Smart phones are empowering women worldwide
Mobile-phone access is associated with increased use of contraception, lower gender inequality, and lower maternal and child mortality
Excessive sugar intake linked with unhealthy fat deposits
Sugar consumption is linked with larger fat deposits around the heart and in the abdomen, which are risky for health. That’s the finding of a study published in…
Less sleep reduces positive feelings
Sleeping less than normal impacts how we feel the next morning.
Signs of being prone to adult diabetes are already visible at age 8 years old
Early signs of being more susceptible to type 2 diabetes as an adult can be seen in children as young as 8 years old, decades before it is…
High cortisol levels associated with greater risk of death from COVID-19
COVID-19 patients with extremely high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly and die, according to new research published in…