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After various studies that have linked computer and video games with isolation and depression in teenagers, the games are now being used to tackle the opposite. In an innovative New Zealand programme, computers are being used to deal with adolescent depression. The game, SPARX, is different from other games and does not encourage teenagers to engage in mindless destruction. It is designed using a psychological approach known as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and counsels the children subtly....
According to a latest study, alcohol is the social icebreaker. Researchers have found that moderate amount of alcohol when consumed in social groups, helps people boost their emotions and enhances social bonding. Also, it can reduce negative emotions or at least reduce the display of it by being silent in a group.
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center say health coaches could play an important role in the battle of obesity.
In May, the mayor's office launched it's "Latch on NYC" campaign to support mothers who breastfeed their infants by asking city maternity hospitals to voluntarily sign on to support a mother's choice to breastfeed and limit the promotion of infant formula in their facilities which can interfere with that decision.
Researchers found that over nine months, a daily dose of curcumin appeared to prevent new cases of diabetes among people with abnormally high blood sugar levels that may progress to full-blown type 2 diabetes.
Afinitor is the first in a class known as mTOR inhibitors to be approved for post-menopausal women with advanced hormone-receptor positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. American health regulators also backed the drug as a breast cancer treatment.
A latest research warns parents that psychological abuse could be as damaging to a child's physical and mental health as physical abuse like slapping or punching. According to experts from American academy of pediatrics, even though its difficult to pinpoint or produce a figure, psychological abuse may be the most common type of child abuse. Psychological abuse includes the acts of belittling, denigrating, terrorizing, exploiting, emotional unresponsiveness, or corrupting a child to the point...
A new study conducted by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine says that patients who find out they have a spot on their lung often assume they have cancer when they don't. According to a recent study conducted by the Boston University School of Medicine, patients make too much of a spot in their lungs assuming they have cancer when actually there's nothing seriously wrong with them. Researchers suggest that doctors could do more to help patients understand what happens...
To err is human, to forgive divine. We are all aware of this philosophy. But a research shows that the philosophy could have a lot more to it. According to scientists, if you forgive people who hurt you, it is good for your health. According to researchers from the University of California, San Diego, people who can let go of their anger are less prone to developing high blood pressure.
The U.S.Food and Drug Administration is warning parents not to use benzocaine to ease teething pain in babies. The federal agency said the product should only be used under the advice and supervision of a health care professional.
A new research has noted that when we self-diagnose ourselves, we often draw the wrong conclusions.
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have found an association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and menstrual periods.
Researchers say shift workers are slightly more at risk of having a heart attack or stroke than day workers.
Researchers have looked at a series of coordinated strategies that address alcohol availability, alcohol policy enforcement and drinking norms that can help colleges and their communities protect students from the harms of high-risk drinking.
Yoga, the physical, mental, and spiritual discipline originating in ancient India has seen growing popularity worldwide in the last couple of decades. Regular practitioners report improved mental and physical health; researchers are now keen to know the effects of Yoga on the life of people who practice it. A latest study conducted by occupational therapists at Indiana University in the US, on a small group, has revealed that performing yoga can help people regain their balance after a stroke. ...
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
High IQ Brains Automatically Suppress "Useless" Information in Vision Tests 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Arizona Teen Finds Worm in his McDonald's Sausage McMuffin 
'Viagra for Women' Could Boost Libido for Women, Provide Aid for Monogamy 
Disney Pulls "Jessie" Episode That Makes Fun of Celiac Disease 
Frequent Heartburn Ups Head and Neck Cancer Risk by 78 Percent 
The Invasion of the ‘Crazy’ Ants: South East America Faces a Growing Infestation 
Study Reveals How the Body Fights off the Damaging Effects of Depression 
Brain Can Learn to be Compassionate, Study Reports 
