New York: If you wish to shield your kids from depression, driving home the point that personalities can be changed may help, a study suggests. A low-cost, one-time intervention that educates teenagers about the changeable nature of personality traits may … read more
When we search for the seat of humanity, are we looking at the wrong part of the brain? Most neuroscientists assume that the neocortex, the brain’s distinctive folded outer layer, is the thing that makes us uniquely human. But a … read more
KARACHI: Number of polio cases has risen to 184 in Pakistan after emergence of 10 new cases in the country. With new cases, the country is about to break its own world record of registering the cases of the crippling … read more
GENEVA: The death toll in the world´s worst-ever Ebola epidemic has now soared past 3,000, with the virus killing almost half of the more than 6,500 people it has infected, according to World Health Organization figures released Saturday. In its … read more
Eating five servings of fruits and vegetables per day was associated with better mental wellbeing in a recent study at the University of Warwick in the UK. In the study, researchers worked with data from over 14 000 participants in … read more