Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to…
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Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect the health outcomes of older adults ages 75 and…
Study by UCSB Anthropologists Suggests ‘Universal’ Personality Traits May Not Be Universal After All
For decades, consensus among psychologists has held that a group of five personality traits –– or slight variations of…
Surgeons may use hand gestures to manipulate MRI images in OR
Doctors may soon be using a system in the operating room that recognizes hand gestures as commands to tell…
Verbal Aggression: You May Have Picked It Up In the Womb, Says New Study
Research on the communication trait of verbal aggressiveness, which includes behavior like name calling, ridicule, insults, racial epithets and…
New tool to help brain surgeons one step closer to operating room
Purdue graduate student Livia Eberlin uses DESI technology to analyze a sample. A team led by R.…
Genes and obesity: Fast food isn’t only culprit in expanding waistlines — DNA is also to blame
Researchers at UCLA say it's not just what you eat that makes those pants tighter — it's also genetics.…
Pesticides and Parkinson’s: UCLA researchers uncover further proof of a link
For several years, neurologists at UCLA have been building a case that a link exists between pesticides and Parkinson's…
Nanoparticles reach new peaks
Different types of nanoparticles – in this case, shells, rods and solid spheres – mixed together can…