Tokyo: Experts say that women who suffer from depression are more likely to develop heart disease than men. A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) found that women with depression are more vulnerable to heart problems than men who have the same level of depression as women. Depression is…
London: According to a new report, joint pain affects women more physically and psychologically than men. Nuffield Health, a charity based in the UK city of Epsom, conducted a survey of eight thousand people over the age of 16. 47 percent of women surveyed (who reported joint pain) said that the pain affected their sleep,…
Sendai: A study has shown that children watching poems or cartoons on TV, tablets and phones can slow down their speech ability and development. Researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University found that one-year-olds with the most screen time had the lowest growth. Researchers examined 7,000 children (half boys and half girls) between 2013 and 2017 in…
After the discovery of new types of depression, their treatment will be paved. Photo: File Stanford: Scientists at Stanford Medicine have discovered an entirely new subtype of depression thanks to surveys, cognitive tests and brain imaging. Experts have named it ‘cognitobiotype’. According to a conservative estimate, around 27% of depression patients suffer from this condition….
Meanwhile, thousands more girls and boys have been subjected to grave violations amid ongoing conflict in the region, UNICEF added, underscoring the need to protect children in Nigeria. As recently as 7 April, some 80 children were abducted by militants in the Tsafe Local Government Area in Zamfara state, the UN agency said, citing local…
