Touchscreen tablets beneficial to the visually impaired: Study
Apple's famous tablet has several advantages, including helping people suffering from vision loss see and read information more easily, researchers at Canada's Concordia University have found.
Mar 28, 2016, 09:15 AM ISTiPad, a better option for your old eyes
They used questionnaires and tests to gauge participants' visual ability, and then compared theApple iPad versus two traditionally used magnification devices, to see if reading rates varied across devices.
Mar 23, 2016, 20:35 PM ISTTake the stairs to slow brain ageing
"There already exist many 'Take the stairs' campaigns in office environments and public transportation centres," said lead researcher Jason Steffener from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.
Mar 10, 2016, 20:03 PM ISTStay in school, take stairs to slow down brain's ageing clock
The researchers found that brain age decreases by 0.95 years for each year of education, and by 0.58 years for every daily flight of stairs climbed, i.e., the stairs between two consecutive floors in a building.
Mar 10, 2016, 11:17 AM IST30 minutes of daily exercise can help you control asthma
Workout regularly to control asthma!
Oct 08, 2015, 10:55 AM ISTCheating not so serious while gaming on Facebook
A new study shows that cheating is not so serious when it's done on Facebook.
Oct 01, 2015, 22:36 PM IST