Category: Education
Your “bacteria cloud” is like a fingerprint
The bacteria you give off to the air cover you in a “bacterial aura” or a microbial cloud that is as unique as your fingerprint. As gross and unsettling as that sounds, researchers effectively identified people through microbes in the […]
Seniors with poor vision can still use touch screens
Should you get grandma a Kindle? Researchers say yes. They didn’t use the same wording, but a study confirms that seniors with age-related vision problems can still use touch screen devices. The study was published in the October issue of […]
Bad karma is bad for your health
A recent study shows that patients who blame their sickness on karma experience more pain than those who don’t. Karma believers also have worse physical and mental health. The team studied nearly 200 individuals to find out how their spiritual […]
Repeating words to babies makes them learn faster
Hey mom and dad! Your persistence to teach kids “mama” and “dada” helps them learn words faster in the long run. “Parents who repeat words more often to their infants have children with better language skills a year and […]
Best way to avoid prolonged sitting
A new study shows that the best methods to reduce prolonged sitting time have nothing to do with exercise. More effective techniques involve tracking the total amount of time you spend hunched in a chair. The research, led by the […]
Intuitive kids are picky with teachers
New research shows that children are not as gullible as we might think — and that’s especially true for those who have a good understanding of what’s going on inside someone else’s head. In a paper recently published in the […]
Having sex does not cause heart attacks
According to the research published in the American College of Cardiology, exhaustion from sexual activity is comparable to climbing two staircases or taking a brisk walk, so it’s totally not a serious risk for heart disease patients. Researchers looked at […]
Twenty-somethings need to eat less, work out more
A study reveals that it’s harder to keep in shape now than it is 10 or 20 years ago. Twenty-somethings need to eat less and work out more than their parents did to stay in shape. The study was done […]
High protein diets improves health of diabetics
A new research proves that high protein diets improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes. The research is by Mariya Markova, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, and colleagues. The research compared […]
Scientists found new way to fight brain cancer
A set of proteins may be the key to fighting brain cancer. In laboratory studies, scientists from Scientists at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus (UT) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) demonstrated that activating a specific family of […]
