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Menopause hormone pills associated with dementia, causation unclear
The authors of an editorial published with the report noted the...
Breakthrough in obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment
OCD affects around 3% of the population. The average age of onset...
U.S. Treasury launches campaign to educate public about crypto risks
Populations that have limited access to mainstream financial services is a key group the Treasury will look to reach, Nellie Liang, Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance “We’re hearing more and more about investors and households who are purchasing crypto...
3 in 10 women consider buying insurance as an important step towards being financially independent: Survey
PC Kandpal, MD & CEO, SBI General Insurance, said,“ Only 38% women have claimed to have insured themselves to be financially independent, signaling low levels of awareness and insurance penetration. In fact, our study highlights that while women strive to be...
The disasters that never happened: how to soothe rising climate anxiety
A growing mental health crisis linked to climate change - often dubbed "eco-anxiety" - has come under the spotlight in recent years, from heat-linked suicides in Mexico and the United States to people who fear the future is too uncertain to have children "We have to...
Hong Kong’s zero-COVID fight takes mental toll on society, experts say
The mental wear and tear for many of the city's 7.4 million residents often comes not from getting the virus but from the policy and messaging from authorities, prompting panic and anxiety, health experts said The burden falls more disproportionately on society's most...
US scientists detect Omicron variant for first time in deer
'Our finding that some of these animals harbour SARS-CoV-2 suggests the presence of another potential threat,'' said Kurt Vandegrift, associate research professor at Penn State, and lead author of the paper ''While there is no indication so far of any of the...
1 in 2 women in India inclined towards asset building and property purchase: Godrej Housing Finance study
The study also found that 25.5% of the Indians consider owning a home the second-most important aspect defining 'personal security', with job security leading the chart with 40.6% voting for it. Mumbai: One in two women strongly agree that over the past year, they...
Fleeing sanctions, oligarchs seek safe ports for superyachts
Working with the U.K.-based yacht valuation firm VesselsValue, the AP compiled a list of 56 superyachts — generally defined as luxury vessels exceeding 24 meters (79 feet) in length — believed to be owned by a few dozen Kremlin-aligned oligarchs, seaborne assets with...
Latest diet trends can cost people more than their weight loss, says research
"In Australia, around 12.5 million adults are overweight or obese. That's two in every three adults, or 67 per cent of our adult population," Assoc Prof Karen Murphy said. "Not surprisingly, interest in weight loss diets continues to rise, yet very rarely are the...
Less amount of exercise makes it even difficult: Study
Unfortunately, many people fail to exercise enough, for reasons such as injury and computer usage. This puts people at more risk of disease. The less people exercise, the less fit they become, often leading to a downward spiral." A recent research has suggested that...
Research suggests ‘purchase happiness’ is directly proportional to amount of money
The authors discovered at least one way financially constrained consumers could get more happiness from their purchases: by planning Research suggests 'purchase happiness' is directly proportional to amount of moneyAnew study, led by Duke University's Fuqua School of...