Believe in free will for better performance
March 24th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 24 (IANS) We are likely to succeed if we persist to believe that we are the masters of our fates -- unless someone jolts our belief."Folk psychology tells ... Read more...
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Elderly people with clinical depression more prone to knee arthritis
March 17th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that clinical depression can make the symptoms of knee arthritis worse than what is evident on X-rays.It found that elderly people with ... Read more...
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Boy toddlers need extra help coping with negative emotions
March 9th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 9 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the way you react to your two-year-old's temper tantrums or clinginess may lead to anxiety, withdrawal and behavior problems down the road.The ... Read more...
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High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may decrease bowel cancer risk
March 8th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 8 (ANI): A new research suggests that high levels of 'good' (high density lipoprotein) HDL cholesterol decrease the risk of bowel cancer.The association is independent of other potentially cancer-inducing markers ... Read more...
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Kidney transplant recipients should exercise to live longer
March 6th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 6 (ANI): Kidney transplant patients with low physical activity are more likely to die early, suggests a new study.The results suggested that patients needed to exercise to fend off an ... Read more...
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Kidney transplant patients with low physical activity ‘likely to die early’
March 6th, 2011 - 11:27 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 06 (ANI): A study has indicated that low physical activity increases kidney transplant patients' likelihood of dying early.The results suggest that patients need to exercise to fend off an early ... Read more...
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How depression and anxiety influence physical symptoms
March 5th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): For decades, researchers have hypothesized that negative emotions lead to inflated reports of common physical symptoms.However, a new study has suggested that two negative emotions - depression ... Read more...
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Bone-anchored hearing aids ‘beneficial’ for hearing-impaired kids
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): A new study has found that bone-anchored hearing aids appear helpful in improving hearing and quality of life in children with hearing loss in one or both ears."Since ... Read more...
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Chronically ill kids subjected more to physical abuse
February 18th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Children with chronic health conditions are 88 percent more likely to suffer physical abuse than healthy children, says new research. These kids are also 154 percent more likely ... Read more...
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Chronically ill kids ‘88pc more likely to suffer physical abuse’
February 18th, 2011 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): A new study has found that children with chronic health conditions are 88 percent more likely to suffer physical abuse than healthy children.They are also 154 percent more ... Read more...
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Eating berries may lower Parkinson’s risk
February 14th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 14 (IANS) Eating berries regularly may lower risk of developing Parkinson's, thanks to compounds called flavonoids.
Flavonoids are found in plants and fruits and are also known collectively as ... Read more...
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‘Leftover’ Chinese singles are in the grip of depression
February 12th, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): China's first mental health survey has revealed that more than 70 percent of urban Chinese singles getting nearer to their "expiry date" for marriage are in the ... Read more...
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Take a love quiz before Valentine’s Day
February 8th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Many people have hard time distinguishing between love and lust.Lust has most of the time been confused as love. This has led many people down ... Read more...
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Beggars, sex workers and eunuchs get place in Census 2011 as other category
February 6th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Agartala, Feb 6 (ANI): In the ongoing first phase of census count in Agartala, beggars, sex workers and eunuchs have got a place in the Indian Census 2011 as the other category.Census ... Read more...
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Soldiers and troopers for head count in census phase-2
February 5th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) Army soldiers and para-military troopers will be engaged as enumerators to count themselves in as the second phase of the country-wide census begins Feb 9, officials said here ... Read more...
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Errant enumerators to face action in West Bengal
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Director of Census Operation of West Bengal Dipak Ghosh Thursday said stern action will be taken against those enumerators who skip their mandatory training programme."It is mandatory for ... Read more...
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Parents who share caregiving for their kids ‘experience more conflict’
January 27th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study has found that parents who share caregiving for their preschool children may experience more conflict than those in which the mother is the primary caregiver.Researchers ... Read more...
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iPad animation to help assess mobility in elderly accurately
January 20th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Till now, health care professionals have not had an easy and effective way to assess mobility in elderly people.Now, health and exercise science professors of Wake Forest University ... Read more...
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1 in 5 horses overweight or obese: Study
January 19th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): A pilot study has found that rates of obesity among horses are likely to be just as high as they are among humans.At least one in five horses ... Read more...
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Women with false-positive mammograms suffer serious anxiety
January 14th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 14 (ANI): Women who received false-positive mammograms report, face serious anxiety and reduced quality of life for at least a year, according to a study.Researchers from The Netherlands show that ... Read more...
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How social influences affect weight status in young adults
January 12th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): While previous research has detailed the impact of social influence on health behaviours, no previous study has examined whether social ties influence weight status and weight loss intentions ... Read more...
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Study: Happy marriage is “The ‘me’ marriage”
January 4th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Jan 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Researchers have identified that being married to the end with your partner does not necessarily makes the marriage a happy one.The research claim that people tend ... Read more...
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Study: Sex is important for men aged between 70-95 years
December 8th, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Australian researchers say men want to continue having sex even at the advanced age of 70 to 95 years.The researchers say they interviewed about 3274 men that ... Read more...
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Alternative therapies ‘could result in poor asthma control in kids’
December 1st, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 01 (ANI): A fresh study from Universite de Montreal has suggested that approximately 13 percent of parents turn to alternative therapies to treat their children's asthma.The findings suggest that this ... Read more...
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‘Yes we can’ approach ‘can end racism’
November 30th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 30 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a 'yes we can' approach can really bring about a change in ending racism.If you're trying to end racism, it's not ... Read more...
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Malik takes U-turn over quizzing Musharraf on Benazir murder case
November 28th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 28 (ANI): In a surprise move, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has backtracked on his stance that the government would send questionnaire to former president Pervez Musharraf in connection ... Read more...
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Binge drinkers at ‘higher risk of heart disease’
November 24th, 2010 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study has indicated that Belfast's binge drinking culture could be behind the country's high rates of heart disease.The study, which compares drinking patterns of middle aged ... Read more...
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Cameron regime to ask Britons how happy they are
November 16th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) British government officials would visit the public four times a year in a bid to measure the country's "happiness", after Prime Minister David Cameron called for defining ... Read more...
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Bonding over problems can be stressful for women
November 14th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 14 (ANI): A study has found that female friends who dwell on each other's problems show an increase in stress hormone cortisol and in activity of the sympathetic nervous system.However, ... Read more...
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Long-term statin ‘unlikely to increase cancer risk’
November 10th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Research has revealed that long-term use of statins is unlikely to substantially increase or decrease overall cancer risk.Eric J. Jacobs, strategic director of pharmacoepidemiology at the American Cancer ... Read more...
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Texting after bedtime can make kids anxious, depressed
November 9th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 9 (IANS) Children who text and e-mail late at night may become depressed, anxious or suffer learning difficulties.The US researchers said that unlike watching TV, which is a passive activity, ... Read more...
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Study: Texting before bed is not good
November 8th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Jersey, Nov 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) If your children text late into the night, then it can mean bad news. New research has found that emailing and texting late into the night ... Read more...
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Silicone implants ‘more satisfactory’ than saline implants: Study
November 8th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): A study has revealed that breast cancer patients who undergo silicone implantation are a lot more satisfied than those who get saline implants.Women suffering from breast cancer often ... Read more...
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Brit pupils make more efforts for male teachers: Study
October 30th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 30 (ANI): A study has found that pupils make more effort to please, display greater self-esteem and are more likely to believe they are being treated fairly, when the teacher ... Read more...
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Nice guys actually get the girl in the end
October 14th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): New research suggests that nice guys really do finish first when it comes to getting the girl.According to psychologists, traits such as selflessness and altruism have become part ... Read more...
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