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Your Cup of Joe Could Prevent Skin Cancer

According to new research from Yale University and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), drinking coffee everyday could reduce your for malignant melanoma skin cancer.

The Fishy Case of How Seafood May Help Fetuses In-Utero

A new study suggests that despite concerns of exposure to mercury, pregnant women that eat a lot of fish may not harm their unborn child. In fact, it could help prevent fetuses from having developmental issues later, as has been previously believed.

More Mocha, Less Melanoma―The Correlation Between Coffee Consumption And Skin Cancer

We're all aware of how we should be protecting ourselves from the sun's cancer-causing ultraviolet rays: Sunscreen, occupying the shade, and minimal sun exposure. We're force-fed those precautions each and every summer. But what if your daily coffee run could be just as beneficial? An study recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), may just reveal the link between coffee consumption and decreased rates of melanoma.

Loved Ones Can Be the Key to Losing Weight or Quitting Smoking

Anyone who has ever tried to quit smoking knows just how hard it can be. Though a new study suggests that if you want to quit smoking, lose weight, or just change an annoying habit, getting help from someone you love could be the key to success.

Sitting Kills, Even if You Exercise

One of the best things you do after a hard day's work or after exercising may actually be killing you. A new study running in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that sitting for extended periods of time increases your chances of a premature death, even with exercise.

First Newborn Transplant Proves Successful in UK: What Were the Risks?

Doctors at a hospital in London successfully transplanted the organs of an infant donor to two newborns that were in need late last year. The transplant marks the first time such a procedure has been done in the United Kingdom, although they have been performed in the United States, Germany, and Australia.

Stress Could Be Why We Don’t Empathize

Most people are able to feel empathy for a friend or loved one who is experiencing physical or emotional pain. But it is often far more difficult to experience this same feeling when it is a stranger. Researchers now believe, however, that one of the major factors that prevent us from empathizing with others is stress.

Despite Passing Out, Alcohol Still Leads to Sleep Disruption

It seems even if you drink enough to pass out, you are still in for a rough night of sleep. Scientists have found that people who drink alcohol before sleep go on to have more disturbed sleep later than the average person lying in rest.
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