New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Poor mental health, disruptions to education, loss of income and violence, are some of the worrying consequences of COVID-19, according to a survey based on experiences of women and young people across different contexts and regions. These are the key experiences documented in the Finding Hope: Lived experiences of […]
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Birthdays have always been about dressing up to the nines and sporting elaborate makeup looks for women. You may even have spent the whole year planning out your birthday outfit and makeup look. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing us into yet another lockdown, there may not be much […]
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): According to a new study, men make more extreme choices and decisions in comparison to women. This is the main finding of the new research involving more than 50,000 participants in 97 samples, published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of […]
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): World Environment Day, which is celebrated annually on June 5, offers a global platform for inspiring positive change in the environment. It pushes individuals to think about what they consume from the ecosystem and gives them a chance to build a greener future. This year’s theme is ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ […]
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Dogs may have earned the title ‘man’s best friend’ because of how good they are at interacting with people. Those social skills may be present shortly after birth rather than learned; a new study by University of Arizona researchers suggests. Published in the journal Current Biology, the study also finds […]
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], May 29 (ANI): Insights related to mechanistic links between physical fitness and overall health and the reasons why the same exercise can have different effects on different people were unveiled in a new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Although everyone can benefit from exercise, the mechanistic […]
Connecticut [US], May 29 (ANI): When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. After all, tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and health equity and flavours are particularly attractive to youth. But according to a new study from […]
Portsmouth [UK], May 30 (ANI): In order to determine how best to measure hidden and potentially dangerous plastics in human sewage, during a recent study, scientists conducted research on wastewater. The study was published in the journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. As the way microplastics are measured and counted varies from place to place, there […]
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Uninterrupted focus on Covid-19 pandemic has sidelined another pandemic, that of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which includes heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, chronic lung disease, and more, say experts. While the country has been hit with a huge second coronavirus wave, and a likely third wave, it also must also […]
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): Adults with cerebral palsy are more likely to experience the debilitating pains of musculoskeletal disorders, but they receive significantly less physical therapy for those ailments, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Michigan. The findings, published in the Journal Disability and Health, analyzed four years […]
Washington [US], May 31 (ANI): According to a new study, prenatal exposure to paracetamol is associated with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism symptoms in childhood. The study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, was led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation. The […]
Rome [Italy], May 31 (ANI): A team of researchers at the University of Bologna found that gender roles absorbed at an early age seem to have shaped today’s youth regarding their involvement in politics, in line with traditional stereotypes. The study was conducted amongst adolescents and young adults aged between 15 and 30 in Italy, […]
