Scientists Find Alternative
Energy For Your Brain
When the human body kicks into high gear, the brain can run on recycled, alternative energy to make the whole system more efficient, scientists have discovered.

Pollution Linked To Appendicitis
Air pollution may increase the risk of appendicitis, research suggests.

Seeking Ways To Expand Physical Activity
With childhood obesity expanding to epidemic proportions, educators, researchers and health practitioners are actively seeking to identify effective means of addressing this public-health crisis.

6 Environmental Studies That
Reveal The Critical Risks From Plastic
Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and flame retardants (PBDEs) are strongly associated with adverse health effects on humans and laboratory animals. A special section in the October 2008 issue of Environmental Research, "A Plastic World" provides critical new research on environmental contaminants and adverse reproductive and behavioral effects.

Overeating Makes The Brain Go Haywire
Overeating makes the brain go haywire, prompting a cascade of damage that may cause diabetes, heart disease and other ills, U.S. researchers recently reported.

Six Surprising Facts About Soy
When people think of living healthfully, usually what comes to mind is eating tofu or drinking soymilk. Why wouldn't they? After all, the popular magazines point to soy consumption as the ultimate form of health. This article will show some surprising facts that many do not know about soy, and facts that are actually contrary to what the magazines print and the health "officials" promote.

How Sleep Enhances Your Creativity
Most people think of the sleeping brain as similar to a computer that has gone to sleep - it does nothing productive. Wrong. Sleep enhances performance, learning and memory. Most unappreciated of all, sleep improves creative ability to generate aha! moments and to uncover novel connections among seemingly unrelated ideas.

Out-of-Control Boys Can Blame
Hormones For Their Bad Behavior
Out-of-control boys facing spells in detention or anti-social behaviour orders can now blame it all on their hormones.