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Growing up in unsafe neighbourhood badly impacts sleep in adulthood: Research

Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): Growing up in an unsafe neighbourhood was associated with poorer sleep in adulthood, suggests the findings of a recent study on Black women.

2022-06-10T16:56:46.821620+00:00 IST

Study explores if humans are born with moral compass

Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): For millennia, philosophers have pondered the question of whether humans are inherently good. But now, researchers from Japan have found that young infants can make and act on moral judgments, shedding light on the origin of morality.

2022-06-09T18:23:19.173990+00:00 IST

Study: adults sleep better together than they do alone

Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): According to a new study from researchers at the University of Arizona, adults who share a bed with a partner or spouse sleep better than those who sleep alone.

2022-06-09T17:31:48.349602+00:00 IST

If you see just one tiger, look harder!

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Making rounds on social media, an optical illusion depicting the photo of a tiger has a hidden "second tiger" in it.

2022-06-09T04:15:47.517422+00:00 IST

Study: PTSD nightmares among veterans lined to suicide attempts

Washington [US], June 6 (ANI): A recent study found that nightmares linked to a specific traumatic event in veterans are significantly associated with suicide reattempts.

2022-06-06T18:11:32.575976+00:00 IST

Women dislike receiving communality compliments at work

Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): Women are more frustrated than men by gendered expectations placed on them at work, according to new Cornell University research, even when those expectations appear to signal women's virtues and are seen as important for workplace advancement.

2022-06-05T17:52:44.271267+00:00 IST

New study indicates on mice learning to suppress escape responses

London [UK], June 3 (ANI): According to neuroscientists, who examined the flexibility of the behaviour of escape amongst mice, a recent study at Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, indicated that escape responses can be robustly suppressed by the rodent.

2022-06-05T17:03:43.055201+00:00 IST

Study suggests women dislike communality compliments at work

Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): According to new Cornell University research, women feel more frustrated than men by the gendered expectations placed on them at work, even when those expectations appear to signal women's virtues and are seen as important for workplace advancement.

2022-05-30T14:32:44.721197+00:00 IST

Man loses his memory shortly after having sex with wife

Limerick [Ireland], May 28 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a 66-year-old Irish man was rushed to a hospital with short-term amnesia after having sex with his wife.

2022-05-28T08:12:00.505991+00:00 IST

Being exposed to new things makes people 'ready to learn': Study

Seoul [South Korea], May 27 (ANI): Even before they enter a classroom, people learn to identify commonplace objects like a dog and a chair just by encountering them in everyday life, with no intent to learn about what they are.

2022-05-27T17:53:28.932507+00:00 IST

Brewing beer from urine, would you want to try it?

New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): Singapore has taken innovations in beer-brewing a notch higher with the introduction of 'Newbrew.' While it may appear or taste like usual beer, there's an unconventional twist to it. The brewery's unique craft beer is made using 'Newater,' Singapore's brand of clean, high-quality water recycled from sewage and urine.

2022-05-27T05:55:49.222949+00:00 IST

Dog-owner attachment differences are reflected in dogs' sleep

Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): Researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary, provided the first evidence that the sleep pattern of dogs who slept in a new place with their owners was influenced by the dog-owner attachment bond.

2022-05-25T17:37:29.081350+00:00 IST

Vegetable-themed condoms: Future of contraception on anvil

New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The vegetable-themed condoms campaign led by "The Horticultural Society" aims to shine a light on the beauty of sex and intimacy in later life to break down taboos.

2022-05-25T05:40:39.989462+00:00 IST

5 reasons why we procrastinate and how we can overcome

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Procrastination, one of the biggest barriers to productivity, is a gradual process that ultimately finds its way inside a creative person's head, eventually getting floating in the transition from being a 'guilty pleasure' to something 'problematic'.

2022-05-24T09:12:21.174971+00:00 IST

Being unmarried is associated with a higher risk of death

Madrid [Spain], May 21 (ANI): According to new research by the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, unmarried heart failure patients appear less confident in managing their condition and more socially limited than their married counterparts (ESC). These distinctions may have contributed to unmarried patients' poorer long-term survival.

2022-05-21T10:00:39.726090+00:00 IST

You could be one of these types of liars

New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Life is often about truths and lies. Most of us have told a lie at one time or another. But have you ever thought that your seemingly small lie can hurt someone's emotions and cause an irreparable damage on someone's mental health? A lie can destroy a healthy relationship and end up hurting the person as you break their trust.

2022-05-18T09:57:35.231168+00:00 IST

Please don't pluck Penis plant, it will die: Cambodian government

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 17 (ANI): Nature is appealing, and as a natural result, it is tempting, so tempting, that the Cambodian government had to urge people stop plucking the 'endangered' 'Penis Plant' after some women were found having a hand at the unique species.

2022-05-17T17:13:28.040515+00:00 IST

Trip down memory lane: Things today's kids may not know

New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): As one grows up, one feels more and more attached to his/her childhood. We hear everybody saying "Wish I could go back to my childhood". Those harmless fun days of childhood hold a special place in an individual's heart.

2022-05-17T08:52:52.545973+00:00 IST

7 habits men should trash before turning 30

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Turning 30 marks the entry to a new milestone in life wherein not only is a lot demanded, but the body too reacts to every little change in routine.

2022-05-16T06:52:07.784650+00:00 IST

7 investments you'll never regret making

New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Be it a book or a good camera, there are some investments that can never go wrong, as explained by Ross, a digital creator, who generally provides us with content on self-improvement to maximise the ultimate productivity, progress and results, through his social media.

2022-05-12T11:35:03.365484+00:00 IST

Remote work doesn't have negative effect on productivity

Washington [US], May 9 (ANI): Employee and company resiliency can be enhanced through the opportunity for employees to work remotely during natural disasters and other events that cause workplace displacement, suggests a research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health.

2022-05-09T18:25:15.812066+00:00 IST