Diners are 16-24 percent more likely to order healthy food in well-lit restaurants. Research published in the Journal of Marketing Research (2016) by Dipyan Biswas, Courtney Szocs, Brian Wansink (Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab) and Roder...
Research shows 46 percent increase in workplace productivity with use of standing desks. Credit: © Mack Male / Flickr
Most people have heard the argument that standing desks are good for the body. They can help burn more calories and...
A new study suggests that increased fruit consumption during pregnancy can lead to significant increases in infant cognitive performance. Credit: © Vince Wingate / Flickr
Most people have heard the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."...
Breast tissue surrounding tumors could be used to gauge future survival outcomes for women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, a study led by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has found.
In the journal npj Breast Cancer,...
First-time parents are only somewhat satisfied with their sex lives according to Penn State health researchers who checked in with parents regularly after their baby was born. And one factor that appears to be reducing their sexual satisfaction is...
The researchers found that increases in unemployment were associated with increased mortality from all the cancer types included in the study. The association was strongest for treatable cancers, suggesting that lack of access to care may have been a...
The number of people in the UK who have tried e-cigarettes has almost doubled in just two years, according to a new study.
The research, from scientists at Imperial College London, examined e-cigarette use -- and attitudes to the devices...
β-amyloid fibrils propagate from yeast surfaces and capture Candida albicans in culture medium.Credit: D.K.V. Kumar et al. / Science Translational Medicine (2016)
A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators provides additional evidence that amyloid-beta protein -- which...
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) -- a treatment currently used to address recurring Clostridium difficile infection -- is also an effective approach to helping individuals who suffer from ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a study being presented at Digestive Disease...
Our bodies are constantly and successfully fighting off the development of cells that lead to tumours -- but when there is disruption to this process cancer is free to develop.
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers, led by Dr Sandra...
Air pollution monitors were deployed in more than 1,500 locations within the six different metro areas. In addition to air pollution data from state and local air agencies, these MESA Air monitors collected and measured variable levels of PM2.5,...
