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Fast food diners can be encouraged to make healthier choices by changing the position of items on the menu, a study has found. Research led by Warwick Business School, in conjunction with McDonald’s, showed customers could be persuaded to choose less sugary soft drinks by changing the order they appeared on the touch-screen kiosks. The […]
Okay let's be real: We all sleep way too close to our phones and phone chargers (let me guess: It's your alarm clock, right?). But after seeing what a generic phone charger did to a 19-year-old's neck, you might consider sleeping with your beloved device at least an arm's length away. The girl's story, outlined in a […]
London commuters are exposed to superbugs en route to WORK: Study finds half of bacteria on the city’s door handles, escalators and train station gates are resistant to antibiotics Scientists swabbed 600 frequently-touched locations around the capital city They found 46.8 per cent of samples showed signs of antibiotic resistance Widely-used medicines are becoming less […]
A new paper that challenges widely held ideas about autism has attracted comments from more than 30 scholars across the disciplines of psychology, anthropology, education, and neuroscience. The authors maintain that many of the behaviors common to autism—including low eye contact, repetitive movements, and the verbatim repetition of words and phrases—are misinterpreted as a lack […]
A new generation of pathology labs mounted on chips is set to revolutionize the detection and treatment of cancer by using devices as thin as a human hair to analyze bodily fluids. The technology, known as microfluidics, promises portable, cheap devices that could not only enable widespread screening for early signs of cancer but also […]
Over two thirds of all people prefer to carry a baby in their left arm. The figure is as high as three quarters for women, and the same also applies to right-handed people. This is the result of an analysis of 40 studies from the past 60 years carried out by a team from the […]
There for their kids! Scott Disick shares three children with his ex Kourtney Kardashian, and the former couple work hard at their coparenting relationship. “The truth is, my problems shouldn’t affect the kids,” the Flip It Like Disick star, 36, told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, June 24. “Just because their mother and I couldn’t […]
A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently published paper from The University of Texas at Austin. Researchers with UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business, the Cockrell School of Engineering and Dell Medical School describe how patients being treated for joint pain at […]
Jenna Jameson is always looking out for her fellow Keto Nation dieters, whether it’s sharing her Savage Cabbage recipe, her motivational tips or how to stay keto on vacation. And on Monday, June 17, the former adult film actress — who has lost about 90 pounds in the past year following the ketogenic diet — […]
(HealthDay)—For children with type 1 diabetes, medication adherence is lower during school holidays and on weekends, according to a study recently published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. Catherine Leggett, from Women’s and Children’s Hospital in North Adelaide, Australia, and colleagues randomly assigned 90 children with type 1 diabetes (mean age, 13.6 years) to […]