Category: Education
Obese people who go for joint surgery more likely to become dependent later
People living with obesity who undergo joint surgery – such as joint replacements for arthritis – are more likely to become dependent in the years following surgery, a study says. Further research is needed to know why this happens and […]
Doctors and teachers should come together to beat stress in students
Former teacher turned doctor Dr. Kavitha Selvaraj of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago has suggested that doctors and educators can come together to beat stress in students, encouraging resilience and helping students to overcome traumatic […]
The cure for the deadliest breast cancer may have just been found
Ottawa University scientists believe they may have just found the cure for aggressive breast cancer, using a combination of immunotherapy and a virus. Their groundbreaking research was confirmed after they used their study to cure up to 90 % of […]
Teens who go through trauma more likely to develop migraines
Teens who are exposed to traumatic events are likely to develop migraines. The findings were revealed from a study that examined the impact of a terror attack in Norway in 2011. “We have very little systematic knowledge about the physical […]
How well young people manage their type 1 diabetes maybe influenced by peers
How young people with type 1 diabetes relate to their peers may have important effects on how well they manage the disease and how distressing it is for them, a small study suggests. Peers can help teens and young adults […]
Even low-level air pollution can claim lives
A new study has found that air pollution – even when below the limit considered safe by U.S. regulators – can claim the lives of older adults. Researchers looked at 22 million deaths nationwide to see if there was any […]
Sugary drinks linked to asthma in children
Children in grade school who consume lots of sugary drinks or whose mothers drank these beverages while pregnant are more likely to develop asthma. To assess the connection between childhood asthma, sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages, researchers examined data about […]
Support from social media community helps improve the outlook of chronically ill patients
Social media can help people with chronic illnessease their worries and connect them to health information, reducing their anxiety and depression, a new U.S. study suggests. In a nine-month experiment with liver-transplant patients, researchers found that participants came to rely […]
How Zika causes nerve disorder
New findings are shedding light on how the mosquito-borne Zika virus causes a rare neurological condition. Experts say this discovery can have implications on how companies develop Zika vaccines. The Zika outbreak that swept through the Americas in 2015 and […]
Motorcycle passengers have higher head injury risks than motorcycle drivers
A study in the U.S has found that motorcycle passengers are less likely than drivers to wear helmets which increases their risk to suffer traumatic brain injuries in crashes. Researchers studied almost 80,000 motorcycle drivers and nearly 6,000 passengers who […]
