Countries with lower mortality from infectious disease exhibit higher rates of type 1 diabetes, according…
Month: March 2013
Tourist-fed stingrays change their ways
Study of world-famous Stingray City finds human interaction drastically alters stingray behavior.
Hands-on treatment improves chronic low back pain, reduces medication use
A new study used osteopathic manual treatment (OMT) and ultrasound therapy to treat chronic low…
Experiments find strongest shapes with 3-D printing
Physicists are using 3-D printing to test complex qualities of shapes made via the computer….
Heart-healthy lifestyle also reduces cancer risk
Following the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 steps for a healthy heart also reduces…
Millions of people in Asia potentially exposed to health risks of popular herbal medicines
Scientists are warning that millions of people in Asia may be exposed to risk of…
Pregnant women’s likelihood of Cesarean delivery in Massachusetts linked to choice of hospitals
A new study provides the strongest evidence to date that it’s not just medical need…
Skulls of early humans carry telltale signs of inbreeding
Buried for 100,000 years at Xujiayao in the Nihewan Basin of northern China, the recovered…
Slabs of ancient tectonic plate still lodged under California
The Isabella anomaly — the seismic signal of a large mass of cool, dehydrated material…
Uncontrolled hypertension could bring increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease
A new study suggests that controlling or preventing risk factors such as hypertension earlier in…