- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 6th, 2015
Sit Too Much and Your Blood Vessels Will Kind of, Sort of Turn to Stone
Researchers find sitting for too many hours per day correlates with an increased risk for coronary artery calcification
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 6th, 2015
Nasal Spray Cuts Appetite for Fatty Foods, Could Help Fight Obesity
In a series of experiments, the spray was shown to reduce caloric intake in both normal weight and overweight men
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 5th, 2015
The Mediterranean Diet Can Cut Heart Disease Risk by Nearly 50%
In fact, scientists say the Mediterranean diet does a better job protecting the heart than regular physical activity
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 4th, 2015
Neurons Grown from Skin Cells Used to Reduce Parkinson’s Symptoms
The experiments were carried out on primates, the transplanted lab-made neurons survived 2 years inside the animals
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 4th, 2015
This Hormone Tricks Your Body into Thinking You've Exercised
Specialists say the hormone works by regulating the metabolism, could help fight weight gain and obesity
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 3rd, 2015
Researchers Find Peanuts Protect the Heart, Prolong Life
Heart disease and death rates appear to vary among distinct populations depending on how fond of nuts folks happen to be
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 2nd, 2015
Marijuana Is Safer than Alcohol and Tobacco, Researchers Find
Needless to say, it is also safer than heroin, ecstasy, methamphetamine and other equally potent drugs
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 28th, 2015
Starving Only to Feast a While Later Could Help You Live Longer
Scientists argue intermittent fasting might hold the key to fighting aging, prolonging life expectancy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 28th, 2015
Their Own Skin Cells Could One Day Help People Lose Weight
Researchers claim to have successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons that control appetite
- By Sebastian Pop
- February 27th, 2015
Weight Loss Techniques Don't Work? Take This Injection
Muscle-targeted injection therapy is the answer apparently
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 21st, 2015
Pizza, Chocolate and French Fries Are Literally Addictive
In fact, it looks like all highly processed foods can make people become addicted to them, scientists say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2015
Human DNA Used to Grow Mice with Abnormally Large Brains
Because this is what everybody wants, have Pinky and the Brain come to life and actually try to take over the world
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2015
Sunlight Damages Your Skin Even in the Dark, Researchers Warn
Yale University scientists find ultraviolet radiation continues to damage the skin for several hours after exposure
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
Why Marijuana Gives Folks the Munchies, as Explained by Science
Scientists gain new insight into why it is that guys and gals feel an uncontrollable urge to eat after smoking marijuana
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 18th, 2015
Researchers Hope to Dig Out Cholera from Church Graveyard in Italy
The cemetery, located in Italy's Tuscany region, is believed to hold clues about the bacterium that causes cholera
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 17th, 2015
High-Fat Diets Can Benefit the Heart, Protect It Against Attack Damage
Study finds evidence that, in the short run, eating a high-fat diet is not all that bad, can actually prove beneficial
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 17th, 2015
Easy-Peasy Saliva Test Promises to Diagnose Autism in Children
The saliva of people with autism has a unique chemical profile, contains high concentrations of specific proteins