Category: Education
Experimental Ebola drug heals all monkeys in study
An experimental Ebola drug healed all 18 monkeys infected with the deadly virus in a study, boosting hopes that the treatment might help fight the outbreak raging through West Africa — once more of it can be made. The monkeys […]
Tea drinkers may have better general health
A new study reveals that drinking tea could reduce non-cardiovascular mortality by 24 percent, possibly thanks to a combination of tea’s antioxidant content and the other healthy lifestyle habits that tea drinkers often maintain. “If you have to choose between […]
An apple a day reduces risk for heart disease by 40%
A seven-year study involving nearly half a million subjects concludes that daily fruit consumption cuts the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) by 40%. Dr. Huaidong Du from Oxford, UK presented the study at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) […]
S’pore study finds benefits for babies exposed to two languages
SINGAPORE – A team of Singapore and international scientists have found that there are advantages linked to the exposure of infants to two languages. As part of a long-term birth cohort study of Singaporean mothers and their offspring, six-month-old bilingual […]
Exercise to reap the heart-health benefits of wine
Participants made no dietary changes and kept a logbook of wine and other alcohol intake in addition to medication use and, importantly, exercise. At the European Society of Cardiology Congress, researchers from the Czech Republic presented a first of its […]
Families bring their bacteria with them wherever they go, study finds
Millions of bacteria populate the home and in light of mounting evidence that some may actually play an important role in keeping us healthy, researchers are aiming to learn more about them. A collaboration of the US Department of Energy’s […]
Babbling with baby could be beneficial
According to researchers, engaging the babbling infant accelerates language development. Even if it’s incomprehensible, listening and responding to baby babble could speed up language development skills by teaching babies they are capable of communicating, according to findings of a preliminary […]
Hand sanitizer may spare travelers illness abroad
In a French survey of travelers to countries where diarrheal illnesses are common, the people who used hand sanitizer while abroad were half as likely to have their trips spoiled by a bout with Montezuma’s revenge. “Use of hand sanitizer […]
E-cigarettes may be tempting non-smoking youths to smoke
Electronic cigarettes may be more tempting to non-smoking youths than conventional cigarettes, and once young people have tried e-cigarettes they are more inclined to give regular cigarettes a try, US researchers said on Monday. A report, released by a team […]
More parents think their overweight child is ‘about right’
Between 1988 and 2010, the number of parents who could correctly identify their children as overweight or obese went down, according to a new study. “Today, almost one out of every three kids is overweight or obese,” said senior author […]
