Poor sleep plays a roll in bullying and other aggressive behaviors.
Children who bully their friends at school are twice as likely to be aggressive and suffer from sleep problems, a new study says.
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Global Internet traffic is expected to grow by 4 times in the next five years.
Asia is expected to surpass North America in the amount of Internet traffic passing over networks by 2015, according to a study released today by Cisco.
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Seventy-three percent of students said they would not be able to study without some form of technology.
Many college students are dependent on digital technology in the classroom, according to a study released on Tuesday by etextbook seller CourseSmart and Wakefield Research.
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The enhancer often used in Chinese food could impact leptin.
MSG, the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate is most often associated with Chinese food and after-dinner headaches but it may also be enhancing waistlines, a new study finds.
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Study shows drinking donkey’s milk is good for you.
Cleopatra would bathe in it as part of her beauty regime. Milk from donkeys, which was still being drunk in Victorian times, contains less fat and is more nutritious than cow’s milk. Researchers have found that drinking donkey’s milk could be a good way to lose weight and protect your heart.
Mortgage-only defaulters are less likely to then default later on new car loans or credit cards.
People who have defaulted only on their mortgages and no other debts are not as risky as expected, according to a new study from credit monitor TransUnion.
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People in their 20’s have 50 times more friends on Facebook than people over 50 years old.
The ‘Facebook generation gap’ has been highlighted in a new piece of research which shows that the average 22 year-old claims to have 1,000 or more friends on sites like Facebook compared to those in their fifties who have fewer than 20.
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Movies and TV shows online takes up a lot of bandwidth compared with Web surfing.
Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes than web surfing.
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20 to 25 thousand people die each year in the United States because of admission on a weekend.
Ten percent of people admitted to the hospital on the weekend are more likely to die than those who checked in during the week, according to a new analysis of nearly 30 million people.
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Crossing your arms confuses the brain and reduces pain.
According to new research published on Friday, crossing your arms across the middle of your body confuses the brain and helps reduce the intensity of pain.
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A tiny patch made out of carbon nanotubes may help regenerate heart cells.
According to research from Brown University, a conductive patch of carbon nanotubes can regenerate heart tissue growing in a dish. The patch, made of tiny chains of carbon atoms that fold in on themselves, forming a tube, conducts electricity and mimics the rough surface of natural tissue. The more nanotubes the Brown researchers added to the patch, the more cells around it were able to regenerate.
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Magazine articles offering tips on how to be happy were also blamed for worsening modern day depression.
Children who are rated “highly cheerful” at school went onto die younger than their more reserved class mates according to researchers.