Dallas [US], December 14 (ANI): High blood pressure appears to accelerate a decline in cognitive performance in middle-aged and older adults, according to new research.
Washington [US], December 14 (ANI): The more people rely on social media as their primary news source the more likely they are to believe misinformation about the pandemic, according to recent survey analysis.
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Significantly increased use of social media in youth may lead to developing of depression within six months, suggest the findings of a new study.
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): When making children learn about evolution, the oldest form of teaching -- storytelling -- is the most effective way of teaching primary school, suggest the findings of new research.
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): Storytelling - the oldest form of teaching - is the most effective way of teaching primary school children about evolution, say researchers at the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath.
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): Although most people learn to speak their mother tongue fluently, native speakers differ in their ability to use language. Adult language users not only differ in the number of words they know, they also differ in how quickly they produce and understand wor
North Carolina [US], December 8 (ANI): The most popular rap songs in the United States are increasingly referencing depression and suicide and mixing in metaphors about mental health struggles, according to a study.
Boston [US], December 4 (ANI): A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society discusses a steep drop off from prior years in the asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits at Boston Children's Hospital during the spring 2020 COVID-19 surge and lockdown.
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults who may benefit from cholesterol-lowering medicine to prevent cardiovascular disease are less likely than non-LGB adults to take them, according to new research.
Melbourne [Australia], December 1 (ANI): New research reveals that some primary school-aged children have self-harmed, prompting calls for intervention efforts to start earlier.
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): Obese women have an increased risk of hip fracture earlier than others, well before the age of 70, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.
Washington [US], December 1 (ANI): A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) data found that more than 40 per cent of US adults were overweight and nearly 10 per cent with obesity did not consider themselves to be overweight.