Older adults who haven't been in school for a while are as capable of learning from tests as younger adults and college students, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. No matter their age or if they work or go to college full time, people appear to learn...
Sleep is one of the most basic human needs, yet millions of Americans don’t get enough of it most nights. Whether it’s due to anxiety, insomnia, work, pain, technology or simply not having enough time, it’s been increasingly hard for … More »
Poll Finds That Exercising And Standing Up More...
New research from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that the protein HER2 plays a role even in breast cancers that would traditionally be categorized as HER2-negative - and that the drug Herceptin, which targets HER2, may have an even greater role for treating breast...
Missouri forward Laurence Bowers finally looked like he's back to full strength in front of a crowd that was definitely at full strength Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena. The combination helped push the Tigers past No. 5 Florida 63-60 and give Missouri more sturdy footing with tournament time...
Melbourne scientists have discovered how female steroid hormones can make dramatic changes to the genetic material in breast cells, changes that could potentially lead to breast cancer. Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, have...
American public opinion tends to be polarized on just about everything, so it's no surprise that we're split on the proper role of government in fighting obesity in America. A new poll conducted by The Associated Press found that while a third of Americans think the government should be "deeply...
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It appears that long, arduous hours in the hospital are causing more than stress and fatigue among doctors-in-training - they're crashing, or nearly crashing, their cars after work, according to new Mayo Clinic research. Nearly half of the roughly 300 Mayo Clinic residents polled during the...
Both nature and nurture appear to be significant factors in early antisocial behaviors of adopted children, a Wayne State University researcher believes. Christopher Trentacosta, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, recently examined data from 361...
A new investigative report has turned up some ugly truths about the inexpensive, trendy clothes we so love to buy. In "Toxic Threads,"*Greenpeace International tested 141 clothing items from 20 major fashion brands and found items from every brand contained traces of*hazardous*chemicals and...
The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely to earn more money as adults. Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (UCL Political Science) and Professor Andrew Oswald...
DETROIT — In the middle of the wild Giants celebration that spilled from the team's clubhouse at Comerica Park, into the adjoining hallway and even into a series of attached rooms, the wife of team president Larry Baer held a silver bucket with two champagne bottles and a big mistake...
Crusading against the idea that all women over 30 are old hags has been something of a hobby horse of mine lately. It's a fight that's generally met with 'Amen's' from Gen X and Y women and skepticism by similarly-aged men (note to guys: just because you personally don't subscribe do the idea...
The extremely long and detailed eHarmony questionnaire covers all kinds of subjects but fails to properly address the fundamental question of whether or not a person has kids!!! It simply asks if a person has any children AT HOME rather than directly asking if a person has children. Then, if...
It is a fact: There is no scammier aisle of a drug store than the one that sells weight loss supplements. Labeled with hopeful promises about pounds lost, fat burned, and appetites suppressed, most consumers know to be skeptical of diet pills. But according to a new report by the Department of...
New research published Online First in The Lancet suggests that a high proportion of severe intellectual disability results from genetic causes that are not inherited. These findings are good news for parents, indicating a low risk of passing on the disorder to further children. Intellectual...
"They are coming," September warned. And the Observers did come, quickly staging a takeover, leading us to the 2036-set final season of Fringe, which finds our beloved team in...
Genetically, culturally and ethically the Khoe-San have something special to add to this world. The importance of this study is to put the Khoe and San heritage in the right place in history and this research will provide a genetic backdrop for future studies - Mattias Jakobsson. The largest...
A major review of breast cancer screening services in Europe, jointly led by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, has concluded that the benefits of screening in terms of lives saved outweigh the harms caused by over-diagnosis. The results, which are published in a special supplement...
Research from the University of Southern California (USC) and Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) found that cooking red meats at high temperatures, especially pan-fried red meats, may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer by as much as 40 percent. Mariana Stern, associate...