Tag: study

Is the Birth Control Pill Causing Cancer?

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There has always been some debate over the safety of birth control pills, and now thanks to a recent study, they have been linked...

The Story Behind Super Sprowtz: Hats off to Sesame Street

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Radha Agrawal has changed the way children look at vegetables. She was inspired to create Super Sprowtz, a line of vegetable superheroes, when she...

Does Eye Color Impact Pain Tolerance?

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Studies have shown that a person’s eye color can determine how much pain they can tolerate. What gives? Well, it seems that the genes...

High Blood Pressure and Obesity Linked with Leptin

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Leptin is a hormone that occurs naturally in your body, and has different functions that affect your weight and your blood pressure. The risk...

Newly-Discovered Virus May Lead to Stupidity

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Wait, what? Yes, that's right: researchers from Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska have recently discovered a virus living inside the...

Dad’s High Sugar Diet May Cause Obese Offspring

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A study was recently conducted on male fruit flies to see if there is a link between a father's high sugar diet and obesity...

Gene Linked to Heavy Smoking May Also Be Linked to High...

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Smoking and increased body weight are two of the major health issues affecting Americans today. Both put people at risk for a reduced quality...

Can You Breathe Out Fat?

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When we exercise, and our bodies burn fat, do you know where all that fat actually goes? If you don't, you're not alone -...

New Report Estimates Death Toll from Antibiotic Resistance… And It’s Not...

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A new global report, just released by the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), has quantified some of the costs - and casualties - of...

Researchers Want Access to Medical Data Without Getting Patient Permission

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Researchers at the American Medical Informatics Association are requesting the United States Congress to allow them to see patient records without patient permission. To...