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A recent study suggests that moms-to-be who are stressed or depressed during pregnancy are more likely to have a girl.

If you’re stressed during pregnancy, you’re more likely to have a girl, study suggests

November 2, 2019 at 5:28 p.m.

Stress during pregnancy can certainly cause health issues. But did you know it might also affect the sex of the baby? Researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center recently conducted...

Researchers from Tongji Medical College in China recently conducted a study, published in the British Medical Journal, to explore the association between weight changes across adulthood and mortality.

Weight loss in middle to late adulthood linked to early death, study says

October 28, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

Obesity can lead to a ton of health issues, but losing weight might also present some issues, according to a new report. Researchers from Tongji Medical College in China recently...

Although scientists do not fully understand why there is a relationship between height and diabetes risk, they hypothesized liver fat content could play a role.

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes, study suggests

October 22, 2019 at 11:41 p.m.

A poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to diabetes. But your height could also be a factor, according to a new report. Researchers from the German Institute of...

Study: If you have heart disease, here’s how much you should sleep to prevent early death

October 14, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

If you've been diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or heart disease, getting enough sleep at night is imperative, according to a new report. Researchers from the Pennsylvania State College of Medicine...

Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition recently conducted a study, published in the Diabetologia journal, to determine the association between height and Type 2 diabetes risk. "Our findings suggest that short people might present with higher cardiometabolic risk factor levels and have higher diabetes risk compared with tall people," the authors said in the study.

Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes

October 11, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

A poor diet and lack of exercise can lead to diabetes. But your height could also be a factor, according to a new report. Researchers from the German Institute of...

Researchers from the University of Waterloo recently conducted a study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, to explore the association between multilingualism and dementia risk. According to the new report, learning multiple languages could help maintain a good memory.

If you’re multilingual, you may be able avoid dementia, study suggests

October 8, 2019 at 9:13 p.m.

Want to maintain a good memory? Learning multiple languages could help, according to a recent report. Researchers from the University of Waterloo recently conducted a study, published in the Journal...

A small study found that listening to music while working put a crimp on creativity.

Listening to music can ‘significantly impair’ creativity, study says

August 19, 2019 at 9:04 a.m.

Do you listen to music while working? It could be affecting your creativity, according to a new report. Researchers from universities in England and Sweden recently conducted a small study,...

The hipster 'hood managed to rank in the top 3 for complaints about garbage.

Here’s the secret to living to 90 years old, study says

January 30, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

Want to live to 90 years old? A new report reveals how you can. Researchers from health institutions in The Netherlands recently conducted a study, published in the BMJ medical...

The Astoria Pool in Queens in New York City is a massive 54,450 square feet.

Both abstinence and heavy drinking could increase dementia risk, study says

August 9, 2018 at 1:46 a.m.

Genetics, head injury, and poor nutrition have all been linked to dementia. Scientists are now adding both heavy drinking and abstaining from alcohol to the list, according to a new...

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