Health and Medicine

Well: Health Apps Provide Pictures, if Not Proof, of Health

More than 100,000 apps claim to help consumers track their conditions. That doesn't mean they are all accurate. ...read more

Well: Health Apps Provide Pictures, if Not Proof, of Health

More than 100,000 apps claim to help consumers track their conditions. That doesn't mean they are all accurate. ...read more

Products that Reversibly Change Shape with Temperature May Revolutionize Medicine

New research highlights the capability of reversible shape-memory polymers to change their shape when heated to body temperature and then switch back to their...

Finger lengths may indicate risk of schizophrenia in males

Research suggests that the ratio of the lengths of the index finger and the ring finger in males may be predictive of a variety...

New colon cancer culprit found by vet researchers

Colon cancer is a heavily studied disease -- and for good reason. It is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and...

Mental health misdiagnosis twice more likely for socially disadvantaged groups

The shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson ignited a global discussion about implicit racial bias. You might think that clinical therapists -- people...

A breakfast of champions for diabetics

For people with type-2 diabetes, blood sugar surges -- glucose spikes after meals -- can be life threatening, leading to cardiovascular complications. A new...

Winter months SAD for US Treasury securities

The best time to invest in US Treasury securities may be spring, thanks to seasonal variations in investor risk tolerance linked to depression. A...

How Millennials get their news

Millennials are anything but 'newsless,' passive, or uninterested in civic issues, according to a new comprehensive study of the information habits of people age...

Study of veterans finds family support during deployment reduces suicidal thoughts

Family support during deployment is an important protective factor against post-deployment suicidal ideation according to a new study. Suicidal ideation includes thoughts that can...