The volunteers at the University of Chicago’s Brain Dynamics Laboratory, all otherwise young and healthy, were tied together by really only one thing: nearly off-the-chart scores on the most widely used scale measuring loneliness. Asked how often they felt they had no one they could turn to, how often they felt their relationships seemed superficial… Read More »
A molecule that helps prevent fat accumulation in mammals is produced within fat tissues by stem-like cells that may be therapeutic targets for obesity and related disorders, according to a new study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. Obesity has become a global pandemic in recent decades, and presently affects more than 90 million Americans… Read More »
Researchers from Tulane and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health worked with Los Angeles-based PHFE WIC, a program of Heluna Health, to examine health and population data from more than 180,000 children served by the WIC program in Los Angeles County where over half of all children under the age of five are enrolled… Read More »
Modernization has made our life very comfortable. People now choose to ride or drive instead of walking if they want to go to the market even to run small errands, Same ways kids prefer to play games on their I pads and smart phones instead of going to the playground to play basketball or baseball.… Read More »
Health campaigners want to stop awkward scenes of parents pressured to buy treats (Image: Ian Allenden/ Alamy Stock Photo) Health chiefs are ordering new curbs on the sale of treats. Piled-high offers on items like chocolates and sweets face a ban. Ministers want to tackle the obesity crisis especially among children by curbing deals promoting products… Read More »