Category: Education
Happiness can break your heart, doctors warn
The lethal condition ‘happy heart syndrome’ can occur after a joyful event such as a surprise birthday party or the birth of a child Celebrating a birthday may not seem like a dangerous pastime but too much happiness can be […]
A walnut a day could keep age-related health issues at bay
New research suggests that daily walnut consumption could ward off common health issues associated with old age, such as high blood cholesterol levels. At a health conference in San Diego this week, researchers from the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and Loma […]
Vitamin D3 improves heart function: Study
A recent research project, known as VINDICATE, has declared a daily dose of vitamin D3 improves heart function in the people with chronic heart failure. Dr Klaus Witte, who led the study, said this is a significant breakthrough for patients. […]
Stem cell therapy shows promise against heart failure
Stem cell therapy shows promise for people battling heart failure, a new study finds. The clinical trial found that end-stage heart failure patients treated with stem cells harvested from their own bone marrow had 37 percent fewer cardiac events than […]
Improve your brain function with these simple and effective techniques
While you read and hear a lot about how important it is to keep your body healthy and fit, what about doing the same for your brain? Just as your body requires a nourishing and well-balanced diet, adequate sleep and […]
Love running? You might have been born to do it
In their study, published this week in The FASEB Journal, the team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas discovered that female mice who exercised voluntarily during their pregnancy also had offspring that grew up to be […]
Mother’s smoking during pregnancy affects baby’s DNA
Pregnant women now have another reason to quit smoking – a new analysis links it to differences in their babies’ DNA that mirror alterations in adult smokers and suggest how smoking might contribute to certain birth defects. Researchers analysed data […]
How to fix FOMO?
With at least 24 percent of teenagers online ‘almost constantly,’ it’s no surprise that fear of missing out (FOMO) is an epidemic among millennials. “FOMO is especially rampant in the millennial community because they see a peer achieving something they […]
Researchers define the elements of a ‘good death’
A good life is easy to imagine, but what constitutes a good death? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine identified 11 core themes associated with dying well. The findings are published in the April 2016 […]
Tweet2Quit twice as effective to make smokers quit
Twitter-based smoking intervention programs — Tweet2Quit — were twice as successful at kicking the habit as those using traditional methods, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Cornelia Pechmann, professor of marketing at the UC Irvine Paul Merage […]
