Special quinoa can make a better cookie
The “super grain” quinoa has the potential to make a super cookie, according to research by Washington State University.
In a study published in...
White Americans who believe white people are poor are more likely to support welfare...
White Americans who think that White people are poor are more likely to believe that welfare recipients are hardworking, and to support welfare...
Volatile pay for gig workers linked to health problems
Gig workers, waiters, salespeople and others who rely on fluctuating income may be paying for wage volatility with their health, according to research...
Scientists shine a light on what comes up when you flush
Thanks to new University of Colorado Boulder research, scientists see the impact of flushing the toilet in a whole new light—and now, the...
Adding yoga to regular exercise improves cardiovascular health and wellbeing
A three-month pilot study of patients with hypertension appearing in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, published by Elsevier, demonstrates that adding yoga to a regular exercise...
Like dog breeds, some humans may just be wired differently
National Institutes of Health researchers have shown that areas of the genome related to brain development harbor variants that may account for behavioral...
Researchers link aspartame sweetener to anxiety
Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like...
Electric car sales should make cities cleaner and healthier
Electric cars – and their continued sales growth – are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce human...
Study reveals the animals we see as ‘friends,’ ‘food,’ and those ‘worth fighting for’
A new study published in the CABI journal Human-Animal Interactions has cast more light on the species of nonhuman animals that we see as ‘friends,’...
Could insulin come in a pill?
WEHI researchers in Melbourne have answered a 100-year-old question in diabetes research: can a molecule different to insulin have the same effect? The...
