Get Rich for a better sex life
An analysis carried out confirms that socio-economic factors affect sexual satisfaction. People with a lower economic status claim to be less sexually satisfied, particularly women. This survey, for which 9,850 interviews were carried out, showed that approximately 90 per cent of men and women claimed to be very satisfied or quite satisfied with their sex life in general, and that 95 per cent were satisfied with the sexual relations they had had during the previous year. Furthermore, Spanish people claimed to be more satisfied with sexual relations they had with a stable partner (97 per cent of men and 96 per cent of women) than with a casual partner (88 per cent of men and 80 per cent of women).
late School Improves Sleep in adolescents
Julie Boergers, PhD, a psychologist and sleep expert from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center, recently led a study linking later school start times to improved sleep and mood in teens. “Sleep deprivation is epidemic among adolescents, with potentially serious impacts on mental and physical health, safety and learning. Early high school start times contribute to this problem,” said Boergers. “Most teenagers undergo a biological shift to a later sleep-wake cycle, which can make early school start times particularly challenging. In this study, we looked at whether a relatively modest, temporary delay in school start time would change students' sleep patterns, sleepiness, mood and caffeine use.” Boergers' team administered the School Sleep Habits Survey to boarding students attending an independent high school both before and after their school start time was experimentally delayed from 8 to 8.25 am during the winter term.
Middle-age drinking reduces memory
Middle-aged men who drink more than 36 grams of alcohol, or two and a half US drinks per day, may speed their memory loss by up to six years later on, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology. On the other hand, the study found no differences in memory and executive function in men who do not drink, former drinkers and light or moderate drinkers. Executive function deals with attention and reasoning skills in achieving a goal. “Much of the research evidence about drinking and a relationship to memory and executive function is based on older populations,” said study author Séverine Sabia, PhD, of the University College london in the United Kingdom. “Our study focused on middle-aged participants and suggests that heavy drinking is associated with faster decline in all areas of cognitive function in men.”
Bullying impacts a kid’s routine
A new study found that children who were bullied during PE class or other physical activities were less likely to participate in physical activity one year later. Overweight or obese children who experienced teasing during physical activity had a lower perceived health-related quality of life (referring to physical, social, academic and emotional functioning) one year later. Even children with a healthy weight who were bullied during physical activity tended to exercise less often one year later. Many previous studies have already correlated bullying with decreased physical activity among kids who are obese or overweight, but it was surprising to find that the correlation didn't end there.
alcohol kills 80k people yearly
A new study published in the scientific journal Addiction by the Pan American Health Organisation, a branch of the World Health Organisation, has measured the number and pattern of deaths caused by alcohol consumption in 16 North and latin American countries. The study reveals that between 2007 and 2009, alcohol was a 'necessary' cause of death (that is, death would not have occurred in the absence of alcohol consumption) in an average of 79,456 cases per year. liver disease was the main culprit in most countries.