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A vitamin found in milk has remarkable health benefits like improving energy expenditure and reducing chances of developing obesity due to high fat diet, says a new study.
An experiment that Sigmund Freud could never have imagined 100 years ago may help lend scientific support for one of his key theories, and help connect it with current neuroscience
Current clinical guidance recommends physical activity to alleviate the symptoms of depression. However, new research published in the BMJ, suggests that adding a physical activity intervention to usual care did not reduce symptoms of depression more than usual care alone, even though it increased levels of physical activity.
Not many doctors recommend weight-loss surgery for obese teenagers, the reason being the safety and effectively of the same is still under the scanner. However, a new study claims that weight-loss surgery might work out in the same for teenagers as for adults. For the study, researchers at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine analyzed data from more than 400 surgeons at 360 facilities across the United States who had performed weight-loss surgeries on nearly 900 patients aged betwee...
A recent study claims that women who have undergone a liver-transplant surgery are likelier to have successful pregnancies. ...
People who were sexually unfaithful without their partner's knowledge were less likely to practice safe sex than those who had other sexual relationships with their partner's consent. They were also more likely to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the encounter.
Adult lesbian and bisexual women are more likely to report childhood abuse and adult sexual assault than heterosexual women, according to a new study by Dr. Keren Lehavot from the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, USA and her collaborators. Furthermore, the researchers' work shows that women who are more butch report more abuse in childhood, particularly physical and emotional neglect, while women who identify as femme, and have a more feminine appearance, report more adult sexual...
There is no need to cut down the number of cigarettes or drinks that you intake every day, if you are a man scared of losing fertility. A new study claims that men with unhealthy lifestyles are likely as fertile as men who live more sensibly. ...
Are you one of those who need a lot of motivation to get the exercise machines? Do you need a lot of convincing yourself to hit the gym? If yes, then this might be what you are looking for. Scientists claim that a new medicine, which regulates certain hormones, can motivate you to work out. ...
According to the University of Michigan Health System’s new research, the gender pay gap in the United States is common. The research revealed that even women physician-scientists are paid almost $12,000 less than their male counterparts per year.
DARIEN, IL – When violence shatters a child's world, the torment can continue into their sleep, according to researchers in Cleveland. The impact is measurable and affected by the severity of the violence, and the effects can last over time.
AURORA, Colo. (June 13, 2012) – Estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had their uterus removed appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had a hysterectomy, according to new research from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
If you spend hours during the night lying wide awake, trying to catch some sleep, you could be suffering from insomnia. If you already know that, then it might interest you to know that insomnia could be caused by the fear of the dark. ...
What kind of mothers do feminists make? According to a new study by Miriam Liss and Mindy Erchull, from the University of Mary Washington in the US, feminist mothers endorse the importance of the time-intensive, hands-on parenting practices associated with attachment parenting - a child-centric parenting technique in which children's needs are ideally met on the child's schedule rather than the parent's. Their work is published online in Springer's journal Sex Roles.
MINNEAPOLIS – A new study shows that changes in walking speed in late life may signal the early stages of dementia known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The research is published in the June 12, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
'Operation Swill' Uncovers NJ Restaurants that Served Rubbing Alcohol, Dirty Water in Place of Premium Liquor 
2012’s List of New Species Released: Ten of the Coolest Ones Includes a Glowing Cockroach 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
TX Woman Gives Birth to Now-Healthy Baby While Dead, Comes Back to Life 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
5 Surprising Signs You’re Actually a Genius 
Arizona Teen Finds Worm in his McDonald's Sausage McMuffin 
Women With Tattoos Seen as "Easier" and Sexier 
Cinnamon Compound Could Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease 
Five of the Weirdest Reasons People Have Faked their Own Deaths 
