Archive for May, 2015

Research shows that women who are middle-aged, or older, will have a sixty five percent higher chance of having a heart attack after they experience traumatic life events such as major illness, the death of a loved one, a natural disaster, or severe financial difficulties.

A recent study indicates that women who breastfeed their babies, and develop breast cancer later in life, are more likely to see that cancer go into remission with no recurrence.

Imagine that you see someone crying and you cannot tell if that person is happy, sad, hurt, or scared. The Big Bang Theory has the character Sheldon often feel confused because he cannot tell when others are being sarcastic. Imagine that you could not empathize with others because you simply had no idea what they were feeling unless they told you.

A study was done in the United Kingdom that indicated that childhood obesity was caused by different things according to the age of the child. The study also showed that children responded to different influences on their obesity as they age.

Most people are on edge when they are hungry. We are quicker to snap at others, to lose our tempers, and to become angered. Researchers from Howard Hughes Medical Institute have completed a study that may shed some light on why hunger makes us angry, and why some people seem to get more hostile than other people.