Mental illness may be hereditary: study

Mental illness associated with early childhood adversity may be passed from one generation to another, according to a study of adults whose parents evacuated Finland as children during World War II.

Researchers found that daughters of female evacuees had the same high risk for mental health disorders as their mothers, even though they did not experience the same adversity. The study by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden and Helsinki University in Finland could not determine why the higher risk for mental illness persisted across generations.

Possible explanations include changes in the evacuees’ parenting behaviour stemming from their childhood experience or epigenetic changes – chemical alterations in gene expression, without any changes to underlying DNA.

“Many studies have shown that traumatic exposures during pregnancy can have negative effects on offspring,” said Stephen Gilman, from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the US.

“Here, we found evidence that a mother’s childhood traumatic exposure – in this case separation from family members during war – may have long-lasting health consequences for her daughters,” said Gilman, author of the study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

From 1941 to 1945, roughly 49,000 Finish children were evacuated from their homes to protect them from bombings, malnutrition and other hazards during the country’s wars with the Soviet Union, researchers said.

The children, many of them only preschoolers, were placed with foster families in Sweden. In addition to separation from their families, the children faced the stresses of adapting to their foster families, and in many cases, learning a new language. Upon their return, many children experienced the additional stress of readjusting to Finnish society.

The researchers compared the risk of being hospitalised for a psychiatric (mental health) disorder among offspring of the evacuees to the risks of psychiatric hospitalisation among the offspring of the siblings who remained with their parents.

Studying the two groups – cousins to each other – allowed the researchers to compensate for family-based factors that can contribute to mental health problems and to focus instead on the evacuees’ wartime experience.

In a previous study, the researchers found that women evacuated as children were more than twice as likely to be hospitalised for a psychiatric disorder than their female siblings who remained at home. For the current study, the researchers linked records from this generation – more than 46,000 siblings born between 1933 and 1944 – to those of their offspring, more than 93,000 individuals born after 1950.

Of these, nearly 3,000 were offspring of parents who had been evacuated to Sweden as children, and more than 90,000 were offspring of parents who remained in Finland during the war. The researchers found that female evacuees and their daughters were at the greatest risk for being hospitalised for mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar disorder.

The evacuees’ daughters had more than four times the risk of hospitalisation for a mood disorder, compared to the daughters of mothers who stayed home – regardless of whether their mothers were hospitalised for a mood disorder.

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Reasons Why Nigerian Men Run From Marriage

Despite the many romantic attributes that could be said of men in Nigeria, women still hold a contrary account about them. Predominant among the contrary views women hold against men here is that no matter how romantic they are, getting them to the altar for marriage could be very challenging.

So, what are those factors that scare Nigerian men away from marriage? We have tried to compile some reasons that make most men feel jittery to converse on ‘Marriage’ as topic, feel free to add yours if not in our list.

1. No wife materials

Common among some men is the reservation that there is scarcity of ‘wife-materials’ in Nigeria. In this case, they are not referring to ladies not being in quantifiable distribution among men, what they are complaining about is that most ladies of this generation lack the necessary attributes that will qualify them for the lifetime commitment called marriage. If this is the case, time of quality search can help heal the wound of such man.

2.They get sex freely without marriage than in time past

Realizing now that they can get sex more easily than in times past, when ‘virginity’ for women was a pass value to marriage, some men now feel lot of women today have lost it when it comes to keeping themselves whole. But, this might not be the fault of women as promiscuity is not an exclusive act than can be carried out without the consent of either gender.

3.Nigeria weddings are expensive

In a country where a man is expected to marry a woman in three different kinds of wedding- Religious, Traditional and Court, the cost of marriage no doubt is something men find very intimidating. As of last year, the average Nigeria wedding cost something like N500,000 and the it goes upward from that to more unimaginable cost. For most people, especially in this economy, that’s a lot of money. But all we advise is that men should try and cut their coat according to their material

4.In search of a ‘working class’

Today, most Nigerian men are in search of a wife capable of sharing financial responsibilities with them. Gone are the days when men marry ‘full-house-wives’, the increasing cost of living has tilted most men in favor of ladies who have a means of livelihood and willing to share with their man, the burden of building a home.

There is a common belief among some men that marriage puts an end to one’s freedom. Single men today are much more proud about not being dependent and being on their own. They fear marriage because they will become answerable for every action they take to their spouse. That is one big responsibility some men are not ready to take up.

6.Career

One of the predominant question most men will secretly ask themselves before making the decision to marry are, Will my partner make agitated about me being in office for long hours? Will he or she understand my love for my career? These are cogent questions and answering these questions could slow the decisive actions to be taken on marriage plans.

7.Unrealistic Expectations from In-laws

Some parents have set certain standards for anyone who will marry their child, either way be it that such expectations are from the groom parent’s or bride, the regulations sometimes affect relationships. If the expectations are behavioral, the challenge might be little but e are some discouraging situations where parents decide the profession qualifications, properties, etc that must be acquired by the suitor before they can give out their child to him in marriage.

8.Trust issues

Most times, people fear to get committed into a relationship because of trust issues. Some men have been bruised in their past relationships and therefore they don’t want to put themselves out there.

9.Bad Testimonies from Married couple

Generally, most men get intimidated by marriage as a result of the testimonies they hear from those in marriage. Before getting into marriage talks, it is a common thing among men to ask their brothers, friends who are already married on how the social institution is and the testimonies they get are most times discouraging, as such they fear their marriage will be a replica of the testimonies they have gathered.

10.Cultural limitations

Nigeria is a country with diverse culture and The diversity sometimes create challenges for men who are in search of women with similar culture. The good thing though is that those who endeavor to explore inter-cultural relationships get the opportunity to gain an in-depth appreciation of other customs.

