Health
The impact of COVID-19 on food-shopping behavior for food-insecure populations
The COVID-19 pandemic changed just about every aspect of normal life, including how we bought food.
Jul 13, 2021
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News tagged with natural sciences
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nutritional scientist studies blackcurrant health benefits and obesity-related disease prevention
Yoojin Lee studied food science and engineering in South Korea. A growing interest in how nutrients affect the body led her to the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources ...
Jan 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New combination of immunotherapies shows great promise for treating lung cancer
McMaster University researchers have established in lab settings that a novel combination of two forms of immunotherapy can be highly effective for treating lung cancer, which causes more deaths than any other form of cancer.
Jan 22, 2021
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Health
How vitamin E acetate might injure vapers' lungs
E-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) has sickened thousands of people, most under the age of 35. Studies have linked vitamin E acetate, an oily substance in some vaping liquids, to the disorder. Now, researchers ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Medical research
Novel experiment isolates genes that cause some people to gain muscle while others don't
Researchers studying the mystery of why some weightlifters' muscles grow much more quickly than others' have found new answers through a novel experiment in which subjects worked out one leg and immobilized the other.
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stirling-led project could be key in tackling 'snail fever'
Pioneering research led by the University of Stirling could play a vital role in reducing the prevalence of "snail fever"—a debilitating infection that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.
Jun 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tracking the pandemic means finding the 'canaries in the coalmine'
Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale, has devoted years to investigating how social networks affect our health and behavior. His work offers insight into how to track and address ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Addiction
Sights and sounds of slot machines increase allure of gambling, study shows
The sights and sounds of winning on a slot machine may increase your desire to play—and your memories of winning big, according to new research by University of Alberta scientists.
Feb 26, 2020
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Health
Study identifies need for disaster preparedness training for dermatologists
The dermatology community is inadequately prepared for a biological disaster and would benefit from a formal preparedness training program, according to a study from the George Washington University (GW). The article is published ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Deaf infants more attuned to parent's visual cues, study shows
Eye gaze helps infants communicate. Through everyday interactions, eye gaze establishes a social connection between parent and child and is linked to early word learning.
Oct 16, 2019
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