Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Alexis Blue, University of Arizona
Some neighborhood designs more conducive to exercise and general well-being than others, new research shows.
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- Written by: Gillian Kiley, Brown University
Public understanding of the needs of military veterans has focused largely post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, suicide rates, and poor conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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- Written by: Julia Short, Cardiff University
Estimates suggest that patients receive topical antibiotics for 40 percent of eczema flares, but a new study suggests there is no meaningful benefit from the use of either oral or topical antibiotics for children who are clinically infected with the condition.
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- Written by: Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, YES! Magazine
What’s at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
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- Written by: Derek Thompson, University of Missouri
In the United States, Florida has the sixth highest number of hazardous waste sites known as Superfund sites
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- Written by: Gary Null & Barbara Seaman
The more toxic we are, the faster we age. "Everyone needs detoxification... because the air that we breathe is polluted, the water that we drink is full of chlorine, the clothing we wear is made of artificial fabrics and chemicals, the lotions and shampoos that we use all contain chemicals."
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- Written by: Marla Paul, Northwestern University
Men with longer exposure to the drugs finasteride and dutasteride have a higher risk of persistent erectile dysfunction than do men with less exposure, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Jim Erickson, University of Michigan
Mercury concentrations in Hawaiian-caught bigeye and yellowfin tuna are steadily rising and mirror increases in North Pacific waters that have been linked to atmospheric mercury emissions from Asia.
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- Written by: Matthew Swayne, Penn State
Just like real doctors and nurses, online health tools with good communication skills can promote healthier lifestyles.
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- Written by: Leslie Orr, University of Rochester
Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be recommended first to patients, say researchers.
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- Written by: Ziba Kashef, Yale University
Older adults who go to the emergency department for an illness or injury are at increased risk for disability and decline in physical abilities up to six months later, research shows.
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- Written by: Ben Snedecker, Georgia Institute of Technology
Researchers predicted dieting success—or failure—with an accuracy rate of 77 percent based on the sentiment of the words and phrases people used on Twitter.
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- Written by: Sarina Gleason, Michigan State University
Effective breast cancer treatment options are predictable based on the way certain genes act or express themselves, new research shows.
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- Written by: David Orenstein, Brown University
Fluid is a previously unacknowledged source of the tension we feel when we stretch our muscles, research suggests.
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- Written by: Kristina Sauerwein, Washington University in St. Louis
People taking heartburn drugs called proton pump inhibitors—Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium, and Protonix—may not be aware of kidney damage linked to the medications, research suggests.
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- Written by: Nathan Collins, Stanford University
There’s no easy way to predict which teenager will become a problem drug user. While certain personality traits—impulsiveness for example—may signal danger, not every adolescent fits the description.
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- Written by: Mellissa Prunty, Brunel University London
Compared to other specific learning difficulties, major research into dyspraxia – or developmental coordination disorder (DCD) as it is more formally known – has only begun fairly recently.
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- Written by: Stanford University
A brain-to-computer hookup recently allowed people with severe limb weakness to type via direct brain control at the highest speeds and accuracy levels reported to date.
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- Written by: Zandile Mchiza, Human Sciences Research Council
Food advertising strongly influences the eating choices of adults, adolescents and children alike. But TV and magazine adverts often carry misleading health and nutrition claims.
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- Written by: Caroline Curran, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A protein that appears to play a vital role in airway function is virtually missing in people who have asthma. The discovery points to a potential new treatment.
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- Written by: Lisa Chedekel, Boston University
The proportion of deaths attributable to diabetes in the US is as high as 12 percent—three times higher than estimates based on death certificates suggest—a new analysis shows.
