Researchers looked at how prices, parents and peers affect fruit and vegetable consumption among African-American youths. Researchers say understanding these factors can help design more effective policy interventions.
By University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
A new report looks at media consumption by individuals in and out of the home, excluding the workplace, between 2008 and 2015, breaking “media” down into 30 categories of media type and delivery (e.g. television, social media, computer
By Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health
Scientists have developed a new therapeutic approach for treatment of Type 2 diabetes. A novel single molecule hormone, which acts equally on the receptors of the insulin-stimulating hormones GLP-1 and GIP, was observed to reduce weight and improve blood
The flowing movements and meditative exercises of the mind-body activity Qigong may help survivors of prostate cancer to combat fatigue. These are the findings of a trial study that reviewed the severe fatigue that is the most common cancer-related sympto
By Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
HIV infection, not antiretroviral therapy (ART), is associated with risk for atherosclerosis in patients with no history of smoking, particularly those infected for eight years or more. While a growing body of literature reports that HIV patients have hig
Researchers have published results showing that a molecule combining the properties of two endocrine hormones is an effective treatment for adult-onset diabetes. The research included clinical trials with human subjects as well as detailed laboratory stud
Early life pain alters neural circuits in the brain that regulate stress, suggesting pain experienced by infants who often do not receive analgesics while undergoing tests and treatment in neonatal intensive care may permanently alter future responses to
Families that eat together without the television on and stay seated until everyone's finished have children with lower weights and body mass index (BMI), reports a study.
In the first molecular genetic study of families with a history of both language impairment and autism, scientists may have uncovered a shared origin for the two conditions, an important step toward explaining why some cases of autism are accompanied by l
A crucial component of wound healing in many animals, including humans, is the migration of nearby skin cells toward the center of the wound. How do these neighboring skin cells know which way to migrate? A new paper from scientists clarifies the role of
Sexually transmitted infection researchers potentially have reached a milestone in vaccine treatment for genital herpes, according to a report to be presented at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Denver, Colo., today.
Just as the symptoms of menopause in women are attributed to a sharp drop in estrogen production, symptoms often seen in middle-aged men -- changes in body composition, energy, strength and sexual function -- are usually attributed to the less drastic dec
The essence of male beauty is down to the way males use their genes rather than what genes they have, according to a new study into the sexual attractiveness of turkeys.
A week from today, the "extraordinary measures" that the federal government has been taking to raise money without raising the debt ceiling will expire. At that point, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew estimates the government will be left with $30 billion in c
ZAC EFRON's most famous role to date was an all-singing, all-dancing teenage basketball star in High School Musical. But from the look of his new trailer, that's all set to change.
Carefully timed with a forthcoming new book praising him as an insatiable Lothario irresistible to women, Alex Rodriguez will release a line of high quality, Viagra-based confectionary products under the name "Hard Candy," eTrueSports has learned.
A new study has shown that while men with high testosterone levels are more likely to have mating success and father children, after the child is born their testosterone levels drop.
