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Three-year old girl is the youngest to have type 2 diabetes
A 35-kg three-and-a-half year old girl is one of the youngest people to have Type 2 diabetes. She is now losing weight and being treated for the disease. Her case will be presented at the European Association for the Study […]
Australian dad goes undercover to bust Chinese drug dealers
Australian Rodney Bridge went undercover as a drug buyer to expose the booming drug business in the Chinese city of Hefei. Bridge is not a policeman or a private investigator. He is father hunting down who and what killed his […]
High intensity exercise good for people with type 2 diabetes
A new study shows that brief bouts of high intensity exercise improves the hearts of type 2 diabetes patients. The study is led by Professor Michael Trenell and Dr Sophie Cassidy from Newcastle University (UK) and was funded by the […]
Tips to make the most of your office breaks
Office break times are one of the few highlights of busy workday. Two Baylor University researchers made sure you are taking advantage of them. Emily Hunter, Ph.D., and Cindy Wu, Ph.D., associate professors of management in Baylor University’s Hankamer School […]
New study reveals what people find attractive
Reseerchers at Chapman University ran a long-term study on what traits men and women find attractive. A total of nearly 28,000 heterosexual participants ages 18 to 75 years completed the surveys. This research supports the long-held belief that people with […]
Regular exercise helps bullied students
Exercising four or more days a week reduces the risk of sadness and suicidal tendencies in bullied teens, according to a study to be published in the October 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and […]
Healthy diet lowers risk of depression
To lower the risk of depression, “People can eat everything, but everything in moderation,” as long as they try to eat lots of vegetables, fruits, nuts and fish, and avoid fast food and processed meats, said study author Almudena Sanchez-Villegas […]
Mediterranean diet with olive oil may reduce risk of breast cancer
A Mediterranean diet coupled with lots of virgin olive oil may reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine. The Mediterranean diet is known for its abundance of plant foods, fish and […]
Two-question test for delirium developed
Asking patients what day of the week it was and to recite the months of the year backwards is the most effective test to spot delirium, researchers say. If a patient failed to answer these two questions correctly — indicating […]
Why are the middle class the artistic types?
A new study revealed why middle class people were more likely to paint, dance, play musical instruments, or take up photography. The results had nothing to do with their social status. Research involving 78,000 people found that it was not […]
