- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2013
Lack of Sleep Makes People Crave Junk Food
Researchers find people who don't get enough sleep are more likely to be obese
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2013
Gargantuan Breakfasts Stave Off Diabetes, High Blood Pressure
Scientists say people who eat a big breakfast are healthier than those who don't
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2013
AIDS Vaccine Will Be Tested on Monkeys Later This Year
The vaccine was developed by Brazilian scientists at the University of Sao Paulo
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 7th, 2013
Deadly Strain of Avian Flu May Have Been Passed from Human to Human
Scientists suspect 60-year-old man in China passed the virus to his daughter
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 6th, 2013
Breastfeeding Slashes Alzheimer’s Risk, Cambridge Researchers Find
The longer a mother breastfeeds, the less likely she is to develop Alzheimer’s
- By Elena Gorgan
- July 29th, 2013
FDA Warns of Dangerous Steroids Found in Vitamin B Supplement Reuters
B-50 from Healthy Life Chemistry by Purity First tests positive for two anabolic steroids
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 27th, 2013
Parasitic Meningitis Hits 12-Year-Old Girl from Benton, Arkansas
Doctors have put the girl into a medically induced coma
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 26th, 2013
Gastric Bypass Reprograms the Intestines, Makes Them Burn Sugar Faster
People with diabetes often experience improved sugar control after gastric bypass surgery
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 26th, 2013
Tall Women Are More Likely to Get Cancer
Scientists document link between height and increased cancer risk
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2013
Teens Who Smoke Marijuana Can Develop Brain Abnormalities
In time, the abnormalities can lead to serious conditions such as schizophrenia
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2013
Teenager Born Without Nose and Eyes Will Soon Undergo Reconstructive Surgery
This coming July 31, doctors will try to attach a nose to Cassidy's face
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2013
Mystery Stomach Bug Sickens over 270 People Across the US
The CDC and the FDA believe imported produce is to blame for the outbreak
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2013
72-Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur Tail Unearthed in Mexico
Paleontologists say the dinosaur tail is intact, contains 50 vertebrae
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2013
Rare Condition Leaves Teenager Looking like a Burns Victim
18-year-old Hunter Steinitz is suffering from harlequin ichthyosis
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2013
Exercise Can Make People Put on Weight
It often happens that people who exercise get fat, specialists warn
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 22nd, 2013
Stem Cells Help Restore Sight to Blind Mice
Researchers grow artificial photoreceptors, transplant them in animals
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 22nd, 2013
“Misery Molecule” Pinned Down by Scientists
Protein named CRF1 is now blamed for feelings of stress, anxiety