Category: Education
Smoking pregnant mums may have ‘gay’ babies
A leading neuroscientist has claimed that smoking and drug use during pregnancy could raise the chance of having a baby who would turn out to be gay. According to Britain’s Sunday Times, Dr Dick Swabb, professor of neurobiology at Amsterdam […]
More than two drinks a day could speed memory loss
Men who consume more than two alcoholic drinks per day while in middle age may speed up their memory loss in later life by up to six years, said a study last week. However, there were no differences in memory […]
Sunlight may lower blood pressure
Exposing skin to sunlight may help lower blood pressure and cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study has found. Research carried out at the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh found that sunlight alters levels of the […]
What’s that lump in my breast?
The many causes, benign and otherwise, of breast lumps. THE other day, I attended a public forum where they taught us how to do a breast self-examination. I did it on myself, and to my alarm, I think I felt […]
Study reveals benefits of eating walnuts
Walnuts are a powerhouse of nutrition and good for weight management, says study. An ounce of walnut contains 2.5g of omega 3 fats, 4g of protein and 2g of fibre that help provide satiety, Diabetic Living India magazine reported. Any […]
Study says traces of Mercury, Chromium found in cosmetics
A new study finds cosmetics in India some of which are endorsed by well known celebrities, have portions of mercury and chromium in them. The use of mercury and chromium in cosmetics is prohibited in India. Mercury, which is used […]
Green tea may affect efficacy of blood pressure medicine: study
Japanese scientists have found that drinking green tea may lessen the efficacy of the high blood pressure drugs such as nadolol, according to media news Wednesday. Researchers found that people who drank green tea while taking nadolol had lower circulating […]
Korean researchers identify cause of lung cancer
South Korean researchers have identified one of the causes of squamous-cell carcinoma, which makes up 30 per cent of all lung cancers. The research team led by Park Keun-chil, professor at the Samsung Medical Center, analysed the genomes of 104 […]
Exercise key to managing work-life balance, say researchers
People who exercised regularly were found to be more confident in handling the interaction of their work and home life and less likely to be stressed at work, finds research. Conflict between work and home can be categorized in two […]
First three months crucial for quitting smoking
For many, quitting smoking tops their New Year’s resolution list. The chances of people succeeding without any medical support or consultation, however, is very low, and amounts to around 4-7 percent of those who have tried, according to a recent […]
