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Victims of school bullying are more prone to develop violent behaviour in future Washington [US]: The University of Cordoba and the University of Cambridge have collectively researched aspects related to violence, thus helping decrease its risks and prevent it.In their latest piece of research, they studied possible risk and protective factors for violence and, in this way, they verified whether violent behaviour can be predicted months or even years before it develops. Specifically, the study focused on finding out if morality, victimization, empathy, and social and emotional skills predict the expression of different violent behaviours in children and adolescents in different contexts, including at school and in a family setting.“These behaviours refer to, for instance, troubling behaviour at home, including physical violence towards parents and siblings, at school, including physical violence towards teaching staff and schoolmates, and other settings, including bad behaviour in public”, said Raquel Espejo Siles, a doctoral student at the University of…

[ad_1] Unified Brainz celebrated the glorious careers of prominent leaders from around the globe, leading by example with resilience, diligence, and perseverance on the occasion of World Environment Day on the 5th of June 2022. The launch showcased the first edition of the unique dark mode Coffee Table Book, “Who’s Who of The World,” which was unveiled during its virtual event. This exquisite ceremony saw the presence of trailblazers from various industries who have scaled massive heights of success and have shared their passion journey. A Global Explorer, Eike Westerholt’s adventurous curiosity and an innate ability to forge cross-cultural connections has led her from Germany to living and working across Asia for the past 20+ years. Living in Hong Kong, Japan and now Beijing, Eike has established a highly successful business as a dedicated leadership, team and personal coach, specializing in mental fitness and cross-cultural leadership. Born and raised in Bochum, Germany, a multi-cultural industrial area…

[ad_1] Unified Brainz celebrated the glorious careers of prominent leaders from around the globe, leading by example with resilience, diligence, and perseverance on the occasion of World Environment Day on the 5th of June 2022. The launch showcased the first edition of the unique dark mode Coffee Table Book, “Who’s Who of The World,” which was unveiled during its virtual event. This exquisite ceremony saw the presence of trailblazers from various industries who have scaled massive heights of success and have shared their passion journey. Dr Sarah Renee Langley stumbled upon her destiny while at a summer camp at the age of 14! “I was the camp counsellor, and I realised I had the gift to counsel, mentor, lead and teach,” recalls Sarah. Growing up in Philadelphia, USA, Sarah received her degrees in Psychology, Clinical Counseling, and Human Behaviour, becoming the first in her family to receive a PhD. She aspired to impact the lives…

[ad_1] It is caused primarily due to immune disturbances during the pregnancy, and the treatment could be approached with immune correction in the patient Extensive research has been undertaken over the years towards finding the best cure for autism. And at the forefront of it all is Dr A M Reddy, of the Hyderabad-based Dr. AM Reddy Autism Centre, stressing that autism is not a disease but a neurobehavioral disorder, Dr A M Reddy tells Sanjeev Ramachandran, of Digpu News, in an interview, that the treatment could be approached with immune correction in the patient. Dr Reddy, it’s really an honour to know that your extensive research and work in finding cure for disorders such as autism and ADHD in children have brought you the UK Parliament’s award. How would you elaborate on your work in the field of treating Autism and other such disorders afflicting children? Autism is not a disease; it’s a neurobehavioral…

Vijay directs fans not to troll anyone on social media, violations could have them expelled from fans club Tamil actor Vijay, also known as Thalapathy (The General), has time and again made headlines with his unique intervention in the political affairs of the country. The actor, much loved for his roles wherein he positions himself as the voice of the common man, had even made his foray into electoral politics when he fielded a bunch of his fan club members for the rural local body elections in Tamil Nadu. The success rate in the polls was fairly good too, with 129 candidates emerging victorious.      Continuing with his interventions in the political and social arena, he has now directed his fan club to desist from trolling anyone one on social media.   A tweet by Bussy Anand, the General Secretary of the actor’s fans’ organisation Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, calls out to all members of the…

