It almost goes without saying that technology - specifically, the Internet, has revolutionized medicine.
The common phrase "like mother, like daughter" found new meaning at the Loma Linda University Medical Center labs in California, where plastic surgeons studied 10 similar mother-daughter pairs between the ages of 15 and 90 to compare their facial aging patterns. Using facial imaging and 3-D computer modeling technologies, they discovered that the pattern of facial skin aging between mothers and daughters is almost exactly the same because of their skeletal and cellular make up.
Recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism suggests that eating quickly can make a person gain weight.
Calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, wheat gluten, ammonium sulfate, ammonium chloride, dough conditioners (sodium stearoyl lactylate, datem, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, mono- and diglycerides, ethoxylated monoglycerides, monocalcium phosphate, enzymes, guar gum, calcium peroxide, soy flour), calcium propionate and sodium propionate (preservatives), soy lecithin, sesame seed.
Researchers at the University of Colorado in Denver found that genes identified as contributors to patterns of alcohol use are not the same as those linked to the predisposition to alcoholism.
In a study at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, researchers asked male participants between the ages of 18 and 26 to evaluate pictures of female faces for health and attractiveness.
Although the health claims of many dietary supplements can sometimes appear extraordinary, the real truth is that the health effects of micronutrients - which include vitamins and minerals - have not been extensively studied.
Gas can be embarrassing, noisy, smelly - and perfectly normal. Most of us pass gas anywhere from 13 to 21 times a day.
In a recent study, University of California researcher Takayuki Tamura and a group of colleagues asked wine tasters to sample 38 red wines and 26 white wines while eating scallops. Tamura and his team determined that the fishy aftertaste experienced when pairing red wine with seafood resulted from the natural iron found in red wine.
Researcher Wendy Chan She Ping Delfos from Curtin University of Technology in Australia led a study comparing the effects of the normally suggested three servings of dairy food - such as yogurt, cheese and low fat milk - with five servings of dairy in a lower calorie diet in 40 obese patients during 12 weeks. The study found that those who had the five daily servings of dairy lost more weight than those who consumed fewer servings.
During World War II, the U.S. Army and Navy did not allow colorblind men to join because they were deemed unfit for combat.
The University Hospital officially went smoke-free Oct. 1, which means no smoking anywhere in or around the hospital.
Neurobiologists at the University of Chicago determined that even in the absence of appetite, the ingestion of food or drink can serve as a natural way of reducing pain. Researchers fed rats a chocolate chip or administered them water while a light bulb was turned on beneath the cage, heating their paws to create a pain stimulus.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found that the best way to get people to wash their hands is to guilt them into it. The researchers investigated the handwashing habits of more than 250,000 people who used public restrooms, finding that about one-third of men and two-thirds of women wash their hands with soap. In an effort to determine the message that would most effectively increase these percentages, the team of researchers projected slogans about public health on LCD screens outside bathroom entrances at rest stops.
According to a Healthy Minds study conducted last spring by Daniel Eisenberg, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, 38 percent of University students reported needing help for mental health problems in the past year.
Hair is among our most defining characteristics. It's probably one of the first things you notice when you meet someone.
Richard Stevens of the School of Psychology at Keele University in England recently led a study to see if swearing can actually lessen the amount of physical pain people feel. The researchers first asked 67 students to write four words to describe a table and their favorite profanity.
Burning incense is an age-old practice in many cultures' religious and spiritual ceremonies - especially in Asia - and its use has gained popularity in Western countries as well.
As summer ends and fall begins, students may start to fear waking up in the morning with that foreboding scratch in the throat.
