Sitting is often touted as ‘the new smoking’, but it is unclear if it is the sitting itself or the lack of physical activity that causes the harm.
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Scientists Create Largest Collection of Coral Reef Maps Ever Made
A study from scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science offers a new way to accurately map coral reefs using a combination of Earth-orbiting satellites and field observations.
The Buzz About Bumble Bees Isn’t Good
While many scientists are focused on the decline of honey bees, relatively few study bumble bees.
Number of Women Who Aren’t Physically Active Enough is High And Growing
Using data from a national survey representing more than 19 million U.S. women with established cardiovascular disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that more than half of women with the condition do not do enough physical activity and those numbers have grown over the last decade.
Study Finds Improved WIC Food Packages Reduced Obesity Risk for Children
Sweeping changes designed to make a major federal food assistance program more nutritious for low-income families were effective in reducing obesity risk for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according to a new study by researchers from Tulane University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and PHFE WIC.
Scientists Discover How Nature Controls the Level at Which 'Superbug' E.Coli Clones Evolve to Take over the Human Gut
A ‘superbug’ clone of E. coli has evolved to prevent itself from becoming so dominant that it could potentially wipe out the bacteria from existence, scientists led by the University of Birmingham have discovered.