During spaceflight, astronauts experience similar physical stress as cancer patients undergoing treatments such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Researchers…
Get your game face on: Study finds it may help
Could putting on a serious face in preparation for competition actually impact performance? According to a new study, there may…
Diverging trends: Binge drinking and depression
Binge drinking among U.S. adolescents precipitously declined from 1991 to 2018, according to a new study. Depressive symptoms among U.S.…
Medical News Today: 2 lifestyle changes may reduce risk of hot flashes
A new meta-analysis of existing studies finds that quitting smoking and maintaining a healthy weight may lessen the impact of…
Bacteria in the gut may alter aging process
Microorganisms living in the gut may alter the aging process, which could lead to the development of food-based treatment to…
Smokers and hypertensive individuals have higher risk of sudden death from brain bleed
Contrary to the previous data, a Finnish study clarifies that smoking and high blood pressure do not protect from death…
Human-machine interactions: Bots are more successful if they impersonate humans
An international research team sought to find out whether cooperation between humans and machines is different if the machine purports…
At what point does click-bait susceptibility become a mental health disorder?
A new study found that one third of a group of patients seeking treatment for buying-shopping disorder (BSD) also reported…
Women more likely to survive stroke but have poorer recovery than men, study shows
Women are more likely to survive a stroke, but have worse disability and poorer quality of life afterwards compared to…
Eliminating common bacterial infection significantly decreases gastric cancer risk
Researchers have assessed Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer risk in Americans, certain demographics and ethnic groups.