Researchers discover that the genes active in a person’s belly fat are significantly different from those in his or her thigh fat, a finding that could shift the way we approach unwanted belly fat—from banishing it to relocating it.
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There is heightened concern that exercise deficits are contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, particularly among children and teens.
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Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young...
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that a change in weather patterns, brought on by the 'Godzilla' El Niño of 2015, fuelled the Zika outbreak in South America.
The findings were revealed using a new...
In a new study of childhood mortality rates between 1961 and 2010 in the United States and 19 economically similar countries, researchers report that while there's been overall improvement among all the countries, the U.S. has been slowest to...
Rats were trained to depress a lever and then release it when the sound reached a certain frequency.
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The part of the brain that creates mental maps of one's environment plays a much broader role in...
The effect of sleep and social isolation on protein folding.
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Social isolation has been linked to a wide range of health problems, as well as a shorter lifespan in...
A new study shows that large structural variants in human glycophorin genes, which are unusually common in Africa, are protective against malarial disease.
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Researchers have discovered that protection from the most severe form of malaria is...
Jeffrey Litt, D.O., assistant professor of surgery at the MU School of Medicine, is lead author of the study.
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According to the National Institutes of Health, more than six million cases of chronic wounds...
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,...
Marijuana plant (stock image).
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Canada's Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines, released with the endorsement of key medical and public health organizations, provide 10 science-based recommendations to enable cannabis users to reduce their health risks. The guidelines, based...
Roasted crickets and cricket energy bars.
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Australian consumers in Adelaide are taking part in a University of Adelaide research study to help realize the potential for edible insects as a food industry.
Consumer attitudes are being put...
