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: Irene Luo, Epoch Times
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” says the proverb—but maybe not in China. Due to a lack of regulation and enforcement, farmers in China regularly add dangerous amounts of fertilizers, preservatives, pesticides, and other chemicals
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- Written by: Simon Cotton, University of Birmingham
A hotel in Reykjavík has on display a McDonald’s burger and fries, seemingly undecomposed after 2,512 days – and counting. It was bought on October 30, 2009, the day that the last McDonald’s in Iceland closed.
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- Written by: David Orenstein, Brown University
A new study increases and strengthens the links that have led scientists to propose the “transposon theory of aging.”
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- Written by: Marla Paul, Northwestern University
Relying on clinical symptoms of memory loss to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease may miss other forms of dementia caused by Alzheimer’s that don’t initially affect memory, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Sarah Ades and Kenneth Keiler, Pennsylvania State University
An FDA ruling on Sept. 2 bans the use of triclosan, triclocarban and 17 other antiseptics from household soaps because they have not been shown to be safe or even have any benefit.
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- Written by: Irene Luo, Epoch Times
In a squalid fish farm in Yangjiang, Guangdong, farmers fed tilapia fish with the feces of pigs and geese to lower the cost of production.
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- Written by: Angie Hunt, Iowa State University
The key to sticking with an exercise program is actually enjoying it, new research shows.
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- Written by: Kathryn M. Flinn, Baldwin Wallace University
In one of television’s more bizarre recent offerings, the History Channel show “Appalachian Outlaws” follows a band of West Virginians as they hunt rugged forests for American ginseng, a medicinal root worth hundreds of dollars per pound.
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- Written by: Jennifer Langston, University of Washington
A new screening tool called HemaApp uses a smartphone camera to estimate hemoglobin concentrations and screen for anemia.
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- Written by: Irene Luo, Epoch Times
After numerous food scares in China, the Chinese have become disillusioned with the communist regime’s ability to properly regulate the food industry. And the contaminated food does not just stay in China. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regularly refuses shipments from China...
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- Written by: Steve Manas, Rutgers University
A new study complicates the “five-second rule,” the widely accepted idea that it’s okay to scoop up fallen food and eat it if you’re quick enough.
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- Written by: Jim Dryden, Washington University in St. Louis
Quitting smoking improves health and lowers odds of developing lung cancer. And even among smokers with a genetic predisposition to smoking heavily and developing lung cancer at a young age, the benefits of quitting are significant.
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- Written by: National University of Singapore
Low levels of vitamin D are linked to an increased risk of cognitive decline and impairment in elderly Chinese people.
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- Written by: Barbara Mahe and David Allsop, Lancaster University
Iron is known to be toxic to brain cells, and tiny magnetic iron particles (magnetite) are thought to be involved in the development of neurological disorders.
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- Written by: George Havenith, Loughborough University
Researchers have found that when elderly people use an electric fan in extreme heat, instead of cooling them down, it actually raises their core body temperature and increases their heart rate.
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- Written by: Bryan Lessard, CSIRO
Scientists have predicted that by 2050 there will be 9.6 billion humans living on Earth. With the rise of the middle class, we are expected to increase our consumption of animal products by up to 70% using the same limited resources that we have today.
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- Written by: Chris Mills, University of Portsmouth
British breasts are getting bigger, with an annual survey indicating the average woman’s bra size has increased from a 36C to a 36DD
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- Written by: Dominic Peter Power, University of Melbourne
“Never put anything smaller than your elbow into your ear” is something we’ve been wisely cautioned against at some stage or another. But more of us are ignoring this advice.
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- Written by: Lisa Chedekel, Boston University
Short menstrual cycle lengths and early or late onset of menstruation are associated with reduced fertility, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Sergio Diez Alvarez, University of Newcastle
Stories of meningococcal outbreaks tell us it’s that season again. But what is meningococcal meningitis, why does it occur in seasons, and why does it strike fear into the hearts of so many?
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- Written by: Lori Barrette, University of Rochester
Despite a growing epidemic, many medical providers fail to diagnose obesity in their patients—missing an opportunity to identify an important component of long-term health.
