During the Covid-19 pandemic, the federal government enabled schools to provide all children, regardless of need, with free meals to address nutrition and food insecurity. While program participation increased, many students declined the free meals, missing out on potential health and academic benefits. A new study by nutrition researchers identifies several barriers cited by foodservice…
This year, Beijing’s Tsinghua University is up two spots to be just outside the top 10. Peking University and Zhejiang University have also moved up the list, climbing to 25th and 45th respectively. The rankings are the latest list of the Best Global Universities compiled by American media company US News and World Report, which…
During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool’s eight components, four of them – blood glucose, blood pressure, sleep quality and nicotine use – are key in driving future cardiovascular risks, with sleep being particularly…
A new study offers a stark reminder of how pervasive cell phone use while driving is for young people, as findings demonstrate teen drivers spend an average of 21.1% of each trip viewing their mobile behind the wheel. In a questionnaire completed by more than 1,100 teen drivers across the US, the young motorists estimated…
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle-specifically, a diet rich in fibre but light on red/processed meat, regular exercise, not smoking, and sticking to a normal weight-is linked to a significantly lower risk of diverticulitis, finds a large long term study, published online in the journal Gut. What’s more, these 5 components seem to offset the effects of inherited…
Sophisticated new emotional wellness apps powered by AI are growing in popularity. But these apps pose their own mental health risks by enabling users to form concerning emotional attachments and dependencies to AI chatbots, and deserve far more scrutiny than regulators currently give them, according to a new paper from faculty at Harvard Business School…
For the first time in its 20-year history, IPA TouchPoints data has revealed that UK adults now spend more time on their mobile phones than watching TV sets. That said, the report also indicated mobile screen time and TV viewing have a different emotional impact on the user. The finding is part of the latest…
Shanghai is a challenging place for drivers. In this Chinese city of 25 million people, traffic is heavy most of the day. There are vehicles abruptly switching lanes without signalling, food delivery riders running red lights, and pedestrians crossing roads wherever they feel like it. That’s why, in my most recent research trip to China,…
Students in Baltimore City Public Schools will have to abide by an updated cell phone policy in the 2025-26 school year: their cell phones will need to be powered off, put away, and secured during the school day. This change is effective on the first day of the school year. City School students are still…
Adopting multiple healthy habits can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, yet new research reveals that managing body weight remains the key driver, especially across different ethnic groups. Study: Prospective association of a Lifestyle Risk Factor Index with type 2 diabetes in the Multiethnic Cohort. Image Credit: New Africa / Shutterstock In a recent study published…