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Improve memory by clenching your right hand. A study released on April 24, 2013 by Ruth Propper and colleagues from Montclair State University found that hand clenching increases neuronal activity in the… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/squeeze-a-ball-w...

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/gi-nematode-infecti...

Politico notes the support and challenges of nonprofit CO-OPs as alternatives to commercial insurance plans, while HealthyCal examines parts of the health law that may be giving pause to small… http://healthmedicinet.com/i/implementation-news-co-ops-...

Since 2003, 24 states have introduced bills to protect against workplace bullying, but none of these bills have passed into law. An estimated one in seven employees are bullied at work, usually by their bosses. Women are more likely to be victims than...

Since 2003, 24 states have introduced bills to protect against workplace bullying, but none of these bills have passed into law. An estimated one in seven employees are bullied at work, usually by their bosses. Women are more likely to be victims than...

By Gillian Mohney 5-year-old Gus Dorman has already memorized the periodic table of elements. (Photo courtesy of Robert Dorman) Most parents believe their child is the smartest kid in the class, but when Robert Dorman says this, he’s likely right. His...

Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, now with the Seattle Seahawks, knows first-hand the agony and the ecstasy of the green room. Pegged as a top-10 NFL draft pick in 2007, he sat for hours, surrounded by his grief-stricken family, as one player… http...

April 25, 2013 7:57 PM The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, told investigators he and his brother were on their way to New York’s Times Square to set off more bombs; and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that...

The study, published in Cell, discovers that an abnormal histone protein modification impairs a DNA repair machinery that controls cancer development, yielding a potential new way of detecting these types of colorectal cancers. It represents the first...

The Northwestern University study included 74 college students with extremely high or low scores on a questionnaire about their achievements in creative fields such as writing, music, cooking and science. Each participant was given a series of 128 challenges...