Keep Tumors Alive to Contain Cancer?
2/16/2016A new study has found that keeping cancer cells alive may stop a tumor from spreading.
Read MoreOverweight Boys and Puberty
2/13/2016Boys who are overweight tend to go through puberty earlier than usual, but curiously, boys who are obese tend to...
Read MoreColon Cancer Rates Up in Those Under 50
2/11/2016Colon cancer rates may have increased in both men and women under 50, and the disease is often diagnosed at...
Read MoreCoffee Gets Cardiac Green Light
2/9/2016New research finds that coffee does not cause heart palpitations, fluttering, extra beats, or other cardiac irregularities.
Read MoreParental Control Makes Mean College Students
2/6/2016When parents act in a manipulative or controlling manner, at least some of their college-student children convert the stress they...
Read MoreMyopia Epidemic
2/4/2016Rates of myopia have increased steadily worldwide—in fact, they’ve skyrocketed—and particularly among children in Asian nations.
Read MoreHigh Calorie Counts in Restaurant Meals
2/2/2016More than 90 percent of restaurants in the United States provide servings that exceed the recommended number of calories to...
Read MoreExercise Rx for Lower Back Pain
1/30/2016A well-designed daily exercise routine may be the best way to avoid triggering an episode of lower back pain.
Read MoreLeafy Greens for Glaucoma Prevention
1/28/2016Frequent consumption of leafy green vegetables such as spinach, kale, romaine lettuce, and collard greens may lower a person's risk...
Read MoreSimultaneous Surgery
1/26/2016Surgeons are double-task, cutting one patient open in operating room A and then scooting over to operating room B to...
Read MoreFamily Cancer Risk
1/23/2016When an identical twin receives a cancer diagnosis, it somewhat raises the other twin's chance of developing not only that...
Read MoreOvereating “Healthy” Foods
1/21/2016People tend to request larger portions, eat a greater quantity, and feel less satiated when consuming food that is branded...
Read MoreEmail Stress
1/19/2016According to a new report from the Future Work Centre in London, constant email updates are “a toxic source of...
Read MoreKidney Damage from Prediabetes
1/16/2016A recent study found that kidney damage starts with prediabetes.
Read MoreExtra Calories After Alcohol
1/14/2016Consuming alcohol impairs the inhibitory control that we normally would use to stop ourselves from overeating.
Read MoreThe Right Toys for Baby’s Language Skills
1/12/2016Fancy electronic toys that feature lights, music, and talking may be detrimental to your baby's language development.
Read MoreIrritable Bowel Syndrome and Vitamin D
1/9/2016The vast majority of individuals with irritable bowel syndrome may have low vitamin D levels.
Read MoreBig Rise in Alcohol Deaths
1/7/2016Last year in the US, alcohol-related deaths outnumbered those from painkillers and heroin combined.
Read MoreScheduled C-Section Dangers
1/5/2016All babies delivered via C-section are at higher risk of developing health problems over time, but those who are born...
Read MoreA Leaner Body If You Live Alone
12/31/2015Single men and women who are not cohabiting with a romantic partner may have a lower body mass index (BMI)...
Read MoreChimpanzee Medicine
12/30/2015Researchers in Uganda are trying to learn something new about healing by studying what chimpanzees eat when ill.
Read MoreAutism and Antidepressants
12/29/2015A new study asserts that if mothers take antidepressants during pregnancy, there's far more likelihood that their kids will be...
Read MoreHigher Heart Risk in Allergic Kids
12/26/2015Children with allergies or asthma may have up to twice the risk of developing elevated blood pressure levels and high...
Read MoreMen Are Better with Directions
12/24/2015There are actually brain function differences in the way men and women orient themselves to directions and figure out how...
Read MoreThree-Parent Babies
12/22/2015Thanks to a law in Great Britain, babies can now be born to three genetic parents—one father and two moms.
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