Category: Education
Walking intensity as important as 10,000 steps a day
There is a slight addition to the recommended 10,000 steps daily to protect from heart disease, dementia, and death: pace your steps just a little bit faster. According to researchers from the University of Sydney, Australia and University of Southern […]
Anti-diarrhea drug repurposed to treat autism symptoms
Norwegian researchers at the University of Oslo have found possible treatment for the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a common anti-diarrhea drug called loperamide. The drug may be dually beneficial in treating patients with ASD – it can […]
Hot steam dishwasher model more effective, environmentally-friendly
Superheated steam dishwashers developed by researchers from the Technical University of Dortmund and the Technical University of Munich, both in Germany, were more effective than conventional dishwashers when it comes to killing harmful microorganisms on dishes and cutlery. According to […]
Changes to mothers’ stress levels affects infant development
New research by Northwestern University has revealed how maternal fluctuations in stress – stress variability, termed lability – influences infant development. Research reports state that pregnant mothers with greater lability had infants with more fear, sadness and distress at three […]
News addiction” leads to poor mental and physical health
Exposure to a depressing and continually-evolving news cycle of global events can have serious impacts on mental and physical wellbeing, as researchers from the UK-based Taylor and Francis Group found out. “News addiction” refers to the obsessive urge to constantly […]
Insomniac older adults at risk of progressive memory decline
Having just discovered that insomnia influences memory performance in later life, researchers at Concordia University in Canada point out that older adults with insomnia are at greatest risk of developing memory decline as well as long-term cognitive impairment. Their study […]
Repeated concussions thickens the skull bones
Repeated blows to the head have caused a gradual “thickening” in the skulls of rats, researchers from Monash University (Monash), Australia, report. Concussions or mild traumatic impacts from blows can undoubtedly lead to neurological problems; at the same time, an […]
Cooler temperatures in tropical climates increase heart attack risk
Researchers at the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have discovered that people living in tropical climates, which have narrow temperature ranges, are at increased risk of a heart attack – more specifically, a type of acute myocardial infarction. The onset […]
Intellectual disability caused by a rare genetic mutation
Disruptions to the activity of an enzyme, CaMKIIalpha, which is responsible for learning and memory, has been found to cause profound intellectual disability. Following a newly-developed protein analysis method, researchers from the University of Tokyo, in Japan, discovered a single […]
Improper activation/production of insulin contributes to weight gain
While packing on the pounds increases the risk of diabetes, the inverse is also true: compromised insulin production can lead to unhealthy weight gain. Researchers from the Swiss University of Basel found dysregulation in an enzyme that modulates the activation […]
