Twitterbots,ifusedproperly,canhelpspreadpositivemessagesandencouragegoodbehavioronsocialnetworks,suggestedanewstudybytheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(USC)recen
AteamofresearchersledbytwoChinesescientistsfoundthatspicescouldleadtoweightloss.ThestudyfromUSArizonaStateUniversityshowedthefirstpromisinglinkbetweencapsaicino
Anewstudyshowsthathomeliteracyactivitieshelpchildrenbuildlong-termstudyandexecutivefunctionskills,thusprovidingthemwithtoolsforlifetimesuccess.Tocollectarangeof
Heavydrinkersmaybeabletocutbackafterbriefmindfulnesstrainingexercisesthatinvolvehelpingthemfocusonwhat’shappeninginthepresentmoment,asmallexperimentintheUKsugge
Over30percentofathleteswhocompetedatthe2011worldchampionshipsadmittedtohavingusedbannedsubstancesinthepast,accordingtoaWorldAnti-DopingAgency-commissionedstudyr
Anexperimentaldiet,forninedays,thatcutoutthetypeofsugarinsoftdrinks,fruitjuicesandmostprocessedfoodssignificantlyreversedthebuildupofliverfatinchildrenandadoles
Gentlesoundstimulationthatsynchronizestotherhythmofbrainwavescouldsignificantlyenhancedeepsleepinolderadultsandimprovetheirabilitytorecallwords,anewstudyoftheNo
Middle-agedpeopleatriskofheartattacksorstrokesmaybemorelikelytodevelopdementiainoldagethanpeoplewithhealthycardiovascularsystems,aUSstudysuggests.Thestudylinked
Extremeweathercouldkillupto152,000peopleeachyearinEuropeby2100ifnothingisdonetocurbtheeffectsofclimatechange,scientistssay.Heatwaveswillcausemostweather-related
Worldtemperaturesarelikelytorisebymorethan2degreesCelsiusthiscentury,surpassinga"tippingpoint"thataglobalclimatedealaimstoavert,scientistssaidonMonday.Astudypub
Theworldstillhasalongwaytogowhenitcomestoeliminatingstigmasurroundingmentalhealth.Despitethefactjustabouteveryoneknowssomeone–ourselvesorsomeoneclosetous–whohas
Thedevelopedcountriesofthewesternsphereoftheglobemaybeconfrontedbya“spermcrisis”thathasresultedfromasteepdropinthereproductivecelloverthepast40years,findingsofa
RapidurbanizationinChinaisnotcontributingtoairpollution,andmayhaveactuallybroughthealthbenefitsforthehundredsofmillionsofpeoplewhohavemovedintocities,preventing
An international research team suggests that humans are hardwired to favor leaning to the right while kissing their romantic partners, which may have wider implications for neuroscience and cognitive sciences.
Aninternationalresearchteamsuggeststhathumansarehardwiredtofavorleaningtotherightwhilekissingtheirromanticpartners,whichmayhavewiderimplicationsforneurosciencea
Acupuncture,atraditionalChinesemedicalpractice,caneffectivelyreducetheseverityanddurationofmenstrualpain,anewstudyhasfound.Inthesmallstudycarriedoutbyresearcher
Stressfullifeexperiencessuchasthedeathofachild,divorce,orlosingajobcouldagethebrainbyatleastfouryears,newresearchsuggests.ExpertsfromtheUniversityofWisconsinSch