A recent study has proposed that if middle aged women, who live on lots of carbohydrates, drink alcohol moderately, have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than women, who are non-drinkers. Researchers have followed 80,000 women for more than 26 years. They found that women who drank alcohol moderately with their carbohydrate based Read more
Latest studies have shown a very interesting trend among students regarding their reaction to optimism and overconfidence. It has come to light that female student do better when they are optimistic when compared to male students, who tend to transmute to being overconfident very quickly. It was found that while female students succeed in being Read more
Researchers after a recent study have claimed that people who spend at least 150 minutes per week in physical activity experience better sleep at night than people who do not spend sufficient active time. Researchers studied more than 2600 men and women for the research. They found that among those 18 to 85 years people Read more
According to latest studies, it has come to light that people who are underweight or slightly below normal run the risk of death after surgery more than those who are overweight. Although scientists did not speculate on what causes heavier people to be safer, it has been conclusively proved that lighter people run higher risk.
According to the findings of a new study conducted by the researchers at the University of Missouri excess party culture, drinking habits and more over, the work pressure provoke college students to stick to take to smoking. The researchers during the study in 2006 to 2008 found that students jump to smoking generally at the Read more
It has so far been thought that afternoon sleepiness can be gotten rid of by consuming sugars. However, new research has brought to light that it is proteins and not sugars that help in keeping a person away from sleep in the afternoons. Proteins stimulate certain cells in the brain and keep the person awake. Read more
Very interesting results have come to light following a research on why people tend to forget things when they pass through a doorway. According to the study, the mere action of walking through the doorway triggers an action in the brain that causes the purpose of the visit to be stored away in the brain. Read more
A study led by a group of Italian researchers from the Research Laboratories at the Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura “Giovanni Paolo II”, in Campobasso has argued that consuming beer regularly at a moderate level can cause fewer chances of cardiovascular diseases. Before that it was proved that consuming wine at a moderate level which Read more
A recent study has revealed that a Japanese TV campaigning program to spread awareness among people about the symptoms of stroke made Japanese women aware but failed to reach Japanese men. Before the study researchers selected nearly 2000 Japanese adult men and women and found that 51 per cent of them were aware of the Read more
The researchers from the University of Guelph claims that they have successfully found out a peptide that by decreasing the advancement of tumors leads to uplifted survival chances in ovarian cancer. A professor in U of G`s Department of Biomedical Sciences Jim Petrik who was also the lead researcher of the study has expressed his Read more
A new study has claimed that roundworms and anti aging shares a link between them. Detailed research about roundworms can be helpful to discover the way, leads to anti aging, believe the researchers. Cynthia Kenyon who is a biochemist along with her researcher team at the Hillblom Center for the Biology of Aging became successful Read more
Overweight eat less frequently than normal weight people or people who has lost their weight, a study claims. The study observed 250 people for a year and disclosed that people, who had normal body weight, ate much snacks besides their daily meals than overweight people. But somehow the overweight people gain more calories than normal Read more