Category: Education
It’s impossible to reduce kids’ screen time: researchers
A world-first longitudinal study by The University of Western Australia (UWA) researchers examining the links between mental health and screen use by children and teenagers has found that guidelines to limit screen-based media-use to less than two hours a day […]
Infertility caused by obesity can be reversed
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have revealed how damage from obesity is passed from a mother to her children, and also how that damage can be reversed. The findings, by a team led by the University of Adelaide’’s Robinson […]
The don’ts when you’re having flu
Don’t take antibiotics A virus causes the flu. Only an anti-viral quashes virus. “Don’t expect the usual antibiotics to have any impact on the flu. There are prescription antiviral drugs that work on influenza and nothing else [works],” says Dr. […]
Drink moderately to lower risk of heart issues
A large new study suggests that people who have up to seven drinks a week in middle age have a lower risk of heart failure over the long term than those who abstain – though too much wine, beer or […]
Musical training protects people from speech deterioration later in life
Musical training in the younger years can prevent the decay in the ability to comprehend speech in later life, new research has found. Among the different cognitive functions that can diminish with age is the ability to understand speech. “Musical […]
Measles is dangerous but mostly not fatal, so don’t worry too much
Measles has become relatively rare in the United States, thanks to very effective vaccine. A recent outbreak tied to Disneyland has shown that even among some doctors, knowledge of the once-common illness is spotty. Some questions and answers about a […]
Exercise for children need to focus more on brain development
Guidelines which emphasise quality exercises (and not just the duration of the exercise themselves) must be put in place, experts say. Most guidelines – including those of the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – […]
Birth control path to reaching climate goals
In Pakistan, where just a third of married women use contraception, half of all pregnancies – 4.2 million each year – are unintended, according to the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau. At the same time, the rising population in Pakistan – and elsewhere around […]
Celiac disease affects overweight children too
Overweight children are just as likely as thin children to have celiac disease, a new study confirms. It’s a common misconception – even among many doctors – that celiac disease is limited to people who are underweight. “Being overweight certainly […]
Childhood obesity “levelling off” among kids under 10
The rise in childhood obesity, which has left one in three children overweight, may be beginning to level off in the under-10s, a study suggests. It found a steady rise in the proportion of overweight children in England in 1994-2003, […]
