15-12-11 A study of a million UK women, published today in The Lancet, has shown that happiness itself has no direct effect on mortality, and that the widespread but mistaken belief that unhappiness and stress directly cause ill health came from studies that...

15-12-08 Reducetarian refers to a person who purposefully reduces the amount of meat in their diet. 忌肉主义者是指故意减少饮食中肉的摄入量的人。 The term reducetarian was coined by Brian Kateman of Columbia University. 该词是由哥伦比亚大学的布莱恩凯特曼创造...

15-10-27 A new study says that standing up at your desk doesn't actually decrease your risk of death-by-office, unless you're physically active otherwise. 新研究表明：除非经常锻炼，否则站着工作也不会降低猝死风险。 After several studies asserted that sitting...

15-09-21 There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degrees of health and wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, pers...

15-09-17 Comforting words and helpful suggestions are usually what a person needs most in times of difficulty, and they are widely known as soul soother . 人在困境当中的时候最需要的其实就是几句安慰的话和一些有用的建议，人们管这些言语叫做灵魂安慰剂。 In Chine...

15-09-05 Older sisters often moan that their younger siblings have all the luck. But it seems they really do have something to complain about - for research has found that younger sisters are more likely to be slimmer than firstborn girls. 当姐姐的总是抱怨妹...

15-08-31 Particulate matter and NO2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist a...

15-08-20 Having friends who suffer from depression doesn't affect the mental health of others, according to research led by the University of Warwick. The academics found that having friends can help teenagers recover from depression or even avoid becoming d...

15-08-16 Food waste is a growing problem throughout the world; on one hand, we've got so many people starving or living in food insecurity, and on the other hand, in places like Western Europe or the US people are wasting almost 50% of what they eat. 全球的...

15-08-04 Picky eating among children is a common but burdensome problem that can result in poor nutrition for kids, family conflict, and frustrated parents. Although many families see picky eating as a phase, a new study from Duke Medicine finds moderate and...