March 13, 2015

Having a healthy heart in your senior years starts with staying in shape in middle age. A study found that people who weren’t overweight and didn't have high blood pressure or diabetes in their mid-40s could avoid heart failure in their 60s and 70s. The healthier adults lived 10 to 15 years longer without heart problems. Source Link

It’s common for parents of a child with a summer birthday to hold them back for a year before starting school, but experts say there’s a downside. Researchers found that youngsters had lower test scores by age 8 if they were held back a year. The practice is also common for children who are born prematurely. Source Link

Does the smartphone encourage us to have a lazy brain? People who make decisions based on instinct and gut feelings were more likely to use a quick smartphone search to find answers, rather than analyze a problem for themselves. But researchers say its not clear if smartphone use decreases intelligence. Source Link