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Magaly Newcomb, right comforts her daughter Haley Newcomb, 14, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at a makeshift memorial outside the school, in Parkland, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old who had been expelled from the school, is being held without bail in the Broward County Jail, accused of 17 counts of first-degree murder. (Photo: AP)

Here's how witnessing violence harms children's mental health

Researchers say incidents like deadly school shooting in Florida could make children question if something similar could...

19 Feb 2018 6:12 PM IST

The tests could lead to earlier detection of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists develop tests to indicate autism in children

Children with autism could be given appropriate treatment much earlier in their lives.

19 Feb 2018 1:00 PM IST

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Why so many college students are suffering from mental health issues

When reality has to compete with the virtual world, it leads to disastrous outcomes.

12 Feb 2018 11:45 AM IST

Up to 90% of people with psychosis suffer from paranoid thoughts, leading them to perceive threats where there are none. (Photo: Pixabay)

Virtual reality may reduce paranoia in psychotics: study

Exposure to virtual reality did not increase the time participants subsequently spent with other people.

10 Feb 2018 2:17 PM IST

Anxiety level mediated the link between imagining exposure to air pollution and unethical behaviour. (Photo: Pixabay)

Air pollution may lead to unethical behaviour: study

The findings published in the journal Psychological Science suggest that this association may be due to increased...

8 Feb 2018 12:34 PM IST

Men almost twice as likely to have been bitten as women. (Photo: Pixabay)

Anxious people more likely to get bitten by dogs: study

The suggested link between victim personality and risk of being bitten requires further investigation.

5 Feb 2018 12:37 PM IST

Its not all a bed of roses for Kaviya, who reveals that she faces her share of creative blocks as well.

Dishing out the dirt

As part of her creative process, Kaviya learns more about the topics to understand the bigger picture.

4 Feb 2018 7:00 AM IST

Laws requiring doctors to report dementia patients and get their licenses revoked didnt appear to influence the proportion of crashes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Music calls up Alzheimer-free regions of brain

People with dementia are confronted by a world that is unfamiliar to them, which causes disorientation and anxiety.

30 April 2018 6:04 PM IST

The pills used to reduce gastric acid when taken over a period of time makes the kidneys weaker and may lead to shutting down of the organ. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds youth majorly affected by drug overdose

Factors associated with increased overdose risk were disorders involving use of alcohol, cocaine or amphetamines.

26 April 2018 8:09 AM IST

Patients should feel confident that the current generation electric cars should not have any significant impact on their device function. (Photo: Pixabay)

Magnetic fields in electric cars don't seem to cause pacemaker...

Over the last few decades we have learnt that very simple household items like electric razors, blow dryers, microwaves,...

24 April 2018 4:25 PM IST

Initial analysis indicated that meditation did have an overall positive impact. (Photo: Pixabay)

Meditation may help improve cardiovascular health

Even a single hour of meditation appears to reduce anxiety and some of the markers for cardiovascular risk.

21 April 2018 8:03 AM IST

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Art therapy may lower pain, anxiety in cancer patients: Study

20 April 2018 7:55 PM IST