Category: Education
Can General Health Check Ups can Do More Harm Than Good? – Study
A new study claims that general health checks do not reduce the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease or cancer. They do, however, increase the number of new diagnoses, the researchers said. Health checks were defined as screening for more […]
Spa Improves Your Health: Study
Safe and a week-long spa can have a positive effect on one’s physical and emotional well-being, shows study. New research from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital evaluated 15 participants before and after their visit to We Care Spa, a health and […]
Happy Teens Earn More When They Enter Adulthood- Research
Being happy is not only good for your mental health but also for your pockets after a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that those who are happy in their teenage years tend […]
Alcohol Reduces Mortality, Provides Protective Effect- Study
According to a recent study, injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood. “This study is not encouraging people to drink,” cautions UIC injury epidemiologist Lee Friedman, author of the study, […]
New SARS virus linked to bats- Study
A novel strain of the deadly SARS virus that sparked a health scare this year is closely related to a virus found in Asian bats, according to a study published on Tuesday. Scientists in the Netherlands said they had sequenced […]
Scientists Reveal Exact Cause of Depression- Study
Scientists have provided fresh insights into the cause of major depressive disorder. In organisms as complex as humans, the neural mechanisms that help answer the question, “Is it worth my effort?” can fail, leading to debilitating mental illnesses. Major depressive […]
Earthquakes can be Predicted by Geoelectric Changes- Research
Researchers claim to have found a link between the occurrence of earthquakes in the Izu Island chain and subtle changes in subterranean geoelectricity. A finding that one day might help develop techniques for predicting temblors. The team, consisting of researchers […]
Asthma Has No Impact on Educational Performance: Study
Asthma does not have any link to academic performance in national school examinations, finds a study. But the study has linked ethnicity and social deprivation to poorer educational outcomes. Long-term conditions in childhood – of which asthma is now the […]
Alcohol Has Calories too- Study
A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that alcohol has empty calories much like soda , or even more. The study showed that the average man got 150 calories per day from booze and […]
Accessing Laptops in Bed Linked to Increased Risk of Depression
Accessing your laptop, tablet or TV when sleeping in bed may not be a good idea after a new study found that such a habit could lead to depression. According to the study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, […]
