A new study out of the University College of London concludes that children with unhealthy eating habits are likely to have learned them rather than having inherited them. Home environment, rather than genetic or other heritable biological factors, the study found, is the main determining variable in whether or not children develop emotion-motivated eating behavior. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2018
A Guiding Light in the Middle of the Night: the Life of a Medical Student
“Beep, beep, beep” – the one sound you dread to hear at 3 AM. As you get up from what you thought might be a few “clutch hours” of precious sleep, you see the numbers “6666” on your beeper – and your heart sinks… It’s the ER with your 7 th admission of the night. […]
New research shows job stress can lead to heart problems
People have long suspected that stress and anxiety can cause health problems in the long term, particularly heart problems. Now, new research suggests that this is more than just a suspicion. Now, a recent Swedish research program has developed data which indicate overwhelmingly that persons with high-stress jobs are at significantly greater risk of developing […]