Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and researchers at Yale School of Medicine and University of California Davis, have presented new data that explain how otherwise bright and intelligent people struggle to read.

A condition that affects the memory and concentration of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy is sustained in a subgroup of patients, compromising their ability to function and long-term quality of life, according to research presented on wednesday at a major cancer conference.

A team of scientists led by researcher Brenda Hernandez, Ph.D., M.P.H. – an assistant professor at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa’s Cancer Research Center of Hawai’i – has reported that body mass in younger and older adulthood, and weight gain between these life periods, may influence a man’s risk for prostate cancer. This risk [...]

Regardless of risk factors linked to pancreatic cancer, such as smoking and body mass index (BMI), blacks experienced higher rates of pancreatic cancer death than whites.
“Reducing overweight/obesity and smoking will help reduce pancreatic cancer overall, as well as prevent other diseases,” said Lauren D. Arnold, Ph.D., M.P.H., postdoctoral research associate in the department of surgery [...]

As many as 50 million Americans are living sedentary lives, putting them at increased risk of health problems and even early death, a leading expert in exercise science told the American Psychological Association.