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Mindfulness boosts well-being in teens, study shows
London, Sep 2 (IANS) 'Mindfulness,' which means consciously bringing awareness to our experience, boosts well-being in teenage boys, finds a recent study. University of Cambridge researchers analysed 155 boys from two independent UK schools, Tonbridge and Hampton, before and after a four-week crash course in mindfulness. After the trial period, the 14- and 15-year-old boys were found to have increased well-being, which included happiness, contentment, interest, affection and functioning well, reports the Journal of Positive ... Read More
Staying up late to browse raises mental illness risk
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Staying up late to browse the web or chat with friends could cost you your sanity later in life, finds a new study. Such sleep deprivation could explain why more young people are becoming mentally ill over the recent decades. The study of 20,000 people aged between 17 and 24 years found that those who slept fewer than five hours a night were three times more likely than normal sleepers to ... Read More
Mum's cuddle eases baby's pain from jabs
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Mums giving newborn babies a cuddle seems to ease their pain from jabs, finds a recent study. Toddlers are given sugary water before being administered an injection or taking a blood sample. But the sweetener has no effect on the degree of pain they feel. British researchers believe the sugar merely serves as a distraction, and a cuddle from mum would work just as well, reports the Daily Mail. The study ... Read More
Fish oil could save 10,000 heart patients every year
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Fish oil capsules could save lives of 10,000 heart patients every year, finds a recent survey. A review study reveals omega-3 supplements prevented the deaths of almost one in 10 heart patients. Regular use also prevented around eight percent of hospitalisations caused by symptoms such as breathlessness and fluid retention, reports the Daily Mail. British cardiologists say international guidelines are now being rewritten to advise that heart failure patients take ... Read More
Maternal, infant health index improves in India: Unicef
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) There has been a significant improvement in maternal and child health indicators in the country with rise in institutional delivery and increase in immunisation, a Unicef survey released Thursday said. The Coverage Evaluation Survey 2009 (CES-2009), a nationwide survey commissioned by United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), was conducted November 2009-January 2010 across India. According to the survey, 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' - the central government's scheme for expecting mothers - has changed ... Read More
Tall slender glasses help people drink in moderation
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Can tall slender glasses help people drink in moderation? The answer seems to be a yes, because drinkers tend to pour spirits more generously into short, wide tumblers rather than tall, slender glasses, although both hold the same volume. Charles Spence an Oxford University professor who led the study, blamed it on an optical trick called the "vertical horizontal illusion" in which the brain over-estimates vertical distances and under-estimates horizontal ones. ... Read More
Brain food for thought
A French epicurean once said, "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." But can eating certain foods make you smarter, happier, or more able to constructively respond to stress? Could junk food lead to a junk attitude? Connections are being made all the time between the foods we eat and the way we feel, think, and act. Did you know, for instance, that depression and aggression have been linked to ... Read More
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