Obesity rates in the European Region are at epidemic proportions, warns the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe in a report released Tuesday. The numbers are growing: Fifty-nine pe… [+1459 chars]
Spring is in full swing, and normally that means allergies for many. But with COVID-19 cases increasing again, you may be asking yourself if you have the virus or if it’s just allergies. Allergies a… [+2173 chars]
Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease, the country's health ministry said, raising to at least four the global death toll of a fatal ailment puzzling doctors from the … [+2686 chars]
Documents from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the agency tracked location data from at least 20 million phones to monitor compliance with COVID-19 policies, according … [+3298 chars]
A New Yorker cartoon shows a couple at a table. One is reading a science magazine. The caption reads, It turns out it wasnt the giant asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. It was stress about the giant… [+1519 chars]
Hours after a federal judge struck down the federal mask mandate covering air travel and other public transportation last month, Delta Airlines celebrated the move in a statement saying that Covid-19… [+11502 chars]
<ul><li>New research claims to have found the ideal amount of sleep for middle-aged adults and senior citizens.</li><li>The meta-analysis found seven hours of sleep improved cognitive abilities, prot… [+6641 chars]
The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 that has swept across the U.S. since late last year has taken a grimmer toll than earlier variants, including in people who were vaccinated… [+5456 chars]
Summary: At age 13, teenagers no longer find their mother’s voice uniquely rewarding, and tune into unfamiliar voices more. A new study reveals the neurobiology behind why teens begin to separate fro… [+10200 chars]
Summary: A newly discovered brain circuit allows us to focus attention on what’s important in the environment and ignore other sensory stimuli. Source: UCSF When exploring a new environment, mice m… [+6723 chars]
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in Europe, the World Health Organization says, as a major report shows the disease is causing 200,000 cancer cases and 1.2 million deaths a year. In the firs… [+3229 chars]
BySt. Michael's HospitalMay 3, 2022A new research study finds children with a vegetarian diet have similar growth and nutrition compared to children who eat meat. However, children with a vegetarian… [+4607 chars]
