Apple watches could add two years to your life: Study confirms the gadgets encourage you to exercise for up to
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Study: Public transportation use linked to better public health
Promoting robust public transportation systems may come with a bonus for public health—lower obesity rates. A new study from the
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Vaping no boost to quit rates in smokers, study suggests
People who vape and smoke cigarettes are no more likely to drop the nicotine habit than those who just smoke,
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Vapers May Prompt Smokers to Quit: Study
FRIDAY, Nov. 16, 2018 — Could vapers be a good influence on smokers? New research suggests that’s so: Cigarette smokers
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Youth dating violence shaped by parents’ conflict-handling views, study finds
Parents who talk to their children about nonviolent ways of resolving conflict may reduce children’s likelihood of physically or psychologically
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Study finds that in treating obesity, one size does not fit all
Analyzing data from more than 2,400 obese patients who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery, researchers identified at least four different patient
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New study points to strategies to reduce maternal death
The number of severe maternal morbidities (SMM) a pregnant woman has is highly linked to her risk of maternal death,
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Mailed HPV tests can help find women at-risk for cervical cancer, study finds
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found that mailing self-collection kits to test for high-risk human
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Study links gene mutation to neurodevelopmental disorders
A new model created by UCLA scientists reveals how the alteration of a specific gene increases the risk for neurodevelopmental
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Study finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit
The painful condition known as “tennis elbow” results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in a patient’s
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