Signs your child might have an screen time addiction
It’s a familiar sight in the majority of young families: young children bent over a screen for hours, texting or gaming, lost in a digital world. Many parents worry, how …
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Exercise increases brain size
Aerobic exercise can improve memory function and maintain brain health as we age, a new Australian-led study has found. In a first of its kind international collaboration, researchers from Australia’s …
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Thanksgiving Pie Survey Breaks Down America’s Favorites
When it comes to their Thanksgiving pies, Americans are staunch traditionalists, according to the annual Delta Dental Thanksgiving pie survey out today. The survey has been tracking this key facet of America’s sweet tooth …
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Hibernating ground squirrels provide clues to new stroke treatments
In the fight against brain damage caused by stroke, researchers have turned to an unlikely source of inspiration: hibernating ground squirrels. While the animals’ brains experience dramatically reduced blood flow …
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9 Proven Health Benefits of Pumpkins
Pumpkins were essential to the Aztec and Mayan diets thousands of years ago. And early Native Americans ate pumpkin flesh to help them survive the long winters. They also ate pumpkin seeds …
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Be Happy- Stop and Smell the Roses
Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a clam, happy camper. A UBC researcher says there’s truth …
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Eating Alone Could Have Awful Consequences for Your Health
Eating alone has been an emerging social concern in modern life. However, there is little research on the association between eating alone and Metabolic syndrome. A recent study included 7725 …
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Obesity Linked to Breast Cancer
The number of people with obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide. The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) recently reported that according to the WHO the number of children and adolescents with …
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Scientists Reveal the Relationship Between Sugar, Cancer
A nine-year joint research project conducted by VIB, KU Leuven and VUB has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer research. Scientists have clarified how the Warburg effect, a phenomenon …
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Coal Miners Shift to Beekeeping
Former coal miners or citizens whose lives have been shaped by the coal mining industry in southern West Virginia spent their summer learning how to establish and operate bee colonies …
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