Health

Obesity is bad for your heart. But do genes play a role here? A twin study surprised with an unexpected result. You live a dangerous…
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Particulate Matter (PM) or aerosol is an important constituent of the Earth’s atmosphere and varies significantly in concentration, size distribution and chemical composition in ambient…
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Diabetes Mellitus refers to a group of prevalent metabolic disorders manifested by the persistent rise in blood sugar level. Once sweet and pleasing, when in…
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There is modest evidence that exercise-aided smoking cessation programs are more effective than traditional smoking cessation programs at improving long-term quit rates (i.e., 12 months)….
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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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Common beliefs say smoking pot may lower your IQ. A study in twins now contradicts this: Intelligence is suffering from something completely different. Childhood and…
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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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