Robert Preidt

Living together and getting married both offer young adults an emotional boost, according to a new study.

Emotional-health study equates living together, marrying

June 16, 2018 at 10:24 a.m.

Living together or getting married provides young adults, and especially women, with a boost to emotional health, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from 8,700 Americans who were born...

The burnout rate among doctors rose from 45 percent to 54 percent over a three-year period.

Burnout rate among doctors growing over 3 years, study shows

June 16, 2018 at 10:37 a.m.

Burnout is a growing problem among American doctors, a new study indicates. Analyzing the results of 2011 and 2014 surveys of more than 6,000 doctors across the United States, researchers...

Overuse of antibiotics in livestock is contributing to bacterial resistance to medicines and affecting doctors' ability to treat life-threatening infections in kids, according to the report.

Pediatricians sound alarm on antibiotic use in livestock

June 16, 2018 at 11:44 a.m.

Overuse of antibiotics in farm animals poses a real health risk to children, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns in a new report. This common practice is already contributing to...

Currently only 5 percent of women deliver on their due date.

Study shows how baby’s due date can be pinned down

June 16, 2018 at 1:18 p.m.

A simple test could give pregnant women a better idea of when they'll give birth, researchers say. Currently only 5 percent of women deliver on their due date. The study...

Fruits and vegetables in youth mean healthier aging, study finds

June 16, 2018 at 1:08 p.m.

Young adults who eat more than five servings of fruits and vegetables a day have healthier hearts when they're older, a new study finds. Researchers divided more than 2,500 young...

Why you shouldn’t buy unrefrigerated caramel apples

June 16, 2018 at 2:13 p.m.

Caramel apples with dipping sticks, sometimes handed out as Halloween treats, can make you sick if they're not refrigerated, researchers warn. The researchers studied the growth of Listeria monocytogenes bacteria...

The study suggests that smoking grandmothers can pass asthma risk to grandchildren even if the mothers didn't smoke.

Study hints at asthma link passed from smokers to grandchildren

June 16, 2018 at 3:17 p.m.

Children whose grandmothers smoked during pregnancy are at increased risk for asthma, even if their own mothers did not smoke, a new study suggests. It's known that smoking can cause...

The latest study suggests that the Mediterranean diet promotes healthful fatty acids.

Another good reason for the Mediterranean diet

June 15, 2018 at 7:17 a.m.

Numerous studies have extolled the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. Now research suggests the regimen may also boost levels of beneficial fatty acids. These so-called "short-chain fatty acids" are...

The study found that air samples could even pinpoint which individual had just left a sealed chamber, based on the makeup of their particular cloud of bacteria.

People carry a personal cloud of bacteria; is this the new fingerprint?

June 16, 2018 at 3:26 p.m.

In a finding that's sure to alarm germophobes everywhere, scientists say people emit a "microbial cloud" of bacteria wherever they may be. The study found that air samples could even...

With the addition of a small piece of equipment, a smartphone becomes a medical instrument.

Smartphone accessory can detect HIV and syphilis

August 19, 2019 at 2:59 a.m.

A smartphone accessory that can detect HIV and syphilis has been developed by Columbia University researchers. The low-cost device can spot markers of the infectious diseases from a finger prick...

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