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Eating walnuts may reduce the risk of breast cancer

Apr. 22 | A new study suggests that consuming walnuts on a regular basis could reduce the risk of breast cancer. After standard testing, Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine, and principal investigator...

Tips for eating healthy fast food

Apr. 21 | Think all fast food is filled with fat and is unhealthy? Think again. Fortunately, many popular fast food chains are now incorporating healthy options into their menu. With an ever increasing obesity rate, it’s nice to know that “fast food”...

Silent heart attacks more common than originally thought

Apr. 21 | A “silent” heart attack impacts almost 200,000 people in the U.S. each year. As many as 40 to 60 percent all of heart attacks are unrecognized, studies show. These heart attacks go ignored because they do not cause the type of pain many people...

New Hampshire man attacked by shark

Apr. 21 | A New Hampshire man who was surfing in Jupiter, Florida was attacked by a shark, resulting the loss of two toes. As he paddled between the first and second break, a shark, probably confusing his foot for bait, came up to take a bite. “I was still...

Psoriasis linked to risk of both diabetes and hypertension

Apr. 21 | The findings of a new study say psoriasis has been linked to an increased risk of both diabetes and hypertension. The research team recorded data on self-reported diabetes and hypertension using pooled data on 78,061 women in the ongoing Nurses’ Health...

Breastfeeding just as good for mom as it is for baby

Apr. 21 | The findings of a new study, conducted by the researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, women who breastfeed for at least a year are 10 percent less likely to suffer heart attacks and strokes opposed to those who never breastfeed. The research boasts...

Almost 2 per cent of the population, are paralyzed or partly paralyzed

Apr. 21 | The findings of a new study show that approximately 5.5 million Americans, almost 2 per cent of the population, are paralyzed or partly paralyzed, largely by stroke and spinal injury. This is many more than was previously believed. The report released...

Mon and dad were right: Gaming can be addictive

Apr. 21 | Although parents of known for years that kids can get addicted to gaming, a new study proves it. In a national Harris Poll survey of 1,178 American youths (ages 8-18), ISU Assistant Professor of Psychology Douglas Gentile discovered almost 1 in 10 of...

Staying Slim Helps The Planet, Study

Apr. 20 | According to researchers, staying fit and skinny can help the environment, due to the results of a new study. UK researchers discovered that production of food has an impact on the global warming, and that a skinner population will produce less greenhouse...

Physicist Stephen Hawking is “very ill”

Apr. 20 | Cambridge University physicist Stephen Hawking, arguably the world’s best-known scientists, was rushed by ambulance to hospital, where he is reportedly “very ill.” Cambridge University said Hawking has been battleing a chest infection...