Health
Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned, study finds
Fitness trackers accurately measure heart rate but not calories burned, Stanford study finds
May 24, 2017
1
40
News tagged with body mass index
Genetics
'Smart genes' account for 20% of intelligence: study
Scientists on Monday announced the discovery of 52 genes linked to human intelligence, 40 of which have been identified as such for the first time.
May 22, 2017
0
2084
Medical research
Fat-like molecules induced by cold help to turn on calorie-burning fat and improve metabolism in mice
Activated by cold, the small amounts of brown fat scattered around your body can burn calories to warm you up. They also can help to lower insulin resistance and other conditions implicated in type 2 diabetes and obesity. ...
Mar 29, 2017
2
27
Health
Living with children may mean less sleep for women, but not for men
New research backs up what many women already know: They're sleep deprived. Unlike men, a good night's sleep for women is affected by having children in the house, according to a preliminary study released today that will ...
Feb 26, 2017
0
1301
Psychology & Psychiatry
Deep brain stimulation for patients with chronic anorexia is safe and might improve symptoms
Small study in 16 people suggests technique is safe and might help improve mood, anxiety and wellbeing, while increasing weight.
Feb 24, 2017
5
65
Neuroscience
Education does not protect against cognitive decline
A European-wide study published today in the journal Neuroepidemiology has found that whilst older people with a higher level of education have better memory function, it does not protect them from cognitive decline as they ...
Feb 22, 2017
0
1548
Genetics
Epigenetic factors linked to obesity-related disease
Obesity has been linked to "letter" changes at many different sites in the genome, yet these differences do not fully explain the variation in people's body mass index (BMI) or why some overweight people develop health complications ...
Jan 17, 2017
0
73
Health
Does Santa's diet, lifestyle earn him a stocking full of coal?
(HealthDay)—Santa might want to put a ho-ho-hold on some of his potentially damaging lifestyle habits, such as eating millions of cookies on Christmas Eve.
Dec 26, 2016
5
21
Diabetes
Overweight affects DNA methylation
The extra pounds you gain during the holidays will not only show up on your hips but will also affect your DNA. This is the result of a large-scale international study coordinated by Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner ...
Dec 22, 2016
0
151
Medical research
Epigenetic clock predicts life expectancy
UCLA geneticist Steve Horvath led a team of 65 scientists in seven countries to record age-related changes to human DNA, calculate biological age and estimate a person's lifespan. A higher biological age—regardless of chronological ...
Sep 28, 2016
0
138
