Category: Education
Having poor health may lead to homelessness, study says
A US study has found that people who had chronic illnesses such as heart disease and heart failure are twice as likely to become homeless. The study, by the Yale School of Public Health concentrated on 2, 066 people who […]
Playing video games increases high risk-taking behaviours
A new study published in the journal Injury Prevention has found that playing video games causes people to act in a risky manner, such as ignoring the red light, speeding, driving on the wrong side of the road and using […]
WHO: Ebola might be slowing down in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization has reported that Ebola might be slowing in down in Sierra Leone, even though the country remains the most hard-hit by the disease. “There are signs that case incidence may have leveled off in Sierra Leone, […]
More exercise, less TV, for better colon cancer survival chance
A new study has found that increased activity by people who have just recovered from colon cancer yields greater chance of survival. The study cautioned survivors of colon cancer to reduce their television time and to take up exercise instead. […]
Brain stimulation that reduces anxiety
Researchers have found a brain stimulation that help patients with anxiety and depression. The findings, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, found that 20 minutes of “targeted electrical stimulation” to the frontal context reduces anxiety. “It works by having people […]
Adult ADHD explained
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or (ADHD) is a condition marked by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Though ADHD is more commonly found in children, it also affects adults where 30 to 70 per cent of children grow up to have it. […]
Fewer Americans die of cancer
The American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics have found that 1.5 million cancer-related deaths have been avoided in the country for the past twenty years. It also found that: Lung cancer death rates dipped 36 per cent between 1990 and […]
Music eases child’s mind, study finds
When it comes to music, many agree that it is soothing. And it’s more good news as researchers have found another benefit to music: it eases children’s minds and can be used to heal various psychological problems. Dr James Hudziak, […]
Hybrid vegetables to make supermarket debut
Customers can expect some hybrid vegetables in the supermarkets this year. Thefoodpeople.co.uk, a market research group, says to expect kalettes (a mix of brussels sprouts and kale) and broccoflower (broccoli bred with cauliflower) to hit the aisles. Experts also predict […]
Could ‘bad luck’ cause cancer?
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have found out that bad luck may be the primary cause of two-thirds of cancer, and not due to lifestyle habits as commonly believed. This is because “harmful mutations” […]
