Overweight & Obesity

Can I actually target areas to lose fat, like my belly?

Spend some time scrolling social media and you're all-but-guaranteed to see an ad promising to help you with targeted fat loss. These ads promote a concept known as "spot reduction," claiming you can burn fat in a specific ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Meta-analysis on urbanicity and depression research

In 2018 the United Nations predicted that 68% of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050, an increase from 55% today and a cause for concern among researchers who have identified multiple mental health risk ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Childhood trauma linked to headaches in adulthood

People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis published in the October ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

'I'd rather not know': Why we choose ignorance

When given the choice to learn how their actions will affect someone else, 40% of people will choose ignorance, often in order to have an excuse to act selfishly, according to recent research.

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