The World Health Organization now recognizes porn addiction as a behavioral disorder. (iStock) Mere decades ago, saying porn in public might have resulted in sideways […]
How restaurants are wooing ‘flexitarians’
Restaurants are struggling to respond to consumers who are rapidly shifting away from animal protein. According to a recent study by Dalhousie University, nearly one […]
Are Fitbits the answer to nurse fatigue?
Activity trackers might lead to better outcomes for hospital patients—when nurses wear them. Millions of individuals already use tiny fitness trackers to prompt physical activity […]
Rural residence, poverty are risk factors for COPD
(HealthDay)—Rural residence and poverty are risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory […]
Are scientists studying the wrong kind of mice?
Mice represent well over half of the non-human subjects of biomedical research, and the vast majority of those mice are inbred. Formed by generation after […]
Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are
The rat in a maze may be one of the most classic research motifs in brain science, but a new innovation described in Cell Reports […]
Only 1 in 8 Americans Are Metabolically Healthy. Here's What That Means for You
What does or does not count as “healthy” can be difficult to define, but there are certain numbers doctors generally agree on when it comes […]
These Women Are Smashing Their Makeup Because They're Sick of Insane Beauty Standards
A new feminist movement is sweeping Instagram, as some South Korean women are rebelling against unattainable beauty standards that have become a cultural norm in their country. The movement, […]
Brain-Doping: This pill makes you smarter – but you are risking your life – Video
Stress of an upcoming exam or an important negotiation brings many people into temptation, the drug-Turbo. According to the latest studies, there is a suitable […]
Cyber Monday Is Here—These Are The Best Deals Worth Shopping
Cyber Monday called, and it wants to save you major $$$. In case you were passed out in a post-Thanksgiving coma and missed the Black Friday […]
Two thirds of required pediatric post-marketing drug studies are missing
The FDA requires clinical studies of new drugs in pediatric populations, since many drugs developed for use in adults are also used in children. These […]
Construction worker suicide rates are highest in the US, CDC study says
Males working in construction have the highest suicide rates in the country, according to a recent analysis by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Why natural depression therapies are better than pills
Winter is upon us. And with it comes the annual worsening of depressive symptoms. Sadly, in the United States, suicide continues to claim more lives […]
Chemists prove chromones are effective against Alzheimer’s disease
RUDN chemists synthesized a range of biologically active molecules called chromones and demonstrated their use in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The results of the […]