Mother's 'kangaroo care' with singing beneficial for preterm infant's health

kangaroo-careWashington, Aug 5 : A new research has suggested that mothers and their child's health might improve if the mother sings to her preterm infant while providing 'kangaroo care,' or holding them with direct skin-to-skin contact.

Mothers who held their infants and sang to them had improved heart rate variability patterns as compared to who did not as the combined effect of holding and singing also caused mothers to feel less anxiety.

Interval walking healthier than continuous walking for diabetics

Interval-walkingWashington, Aug 5 : A new research has demonstrated that training with alternating levels of walking intensity i. e. interval training can be better than walking at a continuous speed that will ultimately help manage blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.

The research conducted by Dr Thomas Solomon, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues showed that effects of exercise on blood sugar (glycaemic) control in individuals with type 2 diabetes were well documented but the optimal exercise intensity and type remained to be defined.

Microsoft rolls out first update to Windows 8.1

Microsof-windowsWashington, Aug 5 : Tech giant Microsoft has released the first update to Windows 8.1, for developers.

However, anybody with a Windows Phone can register freely to install the update through Microsoft's App Studio program.

App Studio participants don't even have to pay the 19 dollars fee to be a Windows Phone developer, and one can still be able to get early access to Update 1. The Verge reported.

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 includes a number of improvements just a few months after the original 8.1 release to developers.

Christina Hendricks was 'bullied' as a teen

Christina-HendricksNew York, Aug 5 : Christina Hendricks recently confessed that she was bullied by her classmates in high school.

While talking to the Guardian, the 39-year-old beauty said that it was during the time she was 13 years old when her family had moved to Fairfax, Va., due to her father's job, the New York Post reported.

The 'Mad Men' star continued saying that people would spit at her whenever she went to get her books from her locker, and eventually had to change it since she was "scared."

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