Sitting while watching television, but not sitting at work, is associated with a greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or…
Snails show that variety is the key to success if you want to remember more
Neuroscientists have revealed the factors that impact on memory interference, showing that a change is as good as a rest…
Are testosterone-boosting supplements effective? Not likely
Research points toward t-boosting supplements as having little or no known effect.
Cascade exacerbates storage diseases
In rare, hereditary storage diseases such as Sandhoff’s disease or Tay-Sachs syndrome, the metabolic waste from accumulating gangliosides cannot be…
To increase bike commuters, look to neighborhoods
People agree that bike commuting improves health, reduces air pollution and eases traffic, a recent survey suggests. But that wasn’t…
Diving into water treatment strategies for swimming pools
With summer in full swing, many people are cooling off in swimming pools. However, some of the substances that are…
Professors need to be entertaining to prevent students from watching YouTube in class
Students think it is instructors’ responsibility to ensure they don’t surf the web in class, according to a new study.
Significant UK air quality improvements over past 40 years cut death rates
Emission reductions due to policy interventions have reduced air pollutant concentrations and health impacts of UK air pollution since 1970.
Neuronal Parkinson inclusions are different than expected
An international team of researchers challenges the conventional understanding of the cause of Parkinson’s disease. The researchers have shown that…
Boosting amino acid derivative may be a treatment for schizophrenia
Many psychiatric drugs act on the receptors or transporters of certain neurotransmitters in the brain. However, there is a great…