A new study on global alcohol consumption, said to be the largest and most detailed of its kind, says the “safest level of drinking is none.”
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Antimicrobial resistance is growing worldwide, rendering many “work horse” medicines ineffective. Without intervention, drug-resistant pathogens could lead to millions of deaths by 2050. Thankfully, companies like Pfizer are taking action.
While the probiotic trend has been suspect at best, there is one therapeutic application that keeps holding up: fecal transplant.
Colorado and Oregon are leading the charge.
We knew that coffee is good for us. Now we know why.
Stephen Fry announces that he’s had surgery for prostate cancer nine the most Stephen-Fry way possible.
Just like everything else in life, good health is all about timing.
Consciousness is body-dependent. VR enthusiasts are betting otherwise.
British doctors publish a study of a woman who cured herself of cancer with the aid of a household spice.
Despite doubts from the healthcare industry, Watson recently identified a surprisingly high number of potential cancer treatments for real-life patients.
Researchers are studying the use of sperm cells as micromotors for delivering chemotherapy to cervical cancer patients.
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A new study links multiple sex partners and smoking to head and neck, or oropharyngeal, cancer.
We need religion not to tell us what to think but to help us feel: it has evolved to manage human emotions.
The scales are not in favor for the most religious among us.
People in the West are constantly encouraged to sleep less and accomplish more. But the science behind sleep deprivation shows why that’s a terrible idea.
Put down that cell phone before bed. Sleeping with even a little bit of light in your bedroom at night can heighten depression.
Accident Claims Advice has made an infographic of the ways in which people often die, and figured out the odds of each one happening to you.
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Once the permafrost thaws, it’s the beginning of the end for the aquatic food chain.
It’s been there the whole time, but researchers couldn’t see it because they’d always cut through it.
Researchers have put to bed an important question: is our genetic makeup responsible for an overabundance of abdominal fat, or is our diet the most significant factor?
What was going on in the world of health and strange bodily functions?
Now is a good time to brush up on who’s on the ballot.
A new study has found that those who report faster walking have lower risk of premature death.
The link between sugar and cancer just got stronger.
Biodiversity refers to genetic diversity within species, diversity between species, and diversity of ecosystems. We take a look at all three.