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Teens should only use recreational internet, video games one hour daily: S
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 1 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study has found that middle-school-aged children who use the internet, social media, or video games recreationally for more than an hour each day during the school week have significantly lower grades and test scores.
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Poor sleep may affect academic achievement for children in disinvested nei
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): A new research has found that poor sleep health may disproportionately affect children of colour from families of low socioeconomic status and place them at risk for behaviour problems and lower academic performance.
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Mothers' use of paracetamol during pregnancy linked to ADHD, autism sympto
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): According to a new study, prenatal exposure to paracetamol is associated with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism symptoms in childhood.
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Ban on flavored vaping might lead teens to cigarettes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], May 29 (ANI): When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. After all, tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and health equity and flavours are
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Goal importance, other's behaviour make individuals favour COVID-19 measur
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers found that it is not fear but understating the importance of the end goal as well as the way people perceive the behaviour of other people is what makes individuals and societies more or less willing to drastically change t
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Video platforms normalise exotic pets and their trade: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], May 29 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Adelaide have recently raised concern that video sharing platforms such as YouTube might be a contributing factor to the normalisation of exotic pets and encouraging their trade.
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Researchers develop app to help couples communicate directly from heart
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): Even though people stayed in touch during the pandemic's stay-at-home orders and social distancing, it was easy to feel out of touch with loved ones. Hence, CMU, Snap researchers recently developed a smartwatch app that uses heart rate to communicate between co
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Study finds memory details fade over time with only main gist preserved
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Birmingham [England], May 26 (ANI): In order to find out as to what information is retained in memory over time, and which parts get lost - a team of researchers demonstrated that our memories become less vibrant and detailed over time, with only the central gist eventually preserved.
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Storytelling reduces pain, stress in hospitalised children: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 26 (ANI): A new research has shown for the first time that storytelling is capable of providing physiological and emotional benefits to children in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
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Weight gain or loss not impacted by built environments: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): The findings of a new study led by the University of Washington suggest that people don't gain or lose weight because they live near a fast-food restaurant or supermarket. It found living in a more "walkable", dense neighbourhood likely only has a small impact
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Weight-loss maintainers sit less than weight-stable people with obesity: S
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): According to the findings of a new study, people who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with obesity.
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Study suggests stair climbing offers cardiovascular, muscular benefits for
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 24 (ANI): A new study has found that stair climbing provides significant cardiovascular and muscular benefits for heart patients.
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