Category: Education
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, […]
Milk “less than perfect”
Embattled milk producers launched a social media campaign this week to rebuild public confidence in the health benefits of their product. But how healthy is it? While the government urges milk consumption, some studies have begun to suggest potential ill […]
Plastic chemicals to blame for early menopause
Women whose bodies contained high levels of certain chemicals found in plastics and cosmetics experienced menopause two to four years earlier than women with lower amounts in their systems, US researchers said Wednesday. While the study in the journal PLOS […]
Want to quit smoking? Do it gradually
If you’re thinking of quitting smoking, don’t do it ‘cold turkey’ – or else you’ll relapse in no time. That’s what researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found. “Regular smokers experience an almost dementia-like condition in the early hours […]
Stand up, don’t sit
Modern Americans are used to tracking all manner of health behaviours, from calories consumed to steps taken. It’s time to add another to the list: hours spent sitting. The drumbeat of research on the ill effects of sitting may have […]
