More than two-thirds of teens aren’t getting enough sleep on school nights and that’s a problem. According to the latest study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sleepy teens were more likely to engage in risky …
Like so many other socially “contagious” traits that have been studied before it — among them, happiness, loneliness, generosity, obesity, disordered eating and quitting smoking — teenagers’ drinking behavior may be …
If you have any foodie friends, you’ve probably heard of miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum), a native West African berry that looks like a cranberry, but acts like a psychedelic for your taste buds.
Who knew that the key to preventing cervical cancer could be as simple as table vinegar?
Women aged 65 and older who fracture a hip are more than two times as likely to die in the year following injury than are women with intact hipbones, according to a new study published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
In men, baldness is due mostly to an unlucky roll of the genetic dice. But in women, hair loss appears to be linked much more strongly to lifestyle factors like stress — from divorce or the death of a spouse, for example — …
The cost of cancer is rapidly becoming unsustainable in many developed countries, according to panel of 37 experts contributing to a new report in the The Lancet Oncology.
A new paper published online in Science on Thursday has failed to confirm a link between a mouse retrovirus called XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome. Along with the new study, the authors of the controversial original study that …
Bloodsucking bed bugs have made a comeback in recent years. But as victims of infestation have become increasingly desperate to rid their homes of the bedeviling pests, many have only done themselves more harm.
Male deep-sea squid will get it on with just about anything with tentacles.
Exposure to high levels of traffic pollution may boost your risk of heart attack, according to a new study published on BMJ.com.
A new study seeks to predict the chances of sexual dysfunction in patients who are treated for prostate cancer — a key question for many men facing the disease.
You know how you feel more in control of your life when your surroundings are neat and orderly? There’s something to that, according to a study by a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.