Common yeast infection linked to mental illness
In a study published in online journal npj Schizophrenia, Johns Hopkins researchers found that a history of Candida yeast infections…
A bad boss can cripple your immune system
A stressful workplace can dramatically change gene expression in our immune system and significantly impact our health, say Ohio State…
“Significant association” found between use of psychedelic drugs and better mental health
The use of LSD, magic mushrooms, or peyote does not increase a person’s risk of developing mental health problems, say…
Choir’s hearts beat as one
Swedish researchers studying how music affects the human body have found that when people sing in a choir their heartbeats…
Age-related height loss linked to cognitive health
In the first study of its kind, University of Southern California researchers have identified a number of surprising factors linked…
Gene mutation behind African migration also responsible for modern health woes
The brain-boosting genetic mutation that allowed primitive man to migrate across the African continent is over-represented in modern-day African Americans…
Is Mills and Boon derailing women’s health?
Writing in the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, pop-psychologist and agony aunt Susan Quilliam argues that idealized…
“Hazardous” drinking levels good for the heart
A controversial new study from Boston University shows that alcohol appears to have cardio-protective effects not only in moderate drinkers,…
Breeder or worker? Scientists search for the genes that drive societies
In order understand the evolution of complex societies; researchers are sequencing the genomes of social insects to decipher which genes…
The most intriguing science news from 2010
Do we have depression all wrong? Is there actually some truth to astrology? Could your antique collection be making you…
Noise doubles heart disease risk
A persistently noisy workplace more than doubles an employee’s risk of serious heart disease, suggest new findings in the journalOccupational…
Viagra found to enhance fetal growth
Not content with erections, Pfizer have been funding left-of-field studies for other potential applications for their money-spinning erectile dysfunction treatment.…
Evolution to blame for modern-day health problems?
The subtle but relentless pressures of human evolution could explain the rise of disorders such as autism, autoimmune diseases, and…
Study links penis size to general health
A study by researchers at Victoria University (Australia) into penis size and body image found that men with a larger-than-average…
Obesity linked to stupidity, brain scans show
A person’s risk of cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes and hypertension is known to be linked to obesity, and now…
Slavery to blame for racial disparities in health?
The latest American Journal of Human Biology contains details of two studies that contend that poor nutrition and stress –…
Experts demand FDA act on BPA report
In the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the…
Trauma The Major Cause of Schizophrenia?
Two psychiatric conferences in Europe have been told that child abuse can cause schizophrenia. The man behind the contentious theory,…
Effects Of Air Pollution On Health Vastly Underrated
We may be significantly underestimating air pollution’s role in causing early death, say a team of researchers who have just…
Thousands In UK May Be Infected With Mad Cow Disease
A group of scientists in the United Kingdom has found that 3 out of 12,674 stored appendix and tonsil samples…