Happy couple.
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Sex plays a central role in reproduction, and it can be pleasurable, but new findings suggest that it may serve an additional purpose: bonding partners together. A study of newlywed couples, published in Psychological...
Low-calorie diets can extend longevity, but new research is the first to show that calorie restriction influences the body’s circadian rhythms’ involvement with the aging process in cells.
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cientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's...
Doing push ups and sit ups may help you live longer.
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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...
Research from the School of Family Life found that happily married couples have better health.
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New BYU research finds that people in happy marriages live less "in sickness" but enjoy more of life "in health."
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Unhealthy habits are costing Canadians an estimated six years of life, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine. Researchers found that smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, and unhealthy alcohol consumption contribute to about 50 percent of deaths in...
As the threat of drug-resistant superbugs spreads, researchers are concerned that the overuse of antibiotics may cause another, even larger public health problem: childhood obesity.
Obesity rates in the US have been consistently climbing for the past two decades, with...
The large Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 to 2015 was devastating to the people in West Africa and beyond.
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Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two years...
Total sleep deprivation or partial sleep deprivation can produce clinical improvement in depression symptoms within 24 hours.
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Sleep deprivation -- typically administered in controlled, inpatient settings -- rapidly reduces symptoms of depression in roughly half of...
Eating yogurt may help keep bones healthy.
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The largest observational study to date of dairy intakes and bone and frailty measurements in older adults has found that increased yogurt consumption was associated with a higher...
These are thelial cells undergoing a shape change in Xenopus laevis embryo.
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The first step in shaping the brain is that the neural plate, a sheet-like cell layer, curves to form the neural tube. Assistant Professor Makoto Suzuki...
Researchers found that certain search terms revealed AI bias.
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In debates over the future of artificial intelligence, many experts think of the new systems as coldly logical and objectively rational. But in a new study, researchers have demonstrated...
