Category: Education
Life expectancy rises, but many are spending lives being sick
Around the world, people are living longer lives—but sadly; most spend their extended time being sick. This was proven by a study across 188 countries. The study found out the global life expectancy increased from 65.3 in 1990 to 71.5 […]
Scientists turn cancer cells to normal cells
Scientists from the Mayo Clinic conducted a promising study that stopped cancer cells from multiplying and turned them back to healthy cells. They found that normal cells are controlled by MicroRNAs that serve as a glue that keeps them from […]
Red meat makes you eat more, study says
Eating too much steak can be a serious health risk, though, not in the way that we think. Researchers from the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center discovered that high iron intake (i.e. eating a lot of red meat) suppresses an […]
People with autism more likely to be creative than those without
People with autism are more likely to be creative than those without the disorder, a British study says. Researchers tested participants’ creativity by seeking interpretations of images designed to be seen more than one way – such as a picture […]
MRI scans can also deliver cancer therapy
Scientists say that the hospital scan called the MRI can effectively kill hard-to-reach tumours in cancer patients. The UK team at Sheffield University deployed the magnetic power of MRI scans to control the movement of a specially designed injectable cancer […]
Bigger vocabs in toddlers prepare them better for kindergarten later
Toddlers who have bigger vocabs compared to their peers have an easier time transitioning into kindergarten. A study by the Pennsylvania State University in University Park found that such two-year-olds have better math and language skills and fewer behavioral problems […]
Mobile applications encourage healthy lifestyle choices
Researchers at the American Heart Association (AHA) have discovered that obile applications can encourage healthy lifestyle choices among users. According to a study carried out by Nielsen in 2014, nearly one in five adults in the United States use one […]
We get better sleep as we get older
As we age, the amount of sleep that we need decreases, but its quality increases. “Older subjects complain less about sleepiness, and pathological sleepiness is significantly lower than younger subjects,” write the researchers, indicating that we may require less sleep […]
Academics slam findings that link violent video games to increased aggression
Around 200 academics have called out against findings that link violent video games to increased aggression. The findings, released by the American Psychological Association, include reviews of hundreds of studies and papers published between 2005 and 2013. The American Psychological […]
Awareness on the effects of smoking on inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) low
The awareness of how smoking can affect the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is low among patients, a new study suggests. The study saw half of 239 patients with two common types of IBD – Crohn’s disease and ulcerative […]
