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Have you ever marveled at just how much you and your closest friend have in common? Your interests, pleasures, the things you find funny… Well, that connection may be closer than you think – a new study found that friends, who are not biological relatives, have more common DNA than strangers do. The researchers, from ...click here to read more

Hair loss, or alopecia, is a concern for more than just middle-aged men. But scientists are no longer scratching their heads, wondering why people with a rare balding condition lose their hair follicles. In fact, they’ve come up with a way of reversing this form of hair loss altogether. A new study, from Columbia University ...click here to read more

Approximately one-third of American adults are obese, which puts them at an increased risk for a number of diseases including diabetes and heart disease. Obesity is not caused by any singular factor. Instead there are multiple factors at play, one of which is genetics. Researchers are beginning to understand the genetic factors involved in obesity, ...click here to read more

We all know that exercise is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle with the power to make us look and feel better; but not everyone realizes that exercise can actually affect you at the genetic level. New research published in the journal PLOS Genetics has revealed that exercise changes the way that your genes express themselves, ...click here to read more

The heated debate that makes all moms cringe with guilt continues: nature vs. nurture. Darwinistic versus Freudian theories have long been argued in trying to determine the true cause behind human psychology and behaviors. Could the way we behave be inherited (nature)? Or does our environment and life experiences make us who we are (nurture)? ...click here to read more

As a society we have been told over and over again that the key to living a long healthy life is to eat a healthy diet consisting of lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains and lean meats.  In addition to a healthy diet, engaging in a regular regimen of exercise is also advised.  However, ...click here to read more

The average North American will start to get grey hair around the age of 34, however some people notice grey strands much sooner and others do not turn grey until they are well into their fifties. Unfortunately for most of us, our colored locks which make us look younger will eventually fade to grey, and ...click here to read more

Most of us have heard the terms “young and fresh” and “old and stale”, but clearly these old adages do not apply when it comes to body scent. A new study shows that you don’t have to be young to smell good. In fact, it turns out the elderly have a less intense body odour ...click here to read more

According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects between 50 and 80 million people worldwide, and half of infertile couples fail to reproduce because of problems with the man’s fertility. The medical definition of infertility is “the failure to conceive following twelve months of unprotected intercourse.” Causes of male infertility range from impotence to premature ...click here to read more