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Americans spend an average of more than 65% of their time in their own home or others’ homes, the health impacts of indoor air pollution has remained elusive. Jennifer Logue, from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (California, USA), and colleagues combined disease incidence and Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs)-based health impact more »
There have been many studies showing the correlation between a healthy brain and high levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Your grandma probably told you, “eat your fish, it is good for your brain.” A new study published in the December 28 issue of Neurology is unique, however, because researchers measure more »
Scanning the Science section of Today’s paper, I read the above headline. My god, I thought, how could this be happening already and how could I not know about it? Looking closer, I spotted a small “eyebrow line” (old newspaper lingo) above the headline that said in light bold type more »
From Harvard Medical School–their top health stories for 2011: Top 5 Blog Posts 1. Mindfulness meditation improves connections in the brain 2. Radiation risk in Japan: understanding radiation measurements and putting them in perspective 3. Taking the pain out of runner’s knee 4. Harvard to USDA: Check out the Healthy more »
Gay men are able to lead healthier, less stress-filled lives when states offer legal protections to same-sex couples, according to a new study examining the effects of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. The study, “Effect of Same-Sex Marriage Laws on Health Care Use and Expenditures in Sexual Minority more »
Scientists think DNA from very old healthy people may offer insights into how they lived such a long time. That could one day lead to therapies to help the everyone stay disease-free longer. And a foundation that gives scientists prizes to develop breakthroughs is helping. The X Prize Foundation, famous more »
