A study published online today in Nature by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists suggests that it may not be possible to extend the human life span beyond the ages already attained by the oldest people on record.
Oct 5, 2016
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A commercial brand of mouthwash that is readily available from supermarkets and pharmacies can help curb the growth of the bacteria responsible for gonorrhoea, reveals preliminary research published online in the journal ...
Dec 20, 2016
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People classified as overweight though not obese are not at a higher risk of death, according to a new study Wednesday that underscores the limitations of the body mass index (BMI), long a standard medical metric.
Jul 8, 2023
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In recent years, the microbiome has made a transformation from "obscure to ubiquitous". Numerous studies have tentatively associated the whole range of microorganisms that live inside us with our immune, bodily, and even ...
Jan 8, 2018
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University of Virginia history professor Christian W. McMillen literally wrote the book on pandemics.
Mar 23, 2020
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It's the time of year when we Australians start returning to our normal rhythms. The first beats of the day are often the dreaded beeps of the alarm clock or a digital symphony from a bedside phone.
Feb 1, 2021
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Many Londoners were appalled by adverts last year featuring a woman in a bikini asking others if they were "beach body ready". For many, these type of adverts are emblematic of the sexist cult of thinness that is so pervasive ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Today, a primary goal of both movements aimed at care of the dying – palliative care and euthanasia – is to eliminate suffering. These are underpinned by the idea that a good death is a painless death. But it wasn't always ...
Sep 27, 2017
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Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported.
Apr 15, 2017
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A 19th century rural Dutch village had unusually low rates of breastfeeding, likely because mothers were busy working, according to a study published April 13, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andrea L. Waters-Rist ...
Apr 13, 2022
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