A fresh South Korean drama titled Hellbound has pushed the popular Squid Game lower to make its way to the top. South Korea is high on the priority list when it comes to streaming dramas. At least Netflix believes so. The streaming platform’s gala success with Squid Game has been an eye-opener for viewers, as the Korean show catapulted its way to the top of the charts when it was shown. Yet another Korean drama has arrived, and it has pushed the popular Squid Game a bit lower to make its way to the top. Called Hellbound, the latest Netflix Korean drama is captivating audiences much more than Squid Game! Dark Fantasy and violence abound in Hellbound It’s the darkest of fantasies out there, as Hellbound fills the screen and viewers’ minds with a tale of extra-terrestrial beings that materialise out of thin air and issue decrees that condemn individuals to hell. Going by the…

Britney Spears said she wants to end the conservatorship and does not want to be evaluated as a pre-condition Britney Spears spoke out against the 13-year conservatorship she has been under at her latest court hearing on Wednesday, and told the judge that she had “lied and told the whole world I’m OK and I’m happy. It’s a lie. I’ve been in denial.”Britney Spears railed on her dad and her management team during Wednesday’s explosive court hearing as per TMZ by saying that she wants the conservatorship to end now, and not only this, but she wants to sue her family because of their abusive behaviour. She also said she wants to get married and have another baby but she is being blocked by the conservatorship. Britney claimed that she has an IUD but the conservator is not letting her have it removed.“I am not here to be anyone’s slave,” she said during the court…

Maniesh has also donated shoes for underprivileged kids to the NGO Khushiya Foundation. Mumbai (Maharashtra):   Actor and TV show host Maniesh Paul, on Tuesday, extended support to BMC cleaning staff members working at beaches post the Cyclone Tauktae.  Post the cyclone hit the west coast, Mumbai witnessed the beaches and roads littered with waste spewed by the sea back at the city. BMC workers have cleared over 2000 tons of garbage, in a single day.  Offering a helping hand to the selfless workers, Maniesh has extended his support by donating an undisclosed amount along with ration kits (pulses, rice, along with other daily grocery items), across nine beaches in Mumbai including, Juhu, Versova, Mahim, Bandra, Girgaon, Shivaji Park, among others.  The 39-year-old star associated with Chinu Kwatra, founder of Khushiyaan Foundation to organise the donation drive in order to help the BMC cleaning staff working on the beaches post the cyclone.  Sharing insights into…

The festival of Buddha Purnima is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Gautam Buddha On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, several Bollywood celebrities extended heartfelt greetings to their fans and followers on social media.Veteran actor Hema Malini took to Twitter and posted the picture of a beautiful Lord Buddha idol. Along with the picture, she wrote, “Today is Buddha Poornima. The 2,583 rd birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. Let us all pray for the peace of mind, calm and self-awareness during this harmonious, non-violent and uplifting occasion.”Megastar Amitabh Bachchan also took to the micro-blogging site and extended greetings on the festival. “Buddha Poornima greetings .. Vesak .. Buddha Jayanti ki anek anek shubhkaamnayein,” he tweeted. Today is Buddha Poornima. The 2,583 rd birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. Let us all pray for peace of mind, calm and self awareness during this harmonious, non violent and uplifting occasion pic.twitter.com/rLzGpUqs1V— Hema Malini…

‘Toofaan’ which narrates the story of a boxer marks the second collaboration of Farhan with Rakeysh Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar on Monday announced that the release date of his upcoming sports drama ‘Toofan’ has been postponed keeping in mind the severity of the raging second wave of coronavirus.The ‘Wazir’ actor took to his Instagram handle and shared a statement that read, “The situation in India is truly heart-breaking, and we at Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures send our thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the pandemic. The statement continued, “In light of the severity of the situation, our focus is completely on the pandemic and on supporting our employees, their families and in helping the wider community. Therefore, we have taken the decision to postpone the release of our film ‘Toofaan’ until the situation improves. We will issue an update regarding the new release date in due course of time.”It also requested fans to…

