A UC San Diego study links online social interactions to longevity.
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Is social media good for you, or bad? Well, it's complicated. A study of 12 million Facebook users suggests that using Facebook is associated...
Urban air pollution in the city of Beirut.
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Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Bruce Lanphear is a Commissioner and author of The Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health that has released a report detailing 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,...
This map shows the concentration of fine particulate matter due to excess NOx emissions from diesel cars, vans and light commercial vehicles across Europe. Blue colors indicate low concentrations, orange and red indicates high extra pollution. Unit: microgram PM2.5...
Kowal studied the direct and chronic effects of cannabis on dopamine-related functions, such as creative thinking and the ability to recognize one's own mistakes.
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Regular users of cannabis are less aware of their own mistakes, and...
These findings are notable because they diverge from the predominant narrative in divorce literature, which suggests that the offspring of divorced parents are more likely to get divorced themselves because they see their parents struggling to manage conflict or...
E-cigarettes can contain nicotine but not many of the harmful substances produced by smoking tobacco, such as tar or carbon monoxide. These products work through an inhalation-activated system that heats a solution to create an inhalable aerosol, often known...
Professor Chad Jensen and grad student Kara Duraccio published research showing what helped heavy teens succeed in their weight loss goals.
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Most heavy teens' attempts to lose weight don't work, but a new study...
Drinking four cups of coffee each day can be part of a healthy diet in healthy people, new research suggests.
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Higher coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of death, according to research...
A comparison of 2 different fitness routines shows that both can have an anti-aging effect on the brain in the elderly, but only dancing gives rise to a measurable difference in behavior.
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New research sheds light on how obesity increases the risk of cancer.
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It's been well established that obesity is a contributor to cancer risk, but how it actually causes cancer is still a question...
