Smiling really can make people feel happier, according to a new article. A team of psychologists combined data from 138…
Ability to lift weights quickly can mean a longer life
Prolong your life by increasing your muscle power. That’s the main message of a new study. ‘Rising from a chair…
Increase in foreign body ingestions among young children
A new study analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) for children younger than six years who…
Move more to live longer
Improving fitness doesn’t require doing activities you don’t like. The largest study to date of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy people…
Diesel exhaust filtered of its tiny particles may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment
Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered from the exhaust than…
Lack of awareness of inequality means we penalize those who have least money
People can automatically assume that someone who gives less money to charity is less generous, according to new research. The…
Want to quit smoking? Partner up
Kicking the habit works best in pairs. That’s the main message of a new study. ‘Quitting smoking can be a…
SRC-1 gene variants linked to human obesity
Researchers have discovered how the gene SRC-1 affects body weight control.
What to do with diabetes therapies when HbA1c lowering is inadequate: add, switch, or continue? A MASTERMIND study
It is unclear what to do when people with type 2 diabetes have had no or a limited glycemic response…
Measles Outbreak: Tensions Rise as New York City Steps Up Response
An order to require immunizations in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community seemed to mobilize vaccine skeptics. Others worried that the effort…