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Child body weight has limited effects on mood and behavioral disorders: St
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new study.
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Perfectionists are more likely to burn out: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The study highlights some of the warning signs of burnout and suggests that people who tend to be perfectionists are more likely to veer into burnout due to their own 'unrelenting standards'.
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"Follow Covid appropriate behavior, take booster dose" Karnataka health mi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"I appeal to the people of Karnataka to take the booster dose at the earliest. People should wear masks, especially in indoor places and maintain social distancing," K Sudhakar said.
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High School programs linked to lower substance use, better health behaviou
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13% of U.S public high schools has a positive effect on students' social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors.
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Researchers find connection between early life trauma, binge eating disord
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
More than eight out of ten of those who have binge-eating disorder--which affects about 3% of Americans--also have children who were not abused, neglected, or subjected to other traumatic events.
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Study finds using digital devices as calming strategy linked to worse chil
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Giving a cranky preschooler a digital device can often appear to be a quick remedy. However, recent research suggested that this relaxing technique may be connected to later, worsening behaviour issues.
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Researchers find connection between artificial sweetener, anxiety
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at Florida State University College of Medicine have discovered a connection between anxiety-like behaviour in mice and aspartame, an artificial sweetener present in roughly 5,000 diet items and beverages.
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Researchers pinpoint genes responsible for dog's behavior
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
By analyzing DNA samples from over 200 dog breeds along with nearly 50,000 pet-owner surveys, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have pinpointed many of the genes associated with the behaviors of specific dog breeds.
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Study: Synchronized neural oscillations induce empathic behaviour in brain
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The underlying neurological mechanism that enables humans to feel empathy has been identified by researchers. Empathy is brought on by synchronised neuronal oscillations in the right hemisphere of the brain, which enables the creatures to sense and share each other's dread.
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New research unearths obscure heat transfer behaviours
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UCLA researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new physics principle governing how heat transfers through materials, and the finding contradicts the conventional wisdom that heat always moves faster as pressure increases.
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Researchers find gut-brain connection for social development
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
To learn to socialize, zebrafish need to trust their gut. Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behaviour, new UO research in zebrafish shows. Pruning is essential for the development of normal social behavior.
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Study finds how gut, stroke-induced cognitive impairment are associated
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Depression is more common in stroke patients, which has an adverse influence on the recovery of cognitive and functional abilities, according to researchers.
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