For people who work in the service sector, unpredictable, unstable schedules have a range of negative consequences, including psychological stress and poor health, according to a new working paper from the University of Pennsylvania ...
Oct 7, 2016
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Parents don't like it when children lie. But what do the kids themselves think about it? New research suggests truth telling isn't black and white.
Oct 5, 2016
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Zero-tolerance policies are ineffective in combating bullying, an independent government advisory group says in urging schools to take a more preventative approach that includes teaching tolerance to address this "serious ...
May 10, 2016
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Imagine yourself in a speed-dating situation—five minutes to impress, or not, the person across the table from you. It's enough to unnerve even the most confident individuals. But for heavier women, the effects are even ...
Mar 21, 2016
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When women in labor are given more time to deliver their baby than current guidelines recommend, their incidence of cesarean delivery drops by 55 percent, say researchers at Thomas Jefferson University.
Mar 16, 2016
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Scientists looking for environmental and occupational health risks are less likely to find them if they have a financial tie to firms that make, use, or dispose of industrial and commercial products, a University of Illinois ...
Mar 9, 2016
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Seemingly harmless comments like 'My thighs are huge' or 'I hate my calves' are feeding the body image problems of many women.
Jan 19, 2016
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It may come as a surprise that, even after the Great Recession ended in 2009, almost 50 million people in the United States are food insecure—that is, they lack access to adequate food because of limited money or other ...
Nov 3, 2015
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Although vitamin A supplementation can have profound health benefits when someone is deficient, new evidence is emerging to show that vitamin A supplementation above and beyond normal levels may have negative health consequences. ...
Jun 30, 2015
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How active you are as a child could have an impact on your weight and risk of chronic disease from as early fifteen years of age, according to new research led by the University of Sydney.
Jun 1, 2015
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