:00 IST

Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure nearly in half amid COVID-19: Study

Michigan [US], October 10 (ANI): People's exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the University of Michigan researchers who analysed data from the Apple Hearing Study.

2020-10-10T03:36:01.440999+00:00 IST

Nerve cell activity shows how confident individuals are

Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Bonn suggests that the activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions.

2020-10-09T18:14:04.632310+00:00 IST

Black, Asian patients have increased risk of severe COVID-19 at different stages of disease: Study

London [England], October 9 (ANI): Patients of Black ethnicity have an increased risk of requiring hospital admission for COVID-19, while patients of Asian ethnicity have an increased risk of dying in hospital from COVID-19, compared to White patients, a study has found.

2020-10-09T09:24:14.884639+00:00 IST

Study reveals people use, trust different COVID-19 information sources depending on gender, age

Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): Gender, age, education level, and political affiliation predict where people turn for information about COVID-19--and what sources they use and trust is linked to differing beliefs about the pandemic, according to a new study.

2020-10-09T02:53:11.474820+00:00 IST

Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use

Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): Contrary to some claims, people in the U.S may not be substituting cannabis for opioids, according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

2020-10-08T13:28:47.865445+00:00 IST

Children use make-believe aggression, violence to manage bad-tempered peers: Study

Cambridge [England], October 7 (ANI): Children are more likely to introduce violent themes into their pretend play, such as imaginary fighting or killing if they are with playmates whom peers consider bad-tempered, new research suggests.

2020-10-07T04:10:00.243017+00:00 IST