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Studying individual differences in language skills
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
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
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Study reveals rap music increasingly mixes in mental health metaphors
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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.
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COVID-19 may deepen depression, anxiety, and PTSD among pregnant, postpart
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Boston [US], December 2 (ANI): In a new study published in Psychiatry Review, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital surveyed pregnant women and those who had recently given birth, finding concerning rates of depression, generalised anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sy
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Australian study suggests some primary school-aged children self-harm; exp
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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.
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Study suggests obesity increases risk of early hip fracture in postmenopau
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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.
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Overweight or obese adults often don't recognise they have a weight proble
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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.
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Divorce impacts physical and mental health negatively, finds study
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Copenhagen [Denmark], November 30 (ANI): A recent study is the first to examine health impacts immediately after a divorce. The study found that the mental and physical health of recent divorcees was worse than that of the background population and that higher levels of conflict predicted wo
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Researchers find popular weight-loss surgery in teenagers weakens bones
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Boston (Massachusetts) [US], November 27 (ANI): A common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy has harmful effects on bones, according to a new study.
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Study finds memories of past events retain remarkable fidelity even as we
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Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): Scientists studying the complex relationship between ageing and memory have found that in a controlled experiment, people can remember the details about past events with a surprising 94 per cent accuracy, even accounting for age.
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Neuroscientists find isolation provokes brain activity similar to that see
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Massachusetts [US], November 24 (ANI): In a recent study, neuroscientists have found that the longings for social interaction felt during isolation are neurologically very similar to the food cravings people experience when hungry.
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Study suggests Green Mediterranean ('green Med') diet may be better for he
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Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): While the plant-based diet called - the Mediterranean diet, has been proved helpful in preventing heart diseases and strokes, recent research has found that the Green Mediterranean ('green Med') diet containing even more plant matter and very little red me
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Study reveals two-thirds of older adults in US say they won't treat their
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Utah [US], November 21 (ANI): According to the findings of a new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor-- nearly two-thirds (61 per cent) of Americans aged 65 or older who have concerns about having depression will not seek its treatment.
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