From the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: Being obese at any age is commonly associated with a litany of health issues, ranging from diabetes and chronic fatigue to heart…
From the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab press release: Would you rather eat “carrots” or “crunchy yummy carrots”? Or, if you’re a youngster, “X-Ray Vision Carrots”? Kids seem to have an aversion to eating…
From the American Heart Association press release via ScienceDaily: Because depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder are common among people with implanted cardioverter defibrillators, doctors and nurses should provide gender- and age-specific information on the…
From the Springer Science+Business Media press release via AlphaGalileo: Why do people in deprived areas live life in the fast lane? It may be because of the age of people they observe in the street,…
From the Rush University Medical Center press release via Newswise: The results from a new study by neurological researchers from the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center suggest that people who were…
From the Indiana University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Delirium, a common acute condition with significant short- and long-term effects on cognition and function, should be identified as an indicator of poor long-term…
From the Caltech press release by Marcus Woo: Almost everyone knows the feeling: you see a delicious piece of chocolate cake on the table, but as you grab your fork, you think twice. The cake…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: We’ve heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it’s not just good for physical health – research shows that daily physical activity…
From the JAMA and Archives Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Compared with rest and sedentary video game play, active video gaming with dancing and boxing were associated with increased heart rate, oxygen uptake and energy…
From the Georgia Tech press release: Researchers in Georgia Tech’s Center for Behavior Imaging have developed two new technological tools that automatically measure relevant behaviors of children, and promise to have significant impact on the…