Activity 'snacks' following meals may help maintain muscle mass

Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity ‘snacks’ may help maintain muscle mass and quality, according to a new…

Lack of access to healthy food may raise risk of death from heart failure

A study reviewing data from nearly 3,000 U.S. counties has found an association between lack of…

New method to label proteins could help track disease

A new method to study the proteins released by cells, which could lead to the development…

Novel insecticides are bad news for bee health and their guts

Insecticides containing flupyradifurone and sulfoxaflor can have devastating effects on honey bee health. The substances damage…

The last solar eclipse of the year happens today

Tuesday’s partial solar eclipse will be seen across Europe, northern Africa and western Asia. (Image credit:…

Research finds that life-saving intervention is not risk-free in pediatric patients

Recently published research found that blood transfusion is associated with adverse outcomes — including infection and…

Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight

Piecing together the crushed skull of a fossil bird that lived alongside the dinosaurs helped researchers…

Study looks inside the brain during sleep to show how memory is stored

A new study looks deep inside the brain, where previous learning was reactivated during sleep, resulting…

A new approach, not currently described by the Clean Air Act, could eliminate air pollution disparities

Researchers wanted to know if the Clean Air Act is capable of reducing air pollution disparities…

Young child's brain, not age, determines nap transitions, research suggests

Why do some 4- and 5-year-olds still nap like clockwork every afternoon, while other preschoolers start…