This suggests the growth is not trickling down to the poorest citizens or that actual growth rates are inflated, said Carolyn Logan, assistant professor of…
Although a number of chain restaurants have announced healthy menu changes over the years, the overall calorie and sodium levels in main entrées offered by top…
As the oldest of the baby boomers begin to reach retirement age, a large percentage of Americans are thinking more and more about how much money they must save…
A new study has found that “waviness” in forests of vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes dramatically reduces their stiffness, answering a long-standing…
Now the first study of its kind in 50 years is providing new insights into this phenomenon, called combined radiation injury (CRI).Researchers at Loyola…
Colorectal cancer in patients younger than 40 is more likely to grow despite treatment and young patients are at greater risk of death than people in other age…
It's a long held belief that parental and administrative support helps breed academic success; now there's data to back that up. A new study released today by…
As the key components of the Affordable Care Act roll out this week, more than three-quarters (76%) of U.S. adults are aware of the law's individual mandate,…
The study, conducted by emergency physicians at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, shows that emergency visits for sports-related TBI increased 92…
Infants show strong universals as they acquire their native language, but a recent study with infants acquiring Korean also reveals that there are striking…
After witnessing how environmental cues like plate size and food labels impact eating behaviors, researchers decided to take a look at how similar factors…
And because the drugs have already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in humans, the researchers have been able to quickly launch a…
There are many reports assessing the psychological damage resulting from childhood abuse, and the effects on physical health have also been well documented….
In particular, researchers sought to find out the origin of “brown” fat cells and whether humans can make more of them in order to burn extra calories – a…
Drugged driving has been a safety issue of increasing public concern in the United States and many other countries but its role in motor vehicle crashes had…
The North Shore-LIJ Health System Department of Radiation Medicine presented a novel study to evaluate the reliability of different systems used by caregivers…