Christmas is deadliest day of the year
Washington – A new survey suggests that more people die on Christmas than any other day of the year. According to Medical Daily, in the 1970s, researchers discovered this phenomenon after they began studying death trends throughout the year. A wide array of causes seem to contribute to the... read more »
‘Shock therapy’ may help erase unpleasant memories
Washington – Researchers have found that exposing the brain to short bursts electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) might be used to erase unpleasant memories. Theories suggest that every time we recall a memory we have to take it out of our mental storage banks. These memories have to be re-written... read more »
Prolonged exposure therapy more beneficial for rape victims than counseling
Washington – A new study has revealed that adolescent girls with sexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced greater benefit from prolonged exposure therapy (a type of therapy that has been shown effectiveness for adults) than from supportive... read more »
Cognitive behavioral therapy may ease migraine symptoms in kids
Washington – A new study has revealed that the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) among children and adolescents with chronic migraine result in greater reductions in headache frequency and migraine-related disability compared with headache education Scott W. Powers, Ph.D., of... read more »
Spotify rolls out Spotiamp to honour Winamp for music streaming
Washington – As the good old Winamp has headed to its untimely demise, music-streaming service Spotify has reportedly rolled out ‘Spotiamp’, an app for Windows built by one of its... read more »
`Special One` Mourinho took a pay cut to rejoin Chelsea because he `loves` club!
London – Jose Mourinho has revealed he took a pay cut to return to Chelsea as manager because he loves the club, according to reports. According to the Mirror, the Portuguese coach... read more »
Wenger plays down `rivalry` with Mourinho ahead of Chelsea clash
London – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said that he has no personal rivalry with Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho, according to reports. According to the BBC, Wenger has yet to... read more »
New Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet ad claims Apple iPad not suitable for outdoors
Washington – Taking a dig at rival Apple’s iPad, Nokia has reportedly released a new ad for its Lumia 2520 tablet in which it is telling people that unlike the iPad, the Lumia... read more »
`Effective` second gen biofuels closer to reality
Washington – Researchers have made a breakthrough in developing second generation of biofuels; they have found a family of enzymes that can degrade hard-to-digest biomass into its constituent... read more »
