Kelsey Lindsey

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Behavior

Earth & Conservation

School-aged friends might have more in common than a favorite color or toy.

The DNA of a Student's Peers Might Help Them Stay in School

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Health

Take a closer look at the medical news and discoveries impacting our health and wellbeing.

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Here’s Why Stress Might Make You Sick

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Medicine

Stanley Watowich, an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, was looking for something new.

Anti-Obesity and Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Early Experiments

It’s a popular theory: When it rains, a person’s joints are more likely to become sore or their back to begin aching.“I think most doctors have heard this from a lot of people,” Anupam Jena, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, told Seeker.

Here’s What ‘Big Data’ Reveals About the Link Between Rainy Days and Joint Pain 

Having a food allergy requires more than a change in diet.

The DNA of a Student's Peers Might Help Them Stay in School

A study of the "social genome" of 12 to 18-year-olds found that the genetics of a student's classmates influenced their educational attainment.

Here’s Why Stress Might Make You Sick

New research on mice suggests stress triggers a type of white blood cell called a mast cell, which increases histamine levels in the body.

Anti-Obesity and Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Early Experiments

An experimental drug that targets the enzymes thought to slow metabolism in fat cells yielded positive results in laboratory tests on mice.

Here’s What ‘Big Data’ Reveals About the Link Between Rainy Days and Joint Pain

An analysis of Medicare and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data found fewer visitations for joint and back pain on rainy days than on dry days.

Experimental Patch Could Ease Allergic Reactions to Peanuts

A skin patch currently undergoing clinical trials delivers a high dose of peanut protein and appears to successfully reduce peanut allergies in children and adults.