Life, Health, 28th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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Life Health 28 Mar 2018

Life, Health, 28 Mar 2018

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Here's how social awareness can help autistic adults

The results included increased activation in the brain's socio-cognition hub.

28 Mar 2018 8:49 PM

Gene trigger to help brain heal from stroke identified

Here is what a new study has found.

28 Mar 2018 7:34 PM

The kirigami cuts give the film not only stretch, but also better grip (Photo: Pixabay)

Japanese paper cutting art inspires scientists to develop better bandages

The key to the film's clinginess is a pattern of slits that the researchers have cut into the film.

28 Mar 2018 6:26 PM

Parents of shy children need to be especially thoughtful about how they express conflict. (Photo: Pixabay)

Parental conflict affects children's mental health

Helping children get the message that, even when they argue, parents care about each other and can work things out is important.

28 Mar 2018 5:42 PM

Antibiotics consumption soars, fueling fears over superbugs

In Asia, consumption of antibiotics more than doubled in India, skyrocketed 79 percent in China and rose 65 percent in Pakistan.

28 Mar 2018 5:37 PM

Music lessons may boost your kid's grades: study

Music education has been decimated in schools around the globe, due to competition with academic subject.

28 Mar 2018 5:31 PM

Boys who spent more time with friends as children tended to have lower blood pressure and lower BMI. (Photo: Pixabay)

Childhood friendships good for health: study

Boys who spent more time with their friends in childhood and adolescence had healthier blood pressure and body mass index at age 32.

28 Mar 2018 5:11 PM

Yucky ducky? Study reveals bath-time toy's dirty secret

The murky liquid released when ducks were squeezed contained "potentially pathogenic bacteria".

28 Mar 2018 3:59 PM

The researchers concluded that the men and women assessed typically perceived dominance or trustworthiness implied by pitch in a similar way.

Changing voice pitch can make you appear more dominant or trustworthy

Research decided to analyse way in which different pitch variations in person’s voice can make them appear dominant or trustworthy.

28 Mar 2018 2:32 PM

New organ discovered in the human body

The find could explain how cancer spreads.

28 Mar 2018 1:49 PM

According to the 2016 report of Alzheimer's Disease International, the disease affects an estimated 47 million people worldwide. (Photo: Pixabay)

Daily ibuprofen may prevent Alzheimer's, says study

A daily regimen of the non-prescription NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) ibuprofen can ward off Alzheimer's.

28 Mar 2018 11:48 AM

110 million children and adolescents with obesity worldwide remain at risk of developing obesity-associated cancers. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds obesity increases risk of cancer in adolescents

Research found how obesity has shifted certain cancers to younger age groups, and intensified cellular mechanisms promoting the diseases.

28 Mar 2018 11:12 AM

Cognitive skills developed during music lessons can influence children's cognitive abilities in completely unrelated subjects, leading to overall improved academic performance. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds music lessons may improve academic performance in children

According to the study, visual arts lessons were also found to significantly improve children's visual and spatial memory.

28 Mar 2018 8:10 AM

Dr. Liu presented the new findings at an American Heart Association meeting in New Orleans last week.

Eating grilled or well-done meat, fish tied to high blood pressure risk, says study

Higher frequency of open-flame, high-temperature cooking and preference for meat well-done were associated with increased hypertension risk.

28 Mar 2018 8:02 AM

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