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Vitamin supplements linked to unhealthy choices, new research from Taiwan suggests
Read More »Underweight people at higher post-surgery risk
People who are underweight have a 40 percent higher risk of dying in the first month after surgery than patients who are overweight, according to new research released on Monday.
Read More »Pickup Soccer Helps Homeless Health
It sounds either really crazy, or kind of obvious. But according to new research, pick-up soccer could help homeless men avert the risk of an early death. Homeless people are known to have poor health and life expectancy.
Read More »Video: Study: Women healthier due to genetic advantage
Dr. Jennifer Ashton speaks to the "Early Show" anchors about new research that suggests a biological advantage could explain why women get sick less than men do.
Read More »Understanding freak waves
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rogue waves, once considered nothing more than a sailors myth, are more predictable than ever thanks to new research from the oceanography team at Swinburne University of Technology.
Read More »Slower WiFi Frequencies Stretch Smartphone Batteries
We love our smart phones. Except when they run out of batteries. And we find ourselves cruelly cut off from the wireless world.
Read More »Video: Stroke prevention: An apple a day…
Strokes are the third leading cause of death in this country and now, new research shows the color of your fruits and vegetables can help reduce a stroke. Dr.
Read More »Why Laughter May Be the Best Pain Medicine
Laughing with friends releases feel-good brain chemicals, which also relieve pain, new research indicates. Until now, scientists haven't proven that like exercise and other activities, laughing causes a release of so-called endorphins.
Read More »El Nino Ups Conflict Odds
Historians have speculated for years that global environmental changes caused some ancient wars to erupt, or even societies to collapse. Such connections may still exist--because new research finds that the risk of civil war in tropical countries increases during hot, dry El Nino years as opposed to cooler La Nina periods.
Read More »El Nino Ups Conflict Odds
Historians have speculated for years that global environmental changes caused some ancient wars to erupt, or even societies to collapse. Such connections may still exist--because new research finds that the risk of civil war in tropical countries increases during hot, dry El Nino years as opposed to cooler La Nina periods. The study is in the journal Nature .
Read More »Human Fecal Waste Is Coral Killer
By Pascal Fletcher MIAMI (Reuters) - A human fecal bacterium kills coral, new research shows, and U.S.
Read More »Coherent diffractive imaging in living color
(PhysOrg.com) -- Exactly 150 years after the first color photograph was produced, scientists have devised a way of employing the full spectrum of colors from synchrotron and free-electron laser x radiation to image nanometer-sized subjects with unprecedented clarity and speed, and in three dimensions. This new research technique is expected to improve imaging on the nanoscale in the quest for advances in pharmaceutical development and new materials for next-generation technologies.
Read More »Panic Attack Sufferers Are Unaware of Symptoms
A panic attack seems to comeout of the blue. But new research finds that the body gives unmistakable clues long before an [More]
Read More »1 in 6 changes order when menus list calories
New York City's requirement that fast-food restaurants post calorie counts on menus led one in six customers to notice the information and buy foods with fewer calories, according to new research released on Tuesday.
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