WASHINGTON — The findings of a new study suggest that most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don’t outgrow the condition, as widely thought. It manifests itself in adulthood in different ways, according to a study “Variable Patterns of Remission From ADHD in the Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD,” published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. “It’s important for people diagnosed with ADHD to understand that it’s normal to have times in your life where things may be more unmanageable and other times when things feel more under control,” said Margaret Sibley, the lead researcher on the study. She is an associate professor…
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WASHINGTON — Hollywood actor Kaley Cuoco recently ripped a German modern pentathlon coach who came under fire for punching a horse at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Cuoco, who is married to equestrian Karl Cook and rides horses herself, sounded off in an Instagram Story on Aug. 13, 2021, nearly a week after Germany’s team coach Kim Raisner was disqualified from the Games for striking Saint Boy, ridden by Germany’s Annika Schleu, with her fist during the Women’s Modern Pentathlon competition, as per reports. Sharing a photo of Schleu and the horse, Cuoco expressed her displeasure. “I feel it’s my duty and heart to comment on…
NEW DELHI — Amid the rapidly changing situation in Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021, Bollywood filmmaker Anurag Kashyap shared a social media appeal from Sahraa Karimi, an Afghan filmmaker who is the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organization. Kashyap took to his Instagram handle and shared an open letter from the filmmaker, shared initially on Karimi’s Twitter account. In it, she had talked about the atrocities faced by the people of Afghanistan and urged everyone to spread her message widely. In the caption of his post, Kashyap wrote, “Pls share it far and wide…(sic)” “I write to you with a broken heart and a…
WASHINGTON — A new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reflected how the pandemic affected students’ social lives and stress based on their alcohol drinking patterns. The findings of the study were published in the “Journal of Adolescent Health.” The study, “The Effect of Social and Stress-Related Factors on Alcohol Use Among College Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic,” found that first-year college students are reporting drinking less alcohol and having fewer episodes of binge-drinking four months into the coronavirus pandemic than they were before the pandemic started. The study is based on the experiences of 439 Carolina students. “We…
NEW DELHI — As India moves forward on its road to recovery from a year of turmoil due to the second Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a poem “Covid Se Azaad Honge Hum” (We will get freedom from Covid-19) on its 75th Independence Day on Aug. 15, 2021. The video of the poem is supported by Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff and producer-actor Jackky Bhagnani of music company “Jjust Music,” who joined forces just days after the success of Shroff’s first independent Hindi music song, “Vande Mataram,” a patriotic anthem. “As we celebrate the 75th annual celebration of Independence Day, there is…
WASHINGTON — American tech giant Google is developing a new accessibility feature for Android that will let users control a phone using facial expressions like a smile or raised eyebrows. The “Camera Switch” feature has arrived with version 12 of Android’s “Accessibility Suite” application, released alongside Android 12’s fourth beta. The new version of the app is not available via Google Play just yet, but reports suggest that there is an APK (installation file) to side-load if one wants to give it a try. Facial expressions (including looking left, right, or up) can be used to access several controls, ranging from…
WASHINGTON — American firm Motorola’s new operating system update has been released for the 2019 smartphone Razr, bringing it from Android 10 to Android 11. This operating system had started hitting Pixels in September 2020 and will be rolled out for Razr now. “Motorola is committed to regular and timely security updates as recommended by Google/Android,” Motorola said in a blog. “While phones cannot be upgraded indefinitely, we provide security updates within the industry standard on both our regular and our Android One devices. The latest generation of Android — Android 11 — has been released to the Android Open Source Project. We…
Alcohol use among first-year college students mid-pandemic in 2020 declined compared to 2019, but the trend is unlikely to continue once social distancing restrictions are removed, researchers say. A study of 439 first-year University of North Carolina students ages 18-20 found that the prevalence of alcohol use declined from 54.2 percent before the pandemic to 46 percent mid-pandemic. The prevalence of binge-drinking in the same period dropped from 35.5 percent to 24.6 percent, according to the study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health on Aug. 2. “We found that social factors, like social distancing and reductions in social support…
A Russian woman accused of throwing a newborn into a trash can in the Khamovniki District of Moscow, has been charged with attempted murder, according to authorities. The woman was found after CCTV video shows her walking to a bin and placing a bag inside. She then walks away. It is unclear who called the police, but officers arrived soon afterward and found the baby wrapped in a jacket inside a plastic bag. The baby, described as being a day old, was sent to a medical center, where she is reported to be in stable condition. Yulia Ivanova, assistant head…
WASHINGTON — French video game developer Amplitude Studios’ upcoming strategy game ‘Humankind‘ will be the first Google Stadia release to feature a new touch-focused control scheme when it comes out on Aug. 17. “HUMANKIND is Amplitude Studios’ magnum opus, a Historical Strategy game where YOU will re-write the entire narrative of humankind— a convergence of culture, history, and values that allows you to create a civilization that is as unique as you are,” said Stadia. Google has confirmed that ‘Direct touch’ is designed around multi-touch finger inputs like a traditional mobile game, rather than the previous way users may have played Stadia on…