Herbert “Skip” Virgin IV, MD, PhD, talks with postdoctoral researcher Dale Balce, PhD. Virgin led a study linking intestinal viruses to the development of Type 1 diabetes. The study showed that children who carried a specific virus belonging to...
Sandia National Laboratories cognitive scientist Mike Trumbo adjusts the placement of a transcranial direct current stimulation unit on cognitive scientist Laura Matzen's head. Though Trumbo has tried tDCS dozens of times, he does not use it to boost his...
Iowa State University researchers, left to right, Metin Uz, Suprem Das, Surya Mallapragada and Jonathan Claussen are developing technologies to promote nerve regrowth. The monitor shows mesenchymal stem cells (the white) aligned along graphene circuits (the black).
Credit: Photo by...
Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer, according to a new Cancer Research UK report.
The nationwide survey found that people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less...
More than 2 billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to being overweight or obese, finds a new study.
Credit: © Maya Kruchancova / Fotolia
Globally, more than 2 billion children and adults suffer from health problems related to...
Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Teens whose eyes are habitually glued to their smartphones are markedly unhappier, said study lead author and San...
New findings are important because they offer a new perspective on the cause of race-based bias.
Credit: © Michael Pettigrew / Fotolia
Two studies by researchers at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto and...
Doing push ups and sit ups may help you live longer.
Credit: © ijetdo / Fotoliaa
Push ups and sit ups could add years to your life according to a new study of over 80,000 adults led by the University of...
There are changes in the dopamine and serotonin systems in the brains of participants of spiritual retreats.
Credit: © Kitja / Fotolia
More Americans than ever are turning to spiritual, meditative and religious retreats as a way to reset their daily...
There is heightened concern that exercise deficits are contributing to the growing obesity epidemic, particularly among children and teens.
Credit: © rodjulian / Fotolia
Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young...
The attached graphic shows the distribution of artemesinin resistance throughout the world. "Dark Green" means that all parasites are more or less "normal" (and therefore not resistant to artemisinins), "Red” (primarily in South-East Asia) means that a very high...
