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Exercise for children need to focus more on brain development
Guidelines which emphasise quality exercises (and not just the duration of the exercise themselves) must be put in place, experts say. Most guidelines – including those of the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – […]
Drinking beer can prevent Alzheimer’s
We may be a hop, skip and a jump from warding off neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s. An ingredient in beer hops, xanthohumol (also known as Xn) has been shown to protect the brains of mice from cell damage. Wine […]
Packaged food for toddlers not as nutritious as we think
In the U.S., commercial foods for toddlers often have high amounts of sodium or added sugars, a new study shows. For younger babies, most commercial foods were low in sodium and the majority of infant meals, vegetables, fruits, and dry […]
Diabetes treatment doubled past two decades
The cost of managing diabetes has more than doubled in the past 20 years, a new analysis says. The average diabetes patient now spends $2,790 more per year than they did in 1987 – and more than half the additional […]
Birth control path to reaching climate goals
In Pakistan, where just a third of married women use contraception, half of all pregnancies – 4.2 million each year – are unintended, according to the Washington-based Population Reference Bureau. At the same time, the rising population in Pakistan – and elsewhere around […]
Wartime evacuation not harmful to children
Children who are evacuated during war is not at risk of developing psychiatric problems, researchers say. That was true overall for the subjects of the study, adults who as children were evacuated from Finland to Sweden in World War II. […]
Screen time decreases teens’ sleep
The blue light that emanates form gadgets like computers, phones and tablets may decrease and ruin teens’ sleep time, a study says. “There are probably many possible pathways between screen time and sleep, some of which are direct,” said lead […]
Smokers hoping to quit the habit opt for e-cigarettes
When Marty Weinstein decided to quit smoking, he took a friend’s advice and tried electronic cigarettes rather than government-approved nicotine replacement products. Weinstein, 58, has gone from a pack a day nine months ago to the equivalent in nicotine of […]
Celiac disease affects overweight children too
Overweight children are just as likely as thin children to have celiac disease, a new study confirms. It’s a common misconception – even among many doctors – that celiac disease is limited to people who are underweight. “Being overweight certainly […]
Childhood obesity “levelling off” among kids under 10
The rise in childhood obesity, which has left one in three children overweight, may be beginning to level off in the under-10s, a study suggests. It found a steady rise in the proportion of overweight children in England in 1994-2003, […]