Ants live their entire lives as members of the same colony and are dependent on their colony mates The findings of a recent study by researchers at Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz have revealed alterations to the social and hygienic behavior of ants that had been isolated from their group. They react to social isolation in a similar way as do humans and other social mammals.The research team was particularly surprised by the fact that immune and stress genes were downregulated in the brains of the isolated ants. “This makes the immune system less efficient, a phenomenon that is also apparent in socially isolating humans — notably at present during the COVID-19 crisis,” said Professor Susanne Foitzik, who headed up the study at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). The study on a species of ant native to Germany has recently been published in Molecular Ecology.Humans and other social mammals experience isolation from their group as stressful,…

‘House of Gucci’ is based on the popular book ‘The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed’ by Sara Gay Forden Actors Lady Gaga and Adam Driver have shown off their first looks from their latest movie ‘House of Gucci’ and they look everything Italian and glamorous.Gaga on Tuesday took to her Instagram handle and posted a picture with her co-star from the sets of the much-awaited film. Dressed in full stylistic regalia, Gaga wore a black turtleneck, black pants, a black belt. She accessorised her outfit with gold necklaces, earrings, and bracelets as she stood next to Driver in the Italian Alps. Driver sported a beige turtleneck sweater with white salopettes with the sleeves tied around his waist and wide-rimmed black glasses as he smiled with his arm around his costar.The lead duo could be seen posing on a snow-capped mountain. Gaga captioned the post, “Signore e Signora Gucci,”…

Ben Affleck has publicly discussed his own battle with alcoholism and his sobriety journey in the past American actor Ben Affleck, who is a recovering alcoholic, recently opened up about playing the role of an alcoholic in the 2020 film ‘The Way Back’.The actor played the role of Jack Cunningham, a former high school basketball star who walked away from the sport only to return to the game as coach of his alma mater’s team. Throughout the movie, viewers learn about the pain Jack has experienced from his battle with alcoholism, the end of his marriage, and the loss of his child. Affleck recently reflected on the film and why it resonates with him. He said in a recent roundtable discussion with The Hollywood Reporter, “I’m a recovering alcoholic and I played an alcoholic in the movie.”The actor added, “It’s really about grief and losing a child, which, thank God, I have not experienced, and…

Small changes to people’s writing style can reveal which social group they “belong to” at a given moment, new research showed Groups are central to human identity, and most people are part of multiple groups based on shared interests or characteristics – ranging from local clubs to national identity. When one of these group memberships becomes relevant in a particular situation, behaviour tends to follow the norms of this group so that people behave “appropriately”.The new study – by the University of Exeter, Imperial College London, University College London, and Lancaster University – demonstrated that group normative behaviour is reflected in a person’s writing style.It also showed that assessing writing style can reveal – with an accuracy of about 70 per cent – which of two groups affected a person while they were writing a particular piece of text. To demonstrate their method, researchers studied how people who are parents and feminists change their writing…

‘My Policeman’ will be bankrolled by Greg Berlanti, Robbie Rogers, and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti-Schechter Films The ‘Crown’ star Emma Corrin is all set to star opposite singer-actor Harry Styles in Amazon Studios’ upcoming romantic drama ‘My Policeman’.As per The Hollywood Reporter, the forthcoming film is based on the celebrated novel of the same name by author Bethan Roberts. Michael Grandage will helm the movie and will use an adapted screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. ‘My Policeman’ will be bankrolled by Greg Berlanti, Robbie Rogers, and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti-Schechter Films, in association with Cora Palfrey and Phillip Herd at Independent Film Company and MGC.The upcoming romantic drama is set in the late 1990s and tells the story of married couple Tom and Marion, whose life is thrown for a loop when an elderly man named Patrick comes to stay with them. Tom and Patrick, it’s revealed, had a secret romance 40 years prior, when same-sex…

