Humble Leaders Can Help Make Groups More Effective

Leaders of teacher groups who were thought of as humble helped improve professionalism and collaboration among team members, new research has shown.

Cannabis Studies Receive Positive Media Attention Despite Therapeutic Effects

In cannabis studies for pain, placebos provide similar pain alleviation as active cannabinoids. According to Karolinska Institutet researchers in JAMA Network Open, these studies receive considerable media coverage regardless of the clinical result. Researchers from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden describe in a paper published...

Amazon Rainforest Is Losing Resilience: New Evidence from Satellite Data Analysis

Amazon rainforest is losing its resilience and the rainforest now shows characteristic signs of approaching a tipping point.

Cooking Food: Researchers Find the Oldest Proof of Controlled Fire Use

According to researchers, the bones of a massive carp fish date the earliest indications of cooking by prehistoric people to 780,000 years ago.

Make Tea! Black Tea May Help Your Health as You Age

Black tea is prepared from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis. The leaves...

Cardiovascular Disease: Role of “Good” Cholesterol Is Challenged

HDL cholesterol may not be as useful in predicting cardiovascular disease risk among persons of various races and ethnicities as experts formerly believed.

Ancient Viral DNA in Human Genome Guards Against Infections

According to new research, an ancient viral DNA in human genomes acts as antivirals against certain modern viruses.

Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

Caffeine consumption during pregnancy, even in small amount, may lead to slightly shorter child height, suggests an analysis by National Institutes of Health researchers.

Illegal Gold Mining Turns Pristine Rainforests into Mercury Sinks

Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian amazon turns pristine rainforests into heavily polluted mercury sinks--reports a new study.

Deforestation Increases Risk of Flooding in West African Coastal Cities

The frequency of thunderstorms in some fast-growing African coastal cities is linked to the impact of deforestation.

Himalayan Glaciers Melting at ‘Exceptional Rate’

The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns.

Drinking, Smoking, and Drug Use Linked to Premature Heart Disease in the Young

According to research published online in the journal Heart, recreational drug, alcohol, and tobacco use is associated with early onset heart disease in young.

Cardiac Arrest Survival Depends on Socioeconomic Status

Hospitalized patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to survive cardiac arrest than patients from higher socioeconomic backgrounds.

Lifestyle Program Improves Fertility for Women with Obesity

Obesity related infertility in women of childbearing age can be prevented by a specialized lifestyle intervention called Fit-For-Fertility program reports.

Physical Exercise Is Beneficial, but More Intense Exercise Is Better

Physical exercise of any intensity is good for health, but more intense activity has better benefits, according to a new study published in Nature Medicine.

US Adults Experienced Increased COVID-19-related Mental Health Challenges

U.S. adults experienced symptoms associated with acute stress and depression as COVID-19 cases and deaths skyrocketed between mid-March and mid-April 2020.

Immigrants to Canada Have Lower Strokes

Immigrants to Canada have a 33% lower rate of stroke than long-term residents, according to a study published in the August 18, 2021, online issue of Neurology.

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What Did the Earliest Animals Look Like?

Biologists have been searching for the earliest animals for more than a century, narrowing the possibilities down to two groups: sponges and comb jellies. Researchers...

Ultra-Processed Foods May Be Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer

An observational study conducted by Imperial College London reveals that greater consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) is associated with a higher risk of developing...

Coffee with Milk May Reduce Inflammation

Coffee is a popular beverage consumed in many parts of the world. It can be enjoyed either in black or with milk. Recent studies...

Traffic Pollution Impairs Brain Function

Traffic pollution is an ever-growing problem in increasingly busy and populous urban areas. Its effects on the human body have been well-documented, but one...

Artificial Intelligence Generates Original Proteins from Scratch

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to biotechnology has made possible the ability to create wholly original proteins from scratch. AI has begun to be...

Weight Loss: Reducing Total Calories May Be More Effective than Intermittent Fasting

New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that the size and number of meals were more important for weight...