Category: Features
Daily exercise helps control asthma symptoms
Most asthma patients are discouraged from exercising believing it may trigger symptoms. But a study shows that 30 minutes of exercise everyday can help control the symptoms instead. In a study recently published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research, experts from […]
Induced hypothermia harmful for brain injury patients
Induced hypothermia, or cooling the patient’s body to prevent brain swelling after a head injury, will do more harm than good as it prevents the long-term recovery, a study finds. The researchers from the University of Edinborough found that induced […]
Scientists who fought parasites wins this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine
Three scientists receive this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine last October 5 for their efforts to fight parasitic disease. Half of the prize was jointly awarded to William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura and the other half was awarded to […]
The world wants more MSG, says study by IHS
The global demand for monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) — the sometimes controversial flavor enhancer — is growing, according to new analysis from IHS. Most of the demand will come from Asia. Some demand is influenced by busier lifestyles, increasing the […]
Repeating aloud makes you remember better
Reading aloud will help you remember things, a study says. The effect is even better when you address it to someone else. Professor Victor Boucher of the University of Montreal’s Department of Linguistics and Translation leads the study whose […]
Birth weight linked to hearing and vision problems later in life
A study suggests that overweight and underweight babies are more likely to have poor vision, hearing, and cognition when become adults. Making small improvements to achieve normal birth weight would be beneficial to babies in the long run. Researchers in […]
Too much internet may cause high blood pressure in teens
Teens who spend too much time on the internet are at risk for high blood pressure, according to researchers from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Researchers suggest that parents should limit their kids’ internet time at home to two […]
Physicians cause low quality care for LGBT and disabled patients
Physicians who do not discuss issues regarding homosexuality and disability are preventing better care for their patients, a according to a Rowan University professor of family medicine. Physicians’ reluctance to discuss disabilities, sex, work and independence with disabled patients deprives […]
Parents in Germany allowed to leave out gender in birth certificates
Starting November 1, parents in Germany will be allowed to leave their child’s gender blank on their birth certificates. Germany is the second country to loosen its gender categories after Australia allowed a third gender option, or “X,” on passports […]
Repetition prevents learning for people with autism
A new study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that training individuals with ASD to acquire new information by repeating the information actually harms their ability to apply that learned knowledge to other situations. This finding, by an international research […]
