Tag: studying

UNICEF helps Rohingya children study in Bangladesh camps

COX’S BAZAAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) offers Rohingya children education opportunities in hundreds of schools set up within the refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district. With 37 children in each class, educators teach Burmese, English and maths in the hopes the pupils are able secure a bright future and earn a living, a UNICEF spokesperson said on Tuesday (October 24) Nearly 340,000 Rohingya children are living in squalid conditions […]

Anti-stroke drugs also protect against dementia: study

by Marlowe Hood Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — People with heart trouble who take blood-thinning medication to avoid strokes may also significantly reduce their risk of dementia, a study published Wednesday said. Researchers found that of 444,106 patients in Sweden who had atrial fibrillation, an abnormal heart condition that can provoke strokes, those taking drugs to prevent blood clots had a 29 percent lower risk of developing dementia. The risk further decreased as […]

Music while studying – helpful or not?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – At first, I doubt that it’s possible for someone to hate music. But believe it or not, there are some people who genuinely hate any kind of music. The condition is known as anhedonia, where a person does not find any music pleasurable. Which is just sad. Music is one of the most beautiful things that existed here on Earth but sadly, some can’t appreciate it. Music is like our […]