When the researchers blocked the input to neurons, the mice began moving during their sleep, just like someone with REM sleep behaviour disorder A team of researchers has found neurons in the brain that link, narcolepsy, cataplexy, and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behaviour disorder disorders. This discovery could provide a target for treatments.REM sleep correlates when we dream. Our eyes move back and forth, but our bodies remain still. This near-paralysis of muscles while dreaming is called REM-atonia and is lacking in people with REM sleep behaviour disorder. Instead of being still during REM sleep, muscles move around, often going as far as to stand up and jump, yell, or punch. Sakurai and his team set out to find the neurons in the brain that normally prevent this type of behaviour during REM sleep. Working with mice, the team identified a specific group of neurons as likely candidates. These cells were located in an…

According to diagnostic criteria, even those who consider themselves to be casual smokers might be addicted to cigarettes According to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many light smokers — those who smoke one to four cigarettes per day or fewer — meet the criteria for nicotine addiction and should therefore be considered for treatment. “In the past, some considered that only patients who smoke around 10 cigarettes per day or more were addicted, and I still hear that sometimes,” said Jonathan Foulds, professor of public health sciences and psychiatry and behavioural health, Penn State. “But this study demonstrates that many lighter smokers, even those who do not smoke every day, can be addicted to cigarettes. It also suggests that we need to be more precise when we ask about cigarette smoking frequency.”According to Jason Oliver, assistant professor of psychiatry…

Sunscreens reduces the risk of developing skin cancer by blocking solar radiation Calgary [Canada]: From safety and effectiveness to who should use sunscreen and how to apply it, Canadian dermatologists review the latest evidence and guidelines on the use of sun cream. The review, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), recommends that everyone older than six months of age should use sunscreen to protect against skin cancer. Most skin cancers develop because of long-term sun exposure. Sun blocking cream reduces the risk of developing skin cancer by blocking solar radiation through chemical or physical sunscreen filters such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide. “Exposure to ultraviolet radiation is directly harmful and has been associated with the development of skin cancers, which are common in Canada. High-quality evidence has shown that sunscreen reduces the risk of developing both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer,” writes Dr.Megan Sander, a dermatologist and clinical lecturer at the Cumming School…

The study suggests parents shouldn’t worry about their baby’s inconsistent sleep patterns Montreal [Canada]: New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study led by McGill Professor Marie-Helene Pennestri, parents should view sleep consolidation as a process, instead of a milestone to be achieved at a specific age.Tracking 44 infants over a period of two weeks, she found that sleeping patterns vary greatly – not only for different babies but also from night to night for the same baby. In the study published in Sleep Medicine, researchers asked mothers to keep a sleep diary about their six-month-old infant for two weeks. On average, mothers reported that their infant slept 6 hours consecutively for about 5 nights out of a two-week period, and 8 consecutive hours for about 3 nights out of the same period. Half of the…

Conflicts during kindergarten lower the interest of pre-academic skills in maths and literacy Washington [US]: Teacher-perceived conflict predicts lower interest and pre-academic skills in maths and literacy among kindergarteners, a new study from Finland shows.Kindergarten represents a crucial context in which children develop school-related skills and patterns of engagement that form the basis for the development of later competencies important for academic success. Kindergarten achievement has been found to be highly predictive of later academic skills. Given the long-lasting effects that kindergarten experiences have on later schooling, it is important to understand the factors associated with children’s learning and motivation during this time.The quality of teacher-student interaction has been found to be important in terms of many different academic and socio-emotional outcomes. However, much of the previous work in the field has focused on children in later grades in elementary school and has been conducted in the United States. Fewer studies have been conducted in…

When we talk about what makes up a child’s best day for academic achievement, we have to consider all the different elements of that day — sleep, exercise, activity, rest and play Investigating associations between 24-hour every day activities (rest, inactive time, light actual movement and moderate-to-energetic actual action) and academic achievement, a world-first examination found that the less time kids spent in light physical activity, the better their academic results. In particular, researchers found that lower light physical activity is related to better numeracy and literacy and that higher inactive time is identified with better proficiency. NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, UniSA’s Dr Dot Dumuid says the discoveries feature how light actual action can empty break of other development practices at the hindrance of scholarly accomplishment. “When we talk about what makes up a child’s best day for academic achievement, we have to consider all the different elements of that day — sleep, exercise,…