From the Public Library of Science media release: Texting on your phone while walking alters posture and balance according to a study published in PLOS ONE on January 22, 2014 by Siobhan Schabrun and colleagues…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine media release: Using a simple study of eye movements, Johns Hopkins scientists report evidence that people who are less patient tend to move their eyes with greater speed. The findings,…
From the Boston University Medical Center media release: According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported high levels of depressive symptoms had a greater likelihood…
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal media release: People who enjoy life maintain better physical function in daily activities and keep up faster walking speeds as they age, compared with people who enjoy life less,…
From the JAMA Network Journals media release: Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a study by John W. O’ Kane, M.D., of the…
From the Wiley media release: What happens to our cognitive abilities as we age? Traditionally it is thought that age leads to a steady deterioration of cognitive function, but new research in Topics in Cognitive…
From the BMJ–British Medical Journal media release: Mortality is higher, and emergency treatment takes longer, for heart attack patients who arrive at hospital during the night or at weekends compared with regular hours, finds a…
From the JAMA Network Journals media release: A multicenter study that previously reported a reduction in heart attack and stroke with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or with nuts now also reports…
From the Brigham Young University media release: A new study found that children who were bullied during P.E. class or other physical activities were less likely to participate in physical activity one year later. Overweight…
From the University of Surrey media release: A new study from the University of Surrey, published in the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), found that the daily rhythms of our genes…