Recent studies have found that sleeping for less than six hours a night can increase the risk of premature death, reports The Independent. After conducting what is known as meta-analysis (pooling together data which can indicate patterns and trends not obvious in individual studies), on 16 studies involving 1.5 million participants, scientists concluded that there read more »

Research conducted in Finland’s Turku University Hospital has connected mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and social disorders with children of prenatal smoking. The study found that smoking during pregnancy can significantly raise the risk of a child developing mental issues during childhood. The researchers studied birth records of around 175,000 children in the read more »

Health experts have said that only severely obese children should be considered for weight loss surgery due to the possibility of unknown risks. Scientists from the UK and the United States have stressed that lifestyle changes, diet, exercise and weight gain prevention should always be the first option for overweight children and treatment with drugs read more »

Many doctors have called for regulations to be placed on films featuring smoking. A recent study found that 7 in 10 blockbuster films contain tobacco products and often excessive amounts of smoking even if they are rated as under 15. Nottingham University conducted the study which was later published in medical journal Thorax. The study read more »

A study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that premature ejaculation could be routed in genetics and that men who suffer with the condition are more likely to have atypical genetics. The research showed that brain neurotransmitter dopamine could determine ejaculation and men with certain genetic differences could have varied levels of read more »