A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth.
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Exercise mitigates genetic effects of obesity later in life: Importance of remaining physically active even after age 70
If you’re up there in age and feel like you can coast as a couch potato, you may want to
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Study links screen time to insomnia symptoms and depressive symptoms in adolescents: Regulating screen times may improve sleep health and reduce depression
Preliminary results from a new study indicate that greater amounts of daily screen time are associated with more insomnia symptoms
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Young people are choosing marijuana before cigarettes and alcohol: New research shows that the percentage of 12- to 21-year-olds who start using marijuana before other substances has increased significantly over the past decade
More young people are turning to marijuana as their first substance of choice, rather than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol.
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Mothers of children born with NAS are more likely to experience mental health problems
According to a new study, mothers of infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have a higher prevalence of mental health
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Get a grip: What your hand strength says about your marriage prospects and mortality
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Aging Center found men with a stronger grip
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Effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may
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Depressed, inactive and out of work — study reveals lives of lonely young adults
New research from King’s College London shows that lonely young adults are more likely to experience mental health problems and
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Student class engagement soars when they use personal data to learn: Study finds students who used microbiome kits spent 31 percent more time engaged in course work
A group of Brigham Young University professors have found that giving students access to their personal biological data has a
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