A new study has found that sugar-sweetened acidic drinks, such as soft drinks, is the common factor between obesity and…
Study implicates flavored e-cigs in the teen vaping epidemic
Teens who vape candy- or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes are more likely to stick with the habit and vape more heavily.
Nonnutritive sweetener use in children
Nonnutritive or artificial sweeteners are a growing part of US diets, now consumed by at least one in four children.…
Biomarker for schizophrenia can be detected in human hair
Working with model mice, post-mortem human brains, and people with schizophrenia, researchers have discovered that a subtype of schizophrenia is…
Medical News Today: Exercising before breakfast may be most healthful choice
In a new study, people with overweight or obesity who worked out before eating breakfast burned more fat and saw…
Medical News Today: Could turmeric help solve the antibiotic resistance crisis?
New research uses nanocapsules that contain curcumin, the main ingredient in turmeric, to tackle antibiotic resistant strains of Helicobacter pylori.
These Apps Say You May Have a Health Disorder. What if They’re Wrong?
Apps like Flo and Clue are shifting from just tracking your health data to using it to make evaluations about…
Medical News Today: Researchers activate problem-solving during sleep
Researchers at Northwestern University show, for the first time, how to trigger the brain’s unique ability to solve problems during…
Growing Meat in a Lab That Doesn’t Look Like Mush
In their quest to make a lab-grown steak, researchers devised a form of scaffolding made with gelatin.