Category: Education
How your phone might give your kid a short attention span
Parents who turn to smartphones and tablets to break up the tedium of caring for an infant around the clock may be teaching their babies to have a short attention span, a small study suggests. That’s because when parents stop […]
High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk
Two linked papers in The BMJ this week shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with breast cancer and heart disease. The first study reports that high fruit consumption during adolescence may be associated with lower breast […]
Junk food as harmful as diabetes for kidneys
Eating too much of junk foods may cause damage to the kidneys just like diabetes, said a study published in Experimental Physiology. Type 2 diabetes is often associated with obesity and the number of cases are rising worldwide at an […]
Scientists develop new silicone-based “second skin” polymer
A new material that can temporarily protect and tighten skin and smooth wrinkles has been developed by scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs. With further development, it could also be used to deliver drugs to […]
E-cigarette poisonings on rise in young kids
Electronic cigarettes are sickening a growing number of young kids, usually because children drink the liquid nicotine that’s used in the devices, a U.S. study of poison center calls suggests. Often, children aren’t seriously harmed, but several have had severe […]
Drinking artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy linked to infant obesity: study
Women who drink artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy are more likely to have overweight infants, a study said Monday. “Our study provides the first human evidence that maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy is associated with differences in […]
Digital media affects concrete and abstract thought
According to a new study published in the proceedings ofthe ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems being held from May 7-12, 2016, using digital platforms such as tablets and laptops for reading may make you more inclined to […]
‘Concrete processing’ could protect individuals from PTSD symptoms
According to a study from King’s College London and Oxford University, people who are exposed to trauma can train themselves to think differently and potentially protect themselves from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Clinical psychologists Rachel White and Jennifer wild […]
Personal food addiction beliefs may affect eating behavior
Many people believe themselves to be food addicts and obesity is also often attributed to this addiction. But until recently, there have been no studies that really looked at whether believing oneself to be a food addict influences how much […]
Children with autism learn new words much like others kids do
Neurotypical children (those who don’t have autism) as young as 18 months old look at a person’s eyes and follow their gaze in order to associate a spoken word with the object the person is looking at. A new study […]
