A consistent relationship exists between cyberbullying and reports of depression, researchers have established through a review of social media studies. The median percentage of children and adolescents who reported being bullied online…
Category: Health
Road traffic noise may reduce life expectancy; increases risk of strokes
Researchers have established a possible link between long-term exposure to road traffic noise and reduced life expectancy and increased risk of strokes. According to new research led by London School of Hygiene…
Pacemakers could be affected by smartphones; may deliver painful shock
Researchers have warned that pacemakers could be affected by smartphones – particularly their signals – as they can mistakenly detect electromagnetic interference (EMI) from smartphones as a cardiac signal and briefly stop…
NICE updates guidance to help diagnose cancer earlier
National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued updated guidance which it claims will enable GPs to use the symptom–based approach to help them diagnose cancer earlier potentially saving thousands…
New ‘smart insulin patch’ could put an end to painful insulin injections
A ‘smart insulin patch’, developed by University of North Carolina and NC State, and no bigger than a penny holds the promise of putting an end to painful insulin injections. Covered with…
Diet that mimics fasting benefits a lot; helps slow aging, cuts belly fat
Researchers have established that adhering to a diet that mimics fasting has a range of health benefits including slowing down of the aging process, reduction in belly fat, improved learning and memory…
Study looks at predictors for repeat, delayed anaphylactic reaction
A research, led by scientists at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute, has looked into the frequency and severity of biphasic allergic reactions – in a bid to find…
Role of vitamin D deficiency in heart disease and deaths in winter challenged
Researchers have challenged the age old belief that deficiency of Vitamin D has a part to play in increased risk of heart diseases saying that vitamin D is not guilty and has…
Researchers in Taiwan find association between Parkinson’s disease and cancer
A new research in Taiwan has shown that there is possible association between Parkinson’s disease (PD) and 16 types of cancers – a study that was an effort towards explaining the association…
Global warming unlikely to reduce number of winter deaths
In a research that defies the conventional wisdom that global warming could reduce winter deaths, researchers have found that we should expect substantial reduction in winter deaths as a result of climate…
Berries, grapes said to help burn excess fat
Scientists have found through a study that berries, grapes and other fruits may help shed those extra pounds by converting excess white fat into calorie-burning beige fat – a development that could…
MRSA laden sausages and minced pork found supermarkets
First ever evidence of presence of ‘superbug’ bacteria Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found in sausages and minced pork obtained from supermarkets in the UK through analysis of samples carried out…
Ebola drug trail stopped as TKM-Ebola-Guinea shows no overall benefit
Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation has revealed that the Phase II clinical trial of its Ebola treatment TKM-Ebola-Guinea has reached a predefined statistical endpoint and that they have closed the enrollment indicating that the…
A third of new dads worried about their mental health, NCT finds
Postnatal depression can affect men as well and according to a new study carried out by UK’s largest charity for parents – NCT – has found that more than a third of…
Experts warn against purchasing human breast milk online
There has been a surge in the demand of human breast milk owing to the recent craze for it amongst certain fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers and to cash-in on…