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No, you really CAN’T study while texting: Study finds teens struggle with multitasking

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Teens are often seen trying to study while listening to music, watching TV and juggling texts and tweets. But new research by two final year school girls, overseen by Stanford University, found that 85 per cent of young people struggle to perform simple tasks when distracted by music, phones or email. For a fortunate 15

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What does your poo say about YOU? Colour guide reveals the health clues in stools

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When it comes to toilet habits, everyone is different. But, there are rules that hold true for everyone. Now, a comprehensive guide to poo colours has been drawn up and it can reveal a lot about your health. Faeces can be any shade from brown to green and be considered normal. But, there are other

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Ebola? No! Study reveals what Nigerians fear most

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In a massive survey of thousands of people, the Pew Research Centre recently uncovered what people across the world fear as the biggest global threat. The results were far from unanimous, Huffington Post reports. The survey gave participants five possible options: Religious and ethnic hatred, inequality, Aids and other diseases, nuclear weapons and pollution. While

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Revealed: Why toothpaste ruins the taste of food

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Ever wondered why a drink of sweet orange juice turns horribly bitter after brushing your teeth? According to experts, the sensation is down to a specific chemical, known as sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS), a detergent commonly found in toothpaste. This detergent specifically suppresses sweet taste receptors on the tongue, and destroys compounds designed to inhibit

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Hello parents, don’t give your teens cash as incentives to pass exams – ‘it doesn’t work’

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Offering teenagers cash to do well in their exams is likely to have little impact on their results, according to research. While parents may use financial incentives to motivate their children to get good grades, a new study suggests doing so may well be pointless. But the promise of a trip or outing in return

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Bad at maths? Blame your mum: Numerical skills are decided in the womb, scientists discover

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If you have always found doing sums a struggle, you might just be able to blame your mother. Because research has linked a woman’s hormone levels in pregnancy with her child’s maths skills at age five. Boys and girls whose mothers were very low in the hormone thyroxine were almost twice as likely to do

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Teens who smoke marijuana are 60% less likely to finish school – and are more likely to commit suicide, experts warn

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Teenagers who adopt a daily cannabis habit before the age of 17 are 60 per cent less likely to finish secondary school or university, compared to peers who have not used the drug, researchers claim. The study also found that regular teenage cannabis users are seven times more likely to attempt suicide and eight times

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How communicating through emoticons is making teens become socially awkward, experts warn

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It’s the generation that can understand exactly how you’re feeling through a few simple emoticons. But now researchers claim that children are now so engrossed in their phones, they are unable to accurately read how people are feeling in real-life. This is the result of less face-to-face time interaction, according to the study, which found

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