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Research reveal that Eye contact with your baby may boost communication skills

Making eye contact with babies synchronises their brainwaves to adults, which can help them in learning to communicate effectively, researchers say.

Brainwaves reflect the group-level activity of millions of neurons and are involved in information transfer between brain regions.

While it is already known that when a parent and infant interact, various aspects of their behaviour synchronises, including their gaze, emotions and heart rate, but little was known about whether their brain activity also synchronises.

The study showed that when the adult and infant are looking at each other, they are signalling their availability and intention to communicate with each other.

“We found that both adult and infant brains respond to a gaze signal by becoming more in sync with their partner. This mechanism could prepare parents and babies to communicate, by synchronising when to speak and when to listen, which would also make learning more effective,” lead author, Victoria Leong from the University of Cambridge, said.

For the study, published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the team examined the brainwave patterns of infants and adults by measuring 

patterns of brain electrical activity via electrodes in a skull cap. When the adult’s gaze met the babies’ the infants’ brainwaves were found to be more synchronised, and they were found to make a greater effort to communicate or more ‘vocalisations’ with the adults.

Interestingly, the greatest synchronising effect occurred when the adults’ head was turned away but her eyes still looked directly at the infant. This may be because such a gaze appears highly deliberate, and so provides a stronger signal to the infant that the adult intends to communicate with her, the researchers said.

“We don’t know what it is, yet, that causes this synchronous brain activity. We’re certainly not claiming to have discovered telepathy! Our findings suggested eye gaze and vocalisations may both, somehow, play a role,” explained Sam Wass, from the varsity.

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Going to school alone can improve kids’ safety perception

If children are allowed to go to school on their own either by walking or cycling, they are more likely to possess greater decision-making abilities as well as have better safety perception, finds a new study.

Children who travel to school without the assistance of elders are more likely to possess greater self-confidence, self-governing skills, decision-making abilities and improved perception about the safety of the route.

In addition, active commuting such as walking or cycling can foster a healthy lifestyle in these kids.

“This increases physical activity and cardiovascular health in children that commute actively, especially in those that go cycling,” said Manuel Herrador, researcher at the University of Granada in Spain.

Previous studies have also derived a link between active commuting and an enhancement in the cognitive skills and academic performances.

For the new study, published in the journal Acta Paediatrica, the team studied over 745 school children, aged between six to 12 years.

The children were questioned regarding who accompanied them to school and the safety measures undertaken while travelling alone.

The findings showed that children above 10-12 years are more likely to commute to school unaccompanied by anyone.

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Reading aloud to yourself may boost memory

Is your child unable to memorise his or her lessons in school? Ask them to read it out loud. According to a study, speaking text aloud helps to get words into long-term memory.

The findings showed that the dual action of speaking and hearing oneself, dubbed as the “production effect”, has the most beneficial impact on memory.

It is because both speaking and hearing words make the words more personal and thus increases their chance of getting retained the mind.

“The study confirms that learning and memory benefit from active involvement,” said Colin M. MacLeod, professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada.

“When we add an active measure or a production element to a word, that word becomes more distinct in long-term memory, and hence more memorable.”

For the study, published in the journal Memory, the team tested four methods for learning written information, including reading silently, hearing someone else read, listening to a recording of oneself reading, and reading aloud in real time.

The results showed that the production effect of reading information aloud to yourself resulted in the best remembering.

“This study suggests that the idea of action or activity also improves memory,” MacLeod added.

The research was based on the previous studies showed that production effect of activities, such as writing and typing words, help boost overall memory retention.

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Fear of breakup can end your romantic relationship

Is the fear of breaking up with your partner nagging you? According to a study, the level of fear may influence the romance and commitment, thereby either boosting your relationship further or ending it.

The study, conducted by researchers from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Italy, stated that when a couple is made aware that certain possibilities could end the relationship, they grew more passionate towards each other.

This would further enable the partners to strengthen their love bond.

Published in the journal Motivation and Emotion, the study included participants who were already involved in romantic relationships.

They were divided in two groups whereby the first group was provided the statistics of the list of failures in their relationship while the second group was given false feedback about the end of their relationships.

The results showed that romance and commitment diminished when they heard that there could be either a high or low risk of a break-up.

However, when participants were told that there was only a moderate chance that the relationship would end, the level of commitment grew stronger.

“This shows that, when faced with a ‘too high’ risk of ending the relationship, people clearly reduce the intensity of their positive feelings towards the romantic

partner,” said Simona Sciara, researcher at the varsity.

The researchers established that the influence of such manipulated risk on romantic commitment was fully mediated by feelings of romantic affect. Such distress may also increase the risk of health-related outcomes, especially depression.

“Reduced relationship commitment leads to dissolution considerations and, thereby, to actual relationship breakup,” added Giuseppe Pantaleo, another researcher of the same study.

“Relationship breakup, in turn, plays a critical role in the onset of depression, psychological distress, and reduced life satisfaction,” he added.

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I Got F*cked For Iphone 6 Not Indomine - Young Girl Brags On Facebook (Photos)

Facebook user known as Harriette Danso has taken a swipe at all the girls who have f**kd and only get indomie in return.

The girl who does not look older than 20 posted on the Social Media website that, she f*ck3d for an iphone 6. She received lots of backlash under the post and from observations, someone told her brother about her behavior on Social media, making her to delete the post on Social media.

It’s true she’s not the first girl to agree to f**k someone just to get an iPhone or something else but to have the guts to come and say it loudly on Social media?
See Her Post :

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