Lifestyle
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Child’s BMI more influenced by lifestyle that their mother’s weight: study
Bristol: Obesity has always been looked at as genetic. But are genetics really to blame or is lifestyle the real culprit? Researchers from the University of Bristol and Imperial College London have…
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How placenta blocks Covid transmission to babies during pregnancy
New York: While Covid-19 disease significantly impacts many pregnant women, the rates of transmission from mother to baby in pregnancy are very low. A new study from Boston University School of Medicine…
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Study finds food labelling lacking in online grocery retailers
New York: A new study has found that online food retailers do not consistently display nutrition information on their websites and laws are lagging behind in mandating the same labelling required for…
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Even dim light before bedtime could disrupt a preschooler’s sleep: Study
Colorado: Researchers have found that exposure to even dim light can prompt the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before bedtime, disturbing their sleep. The study has been…
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Lower math scores in high schools that shifted to 4-day school week: Study
Oregon: A recent study has found that 11th-grade students participating in a four-day school week performed worse on standardised math tests than students who remained on five-day schedules. The study has been…
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Exercise may put brakes on early Parkinson’s disease: Study
Washington: According to a new study, people with early-stage Parkinson’s disease who regularly got one to two hours of moderate exercise twice a week, like walking or gardening, may have less trouble…
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Study finds English songs are effective for learning vocabulary
Busan: A team of researchers conducted a quantitative meta-analysis to examine the effect that teaching with English songs has on L2 vocabulary learning in second and foreign language classrooms. The study has…
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Aerobic fitness of elite soccer players linked to player positions: Study
Ontario: In a recent study, researchers have linked the fitness of elite soccer players to the positions they play. The study, named ‘Relationship between aerobic fitness and metabolic power metrics in elite…
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Is your cloth mask good enough to keep Covid at bay? Think twice
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has resurfaced, and if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that the coronavirus should not be taken for granted. And, while face masks have…
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Late-life exercise shows rejuvenating effects on cellular level: Study
Arkansas: The pandemic has made the role of exercise in people’s lives even more poignant than before. Amidst this, a new study has suggested that exercise, even if not adopted until later…
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Study finds reading may improve with action video games
Washington: A new study has found that reading can be improved with an action video game. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Nature Human Behaviour’. Decoding letters into…
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Study reveals social isolation among older adults linked to having fewer teeth
Beijing: A new study has revealed that older adults who are socially isolated are more likely to have missing teeth and tend to lose their teeth more quickly over time, than those…
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Study reveals best way to fix sad mood
Ohio: During a recent study, researchers found the best way to improve sad mood. They suggested that people who were feeling sad improved more quickly when they used a mood-improving method that…
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Study examines if we get creative ideas while walking
Washington: A new study has examined the connection between movement and cognition from a scientific point of view. The research has been published in the ‘Psychological Research Journal’. “Our research shows that…