Why Lack of Sleep Is Bad for Your Heart
Why Lack of Sleep Is Bad for Your Heart

In recent years, numerous studies have shown that people who don’t get enough sleep are at greater risk of stroke and heart attack. A new University of Colorado Boulder study, published in…

Study May Help Prevent Relapse in Cocaine Use Disorder Patients
Study May Help Prevent Relapse in Cocaine Use Disorder Patients

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and described in an article published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence may help healthcare workers identify patients who risk relapse after undergoing…

Study: Treats Might Mask Animal Intelligence
Study: Treats Might Mask Animal Intelligence

Rewards are necessary for learning, but may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new Johns Hopkins University study with rodents and ferrets. The findings, published May 14 in Nature Communications, show a distinction…

Flu Virus’ Best Friend: Low Humidity
Flu Virus’ Best Friend: Low Humidity

Yale researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and even die from flu during winter months: low humidity. While experts know that cold temperatures and…