Adversity's Imprint: How Hardship Shapes the Brain

Updated on: July 12,2024

Adversity's Imprint: How Hardship Shapes the Brain

Updated on:July 12,2024

Is melatonin safe for kids?

by Grace van Deelen,Tufts UniversityCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe use of melatonin supplements as a sleep aid for children is becoming more common. The number of children taking melato

Updated on: March 19,2024

Is melatonin safe for kids?

by Grace van Deelen,Tufts UniversityCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe use of melatonin supplements as a sleep aid for children is becoming more common. The number of children taking melato

Updated on:March 19,2024

A quarter of Americans breathe 'unhealthy air,' report shows

by Robin FosterFew can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.Now, anew reportfrom the Fi

Updated on: March 14,2024

A quarter of Americans breathe 'unhealthy air,' report shows

by Robin FosterFew can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.Now, anew reportfrom the Fi

Updated on:March 14,2024

It's okay to run slowly—in fact it has plenty of benefits, claims research

by Dan Gordon, Jonathan Melville and Matthew Slater,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRunners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to

Updated on: March 23,2024

It's okay to run slowly—in fact it has plenty of benefits, claims research

by Dan Gordon, Jonathan Melville and Matthew Slater,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRunners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to

Updated on:March 23,2024

Extreme weather events tied to increased mortality and emergency department activity

by Mass General BrighamCredit: CC0 Public DomainClimate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of severe weather events, which may particularly endanger vulnerable populations such as t

Updated on: March 27,2024

Extreme weather events tied to increased mortality and emergency department activity

by Mass General BrighamCredit: CC0 Public DomainClimate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of severe weather events, which may particularly endanger vulnerable populations such as t

Updated on:March 27,2024

Caffeine: How quitting can benefit your health

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCaffeine is themost consumed psychoactive compoundin the world. Even if you don't drink coffee or tea, you probabl

Updated on: March 16,2024

Caffeine: How quitting can benefit your health

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCaffeine is themost consumed psychoactive compoundin the world. Even if you don't drink coffee or tea, you probabl

Updated on:March 16,2024

US teen smoking rates have plummeted, with fewer than 1% now daily smokers

by Ernie MundellThe number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily.Res

Updated on: March 16,2024

US teen smoking rates have plummeted, with fewer than 1% now daily smokers

by Ernie MundellThe number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily.Res

Updated on:March 16,2024

Curbing coal-burning emissions translates to health gains for children

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResidential heating by coal has for decades been the major contributor to the high levels of air pollu

Updated on: March 19,2024

Curbing coal-burning emissions translates to health gains for children

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResidential heating by coal has for decades been the major contributor to the high levels of air pollu

Updated on:March 19,2024

Spain bans flavored heated tobacco products

Credit: Jill Burrow from PexelsSpain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health minis

Updated on: March 23,2024

Spain bans flavored heated tobacco products

Credit: Jill Burrow from PexelsSpain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health minis

Updated on:March 23,2024

Plates and spoons to tackle malnutrition in Malawi

by Charles Pensulo, SciDev.NetCyclone Freddy devastated Malawi in March 2023, impacting over 2.2 million people and displacing around 600,000 individuals who are now faced with malnutrition. Credit:&n

Updated on: March 16,2024

Plates and spoons to tackle malnutrition in Malawi

by Charles Pensulo, SciDev.NetCyclone Freddy devastated Malawi in March 2023, impacting over 2.2 million people and displacing around 600,000 individuals who are now faced with malnutrition. Credit:&n

Updated on:March 16,2024

Taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks drive decline in consumption: Study

by Elise Proulx,University of California - BerkeleyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new studyby researchers at UC Berkeley and elsewhere shows that after excise taxes were placed on sugary bever

Updated on: March 23,2024

Taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks drive decline in consumption: Study

by Elise Proulx,University of California - BerkeleyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new studyby researchers at UC Berkeley and elsewhere shows that after excise taxes were placed on sugary bever

Updated on:March 23,2024

Study reveals five common ways in which the health of homeless pet owners and their companions is improved

by CABICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rapid scoping review has been conducted, which reveals five common ways in which the health of homeless pet owners and their companion animals is improved.Ten

Updated on: March 24,2024

Study reveals five common ways in which the health of homeless pet owners and their companions is improved

by CABICredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA rapid scoping review has been conducted, which reveals five common ways in which the health of homeless pet owners and their companion animals is improved.Ten

Updated on:March 24,2024