Heart failure in the elderly is set to triple by 2060, according to new data from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility (AGES) -- Reykjavík study presented at ESC Congress 2016 today. "Heart failure is a common condition worldwide and increases with...
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. Credit: © photka / Fotolia cientists studying how aging affects the biological clock's...
East Asians and Westerners view handshakes differently, new research finds. Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon 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,...
This is Kafuli Agbemenu, PhD, assistant professor in the UB School of Nursing. Credit: University at Buffalo For years, research has shown that female Somali Bantu refugees may be hesitant to use hormonal birth control and other methods of family planning. ...
Using brain stimulation researchers could increase honest behavior. Credit: © christianchan / Fotolia Honesty plays a key role in social and economic life. Without honesty, promises are not kept, contracts are not enforced, taxes remain unpaid. Despite the importance of honesty...
In the fall of 2015, hazardous levels of smoke from agricultural fires blanketed much of Equatorial Asia. Schools and businesses closed, planes were grounded and tens of thousands sought medical treatment for respiratory illness. In a new study, Harvard University...
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...
“I think certainly there’s some promise in developing probiotics that could be targeted to possibly fixing some of the effects of a high-salt diet, but people shouldn’t think they can eat fast food and then pop a probiotic, and...
William Wimley is the George A. Adrouny Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tulane University School of Medicine. Credit: Guillermo Cabrera-Rojo The world may be closer to knowing why Ebola spreads so easily thanks to a team of researchers from...
An image of a T-cell is shown. Credit: Photo courtesy of Robbie B. Mailliard, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health In an expanded, three-year clinical trial of 86 patients with colorectal and 11 other kinds of cancer that...
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Are we born to root for heroes? Researchers in Japan have evidence suggesting yes. Credit: Kyoto University We recognize justice before we can talk, reports a research team in Nature Human Behaviour. The Kyoto-based study demonstrates that human infants recognize heroic acts...