Health

Scientists have used a genetic test thought to predict academic achievements solely based on genes. They are already talking about a test for dyslexia. Why…
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Scientists have investigated whether education changes the risk of adolescents that drink a dangerous amount. The answer is no, but education influences other risk factors….
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) has been widely used to treat both malignant and nonmalignant hematological disorders. Despite remarkable success, one complication that occurs…
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In the last 3 years, there has been a drastic shift in how U.S. adolescents use tobacco and nicotine. More adolescents now “vape” (that is,…
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While parental smoking is a well-established risk factor of smoking initiation in adolescents, our study further showed that adolescents who had a smoking father but…
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The word “infection” has different connotations in the fields of virology and medicine. Generally, physicians refer to a condition wherein a patient displays symptoms of…
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In order to survive in an environment populated by hostile viruses ready to parasite them, mammalian cells have evolved a sophisticated variety of constitutively expressed…
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The incidence of obesity in the United States is soaring. Four in 10 adult Americans are considered obese based on their body mass index (BMI,…
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High cholesterol, termed hyperlipidemia, is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In fact, for every 10% increase in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL-C,  known as…
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The way that people source their seafood has changed dramatically in recent years. In 1980, more than 90% of all the fish and shellfish that…
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This is the first study to report a long-term relationship between regular sleep, behavioral control, and resilience in children of alcoholics (COAs). We defined resilience…
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