'All Work, No Independent Play' Cause of Children's Declining Mental Health
TEHRAN (ANA)- A new study by Florida Atlantic University suggests the rise in mental health disorders in children and teens is attributed to a decline over decades in opportunities for them to play, roam and engage in activities independent of direct oversight and control by adults.
New Study Finds Evidence Daily Multivitamin Supplements Improve Memory, Slow Cognitive Aging in Older Adults
TEHRAN (ANA)- Results of a study showed a statistically significant benefit for cognition among participants taking the multi-vitamin compared to placebo, suggesting that a multi-vitamin could help prevent memory loss and slow cognitive aging among older adults.
Active Children Are More Resilient
TEHRAN (ANA)- According to findings by researchers from the University of Basel, school children cope better with the stress if they get plenty of daily exercise.
Australian Scientists Make Breakthrough in Understanding Love
TEHRAN (ANA)- Australian researchers have for the first time measured how the human brain makes loved ones the center of a person's attention.
Most Night Shift Workers Suffer Sleep Disorder
TEHRAN (ANA)- There's a problem for the roughly 1 in 10 people who regularly work night shifts, according to a new study: more than half of them have likely developed some kind of sleep disorder, such as insomnia.
Our Perception of Time Can Actually Speed Up Wound Healing
TEHRAN (ANA)- It seems the time that wounds take to heal is partly down to mentality and researchers at Harvard University have found that healing happens faster when the person involved thinks that time is progressing more quickly than it actually is.
Use These 3 Mind Hacks to Avoid Temptation When Eating Healthily
TEHRAN (ANA)- Conventional wisdom, grounded in years of research, suggests that the best way to resist unhealthy choices is to think about the long-term consequences.
Research Shows Why Some Children May Be Slower to Learn Words
TEHRAN (ANA)- New research from University of East Anglia reveals why some children may be slower to learn words than others.
Study: Thinking about God Inspires Risk-Taking for Believers
TEHRAN (ANA)- Does thinking about faith make religious people more likely to take leaps? A new study lead by York University's Faculty of Health says yes, finding that participants were more likely to take risks when thinking about God as a benevolent protector.
Light Color Less Important for Internal Clock than Originally Thought
TEHRAN (ANA)- Light in the evening is thought to be bad for sleep, however, does the color of the light play a role? Researchers from the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) compared the influence of different light colors on the human body and their findings contradict the results of a previous study in mice.