Medical Wellness

School obesity-prevention curriculum can reduce medical costs

Teaching middle-school children about nutrition and exercise and encouraging them to watch less TV can save the health care system a substantial amount of…

Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes, not personal choice, researchers say

According to preventive medicine and behavioral experts at Rush University Medical Center, research supports a new counseling approach that views obesity as a…

Doctors: Colon cleansing has no benefit but many side effects including vomiting and death

In fact, their review of scientific literature, published today in the August issue of The Journal of Family Practice, demonstrates that colon cleansing can…

Researchers Develop Powerful Fluorescence Tool, Light the Way to New Insights Into RNA of Living Cells

In the July 29 issue of Science, the Weill Cornell investigators report how they developed an RNA mimic of green fluorescent protein (GFP) — which they dubbed…

New study sheds light on role of genetics in recovering from eating disorders

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Scripps Translational…

Brain connectivity disrupted in patients with post-concussive syndrome

“Using resting-state functional MRI, we found increased functional connectivity of thalamocortical networks in patients following MTBI, due to the subtle…

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