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Many college students don't gain the dreaded freshman 15 their first year away from home, but they do pack on 6 to 9 pounds. ...

All pet owners and most in the medical community now acknowledge the healing power of animals. Some doctors even write prescriptions ...

An independent panel of science advisers is taking issue with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's assessment that a controversial ...

A new research study has found that youths with minimal exposure to violence in movies, television, music, games and Web sites are significantly less likely to report violent and aggressive behaviors than those exposed to more violent media.

From SpongeBob to Dora and from Frosted Flakes to Count Chocula, cartoon characters and names that imply a sugary taste are widely used to market cereal to kids. New research shows that these strategies can have a significant affect on children's assessment of taste.

Children who are breastfed are less likely to suffer from behavioral or mental health issues than those who are not breastfed, according to new research.

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An innovative systems biology approach to understanding the carbohydrate structures in cells is leading to new ways to understand how inflammatory illnesses and cardiovascular disease develop in humans. The work was described in two recent publications by University at Buffalo chemical engineers.

The discovery that new neurons are born in the adult mammalian brain has raised hopes that selective stimulation of the formation of new neurons, i.e. neurogenesis, might improve cognitive abilities in disabled or healthy humans. Although neurogenesis has been studied extensively in laboratory rodents, a clearly defined functional role for the newly born cells has not yet been found.