Junk food does not cause obesity in middle school students.
Kids who attend schools that sell junk food such as soda and doughnuts do not gain more weight than students who attend schools where that type of food isn’t available, according to a new study of nearly 20,000 middle schoolers.
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Eating 50g of processed meat a day can increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 19%.
Eating two slices of bacon or one sausage a day can increase the risk of a deadly form of cancer by almost a fifth, according to a new study.
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The study revealed that the changes were similar to brain alterations observed in people addicted to alcohol and cocaine.
Changes in the brains of people addicted to the internet are similar to that normally seen in people addicted to alcohol and drugs such as cocaine and cannabis, according to a new study.
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Binge drinking is defined as consuming four or more drinks for women, and five or more drinks for men, on one occasion.
Thirty-eight million people, about 17% of adults in the U.S. say they binge drink, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Listening to Bach on headphones eases the pain of patients during surgery, research has found.
Noise-canceling headphones playing a classical melody may reduce the pain and anxiety of prostate biopsies, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute in North Carolina.
One-quarter of people who share a bed with a snorer lose 49 minutes of sleep per night.
Unhealthy behaviors can spread. And by now you know to avoid a roommate who smokes, lest her carcinogenic cloud take you down. But did you know you should avoid shacking up with a snorer. Recent research shows that a slew of health problems and their side effects can be transferred from one person to another, according to the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity–meaning that friends’ or relatives’ medical issues, or their disregard for their own well-being, can rub off on you!
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“‘Senior’ moments that people often joke about are true.”
As early as age 45, the brain’s abilities to reason, comprehend and remember may start to worsen, a new study from England suggests.
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Advances in cancer screening and treatment have prevented more than a million total deaths from cancer since the early 1990s.
U.S.cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer statistics released on Wednesday.
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AGNES, a suit to emulate old age.
I am sure you have heard of the fat suit and pregnancy suit. Now meet AGNES – the old person suit.
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy System” and was designed by researchers at MIT’s AgeLab to emulate what it feels like — physically — to be 75 years old with arthritis and diabetes.
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Eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young.
Overeating can cause brain aging while eating less turns on a molecule that helps the brain stay young. Researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome have discovered that a molecule, called CREB1, is triggered by “caloric restriction” (low caloric diet) in the brain of mice. They found that CREB1 activates many genes linked to longevity and to the proper functioning of the brain.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Understanding trends is more of an art form than an exact science. But for those who can read the tealeaves, and make bold moves, leveraging trends can give them a serious competitive advantage.
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Christmas trees could be to blame for a range of health complaints over the holiday season.
Don’t be too quick to judge those who feel under the weather over the holiday season – rather than seasonal overindulgence, it could be their Christmas tree making them ill.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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