Health Issues for College Freshmen
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The dreaded “Freshman 15.” Those extra pounds every 18 year-old seems to put on when going away to college for the first time don't have to be an inevitability.
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Bad Marriage Healthier for Men
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Men, when your wife tells you that she only nags because she cares, pay attention: science is on her side!
Read MoreSmart Football Helmets and Concussion
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It's the end of August, and a young man's fancy turns to the NFL. The NFL's thoughts, however, remain mired in that concussion scandal that is not going away anytime soon.
Read MoreLike Father - Unlike Son
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Oxford University scientists have for the first time been able to identify the origins of some severe disease-causing mutations within the testicles of normal men.
Read MoreFluoride - De-Mystified
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Rarely has any chemical substance been as polarizing as fluoride. So what's the deal?
Read MoreStethoscope for your Knee
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Research engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a knee band with microphones and vibration sensors to listen to and measure the sounds inside your knee.
Read MoreA Common Pain-Killer For Alzheimer's
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A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease can be successfully treated with a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug.
Read MoreMen's Sex Partners, by Height and Weight
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Short men don't score nearly as much as their taller and beefier counterparts. That's one of the not-too-surprising takeaways from a Chapman University report on how many sex partners people have relative to their height and body mass.
Read MoreAn Eye Test for Parkinson's
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A new low-cost and non-invasive eye test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms including tremors and muscle stiffness develop, according to new research led by scientists at University College London (UCL).
Read MoreViagara for UTI
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Viagra, known for improving erectile dysfunction (ED), also effectively treats the prostate and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with prostate enlargement that often occur with ED, a Northwestern University study has found.
Read MoreKeeping Muscles As You Age
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What causes us to lose muscle strength as we age and how exercise can prevent it from happening has never been thoroughly understood, but McMaster University researchers have discovered a key protein required to maintain muscle mass and muscle strength during aging.
Read MoreIs There a Hormone that Controls Obesity
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New research by University of Iowa scientists helps explain how a hormone system often targeted to treat cardiovascular disease can also lower metabolism and promote obesity.
Read MoreWhy Do We Burn Out
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New research shows that burnout is caused by a mismatch between a person's unconscious needs and the opportunities and demands at the workplace.
Read MoreToo Much TV Can Lower Your Sperm Count
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Binge-watchers had average sperm counts of 37 million per milliliter of fluid, compared to 52 million per milliliter among men who hardly ever watched TV. That's a 30 percent edge the hardly-watchers have over the bingers!
Read MoreTorn meniscus - surgery vs. physical therapy
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The signs of a torn meniscus are usually very apparent for most people – knee pain, swelling, popping and giving way.
Read MoreRed wine benefits in a pill
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Most of us love to drink our wine so the thought of packing its health benefits into a pill leaves some of us with feelings of apprehension - could this lead to the end of a good glass of cabernet?
Read MoreChildren's Cardiovascular Health
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We are failing our children, according to a new scientific statement published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Read MoreObese v Lean Brains
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Our brains naturally shrink with age, but scientists are increasingly recognizing that obesity – already linked to conditions such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease – may also affect the onset and progression of brain aging.
Read MoreDoes Omega 3 help heart attack survivors
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Heart attack survivors seemed to have found an ally by taking high doses of omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil according to new research from the American Heart Association.
Read MoreAlzheimer's Linked to Male Chromosome
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Men with blood cells that do not carry the Y chromosome are at greater risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and this is in addition to an increased risk of death from other causes, including many cancers.
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