Tag Archive: study researchers

Key to staying slim, healthy is a bowl of wholegrain cereal for breakfast

London, Nov 28 (ANI): Skipping breakfast will be of no help if you want to stay fit, instead, a bowl of wholegrain cereal first thing in the morning can ensure a trim and healthy body, concludes a study.

Researchers have found that porridge or muesli in breakfast not only helps shed pounds but keeps them off [...]

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Thinking of a loved one really does reduce pain

Washington, Nov 14 (ANI):Just thinking of your loved one can provide relief if you are in pain, say University of California Los Angeles psychologists.

The study underscores the importance of social relationships and staying socially connected.

In the study, researchers asked if simply looking at a photograph of your significant other could reduce pain.

It involved 25 women, [...]

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Depressed people tend to over-report physical symptoms

Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): People who are depressed tend to recall more physical symptoms such as aches and pains than they actually experience, say researchers.

The study from University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences indicates that depression and not neuroticism is the cause of such [...]

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Girls with masculine names ‘are more successful’

Melbourne, October 27 (ANI): Girls with masculine first names are likely to have a successful career, according to a new study.

Researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina found that women with masculine names in the legal profession earned more money than their counterparts with feminine names.

According [...]

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Curvy women better in bed than their skinny rivals

London, Oct 27 (ANI): Majority of British blokes believe that curvy women are better in bed than their size zero rivals, says a survey.

The study found that 89 per cent of men think having a plump partner in bed is a very good idea, reports The Sun.

Also 68 per cent of women think that heavier [...]

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Background TV detrimental to parent-child interactions

Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): Background TV in homes takes a toll on the interactions between parents and young children, according to a new study.

In the study, researchers at the University of Massachusetts analysed about 50 kids between the age group of 1-3 years, each of whom was with [...]

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Electrical nerve stimulation may relieve neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury

Washington, Sept 12 (ANI): A new study has revealed that electrical nerve stimulation can effectively reduce neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury.

Neuropathic pain is often difficult to relieve and usually managed with drugs such as antidepressants or anticonvulsants.

In the new study, researchers assessed the short-term effects of high- and low-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [...]

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