Category: Education
Air pollution linked to obesity
Just eight weeks of exposure to Beijing’s polluted air caused lab rats to gain weight and have heart and metabolic problems. A study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology […]
Why “sleeping on it” helps
A new research at the University of Bristol reveals how brain activity during sleep sorts through the huge number of experiences we encounter every day, filing only the important information in memory. The new discoveries, made by researchers from Bristol’s […]
Alzheimer’s drug may help smokers quit
University of Pennsylvania researchers Rebecca Ashare and Heath Schmidt studied an Alzheimer’s drug to help people stop smoking. In a study consisting of a rat trial and a human trial, Ashare and Schmidt studied the effects of two acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, […]
Wii may improve real world skills
A team of researchers say that motion-controlled video games like those in Wii, is good practice for real-life sports. Participants in a study who played 18 rounds of a video golf game that used a motion controller to simulate putting […]
Marijuana linked to depression, drug use
In a new study published online by JAMA Psychiatry, Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., of the Columbia University Medical Center/New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, and coauthors examined marijuana use and the risk of mental health and substance use disorders […]
Testosterone treatment improves sexual activity in men over 65
Testosterone treatment for men over 65 improves sexual function, walking ability and mood, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by team researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and […]
Half the world to be nearsighted by 2050
Half the world’s population, or nearly 5 billion people, will be nearsighted by 2050. Up to one-fifth of them at a significantly increased risk of blindness if current trends continue, says a study published in the journal Ophthalmology. The number […]
Healthy habits that aren’t dieting
The Cornell Food and Brand Lab asked adults of healthy weight to list down their habits. They found out that most people don’t subscribe to restricting diets to lose weight. The researcher’s analysis of 147 adult Registry participants unveiled some […]
Green tea found to block rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers at Washington State University in Spokane have identified a potential new approach to combating the joint pain, inflammation and tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis. Their discovery is featured on the cover of Arthritis and Rheumatology, a journal of […]
Aerobic exercise may protect liver against alcohol damage
A study by University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers shows that aerobic exercise may protect the liver against alcohol-related inflammation and injury. “Excessive alcohol consumption is one of the most common causes of chronic liver failure,” said Jamal Ibdah, […]
