Research
Drinking Probably Doesn’t Help You Live Longer, Study Says
Health research is notoriously fickle, especially when it comes to nutrition recommendations. Demonstrating that fact is a new study out of the Boston University School […]
Study: Retail Clinics May Actually Increase Healthcare Costs
Retail clinics have popped up all over Massachusetts in the past decade, located in pharmacies and bigger stores such as Target and Wal-Mart. The original […]
More Than Half of Your Calories Come from Junk Food, Study Says
Many a nutritionist and celebrity has cited the 80/20 rule—80 percent healthy choices, 20 percent cheat foods—as the gold-standard of healthy eating. But a new […]
Study: More Americans May Be Obese Than We Thought
To borrow a line from Mark Twain, a new study says reports of American obesity are greatly underestimated. Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School […]
Drinking Both Helps and Hurts Heart Health, Study Says
According to a recent study, the hour after you drink alcohol is a risky time. But we’re not talking (solely) about impaired judgement or proclivity […]
Could Taking Helmets Off Lead to Fewer Concussions?
Counterintuitive though it may seem, shedding helmets could be the next way to prevent football concussions. The Helmet-less Tackling Training program (HuTT), developed by University […]
Power Lunch: George Scangos, CEO of Biogen
The Cambridge biotech firm’s new strategy is to focus on Alzheimer’s. Will the risk pay off?
Study: Regular Aspirin Use May Cut Cancer Risk
Your quick headache fix may also cut your cancer risk, according to a study from Massachusetts General Hospital. Mass General found that taking aspirin at least […]
Study: High-Fat Diets May Raise Cancer Risk
Fat is like a contestant on Project Runway: One day, it’s in, and the next day, it’s out. A new study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and […]
Your Stool Could Be the Next Breakthrough in Medicine
Here’s how your poop could cure disease.
Study: Loud Footsteps May Explain Your Running Injuries
If you’re a runner, there’s a very good chance you’ve been injured before—as your bum knees and gnarly feet can attest. But have you ever […]
New Product Offers Hope for HIV Prevention
Two studies presented Monday at Boston’s Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections suggest that a new product may help stop the spread of HIV. Both […]
Study: Maternal Habits May Help Prevent Childhood Obesity
Preventing childhood obesity may start before your son or daughter ever tastes a Happy Meal, according to two new articles from MassGeneral Hospital for Children. […]
An MIT Professor Reversed Some Autism Symptoms in Mice
Thanks to a new discovery, an MIT scientist may have made the first step toward finding a way to reverse autism. Guoping Feng, a professor […]
Immune Response to Flu Vaccine May Be Linked to Ethnicity, Study Says
To get the shot, or not to get the shot? That’s a question many people struggle with during flu season. While some may sing the […]