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Social life

International action "Save the Child" proved its effectiveness

WHO and the Save the Children humanitarian group have conducted a new study calling for the intensification of all international efforts to prevent millions of neonatal deaths around the world.
29 September 2011, 18:37

The lack of serotonin pushes people to violence

Irritable people would be much calmer if they had more neurotransmitter serotonin.
28 September 2011, 20:04

Asians have more chances to get rid of alcoholism than Caucasians and Africans

The mutation in the opioid receptor gene, possessed by almost half of the people of the Mongoloid race, facilitates the work of the antialcoholic drug.
28 September 2011, 20:01

Coffee can reduce the risk of depression, scientists say

Regular coffee with caffeine can reduce the risk of depression, according to scientists at the Harvard School of Health in Boston (USA).
27 September 2011, 20:36

Poll: Ukrainians do not bother with the problem of smoking in the country

For Ukrainians, the primary social problems are low wages and rising prices. The population is least concerned about the problems of smoking and the language issue.
27 September 2011, 20:31

Teenagers are increasingly practicing "unsafe sex" with new partners

Adolescents increasingly practice "unsafe sex" and are less aware of the methods of contraception
27 September 2011, 16:50

The relationship between the nature of nutrition and the development of mental disorders in adolescents

Adolescents who eat "food junk", more often have problems with mental health, say scientists from the University of Deakin (Australia).
26 September 2011, 20:24

Smoking worsens memory, scientists have proved

Scientists from the UK (University of Northumbria) conducted a study that proves that smoking worsens a person's memory.
21 September 2011, 17:33

Depression Propensity and Optimism Depends on Oxytocin Receptor Variant

Stress-resistance, optimism, the level of self-esteem and the degree of the willpower of a person depend on the availability of a specific variant of the oxytocin receptor gene, say scientists from the University of California in Los Angeles (USA).
16 September 2011, 18:04

Study: Children who sleep less than nine hours fall behind in school

Researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Ramona Lulla (both of Spain) found that children six to seven years old who sleep less than nine hours late go to bed and do not adhere to the regime, lagging behind in school.
14 September 2011, 18:32

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