Lack of sleep and obesity have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
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Lack of sleep and obesity have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in...
While the supposed benefits of moderate drinking have been widely reported in the media, many reports have failed to take into account other risk factors.
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The benefits of light alcohol consumption, as well as the risks...
In our day-to-day lives, we come into contact with countless plastics containing plasticizers.
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Phthalates, which are used as plasticizers in plastics, can considerably increase the risk of allergies among children. This was demonstrated by UFZ researchers...
Fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas -- and even coffee -- could be key to lowering blood pressure, according to Alicia McDonough, PhD, professor of cell and...
"You win some, you lose some." Using the word "you" suggests it could happen to anyone.
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Researchers say it may seem contradictory that a means of generalizing to people at large is used when reflecting...
Most obese people develop insulin resistance, which can lead to type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. However, Horowitz and his team found that about one-third of the 30 obese adults in their study did not develop insulin resistance.
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More than 18 million Americans got their drinking water from systems with lead violations in 2015, according to a groundbreaking Natural Resources Defense Council report. The problem could be significantly more pervasive because many more water systems known to...
Seeing the imagination.
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Scanning your brain to decode the contents of your mind has been a subject of intense research interest for some time. As studies have progressed, scientists have gradually been able to interpret...
In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka was today certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country.
“Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. In the mid-20th century it was among the...
East Asians and Westerners view handshakes differently, new research finds.
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Westerners view handshaking more positively than do East Asians, researchers report in a new study. Western men also rate handshakes initiated by men and women differently,...
Matthew Pase is lead author on two studies that link higher consumption of both sugary and artificially sweetened drinks to adverse brain effects.
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Americans love sugar. Together we consumed nearly 11 million metric tons of it in 2016,...
