Why do we share stories, news, and information with others?
(Medical Xpress) -- People often share stories, news, and information with the people around them. We forward online articles to our friends, share stories with our co-workers at the water cooler, and...
View ArticleTrust in your neighbors could benefit your health, study shows
Here's an easy way to improve your health: trust your neighbors. A new study from the University of Missouri shows that increasing trust in neighbors is associated with better self-reported health.
View ArticleCommunity gardens may produce more than vegetables
People who participate in community gardening have a significantly lower body mass index—as well as lower odds of being overweight or obese—than do their non-gardening neighbors. Researchers at the...
View ArticleBoning up: Researchers find home of best stem cells for bone marrow transplants
McMaster University researchers have revealed the location of human blood stem cells that may improve bone marrow transplants. The best stem cells are at the ends of the bone.
View ArticleGood neighbors and friendly local community may curb heart attack risk
Having good neighbors and feeling connected to others in the local community may help to curb an individual's heart attack risk, concludes research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology &...
View ArticleStudy finds that neighbors improve well-being in middle and later life
(Medical Xpress)—The old proverb says, "Good fences make good neighbors." But a new Rutgers study has found that having continuously low levels of contact with neighbors, or losing contact with them...
View ArticleOpinion: The US needs a lesson in food policy from Mexico
What do you tell people when you're an invited "expert," yet in some ways you're the dumbest person in the room? That was my thought in February 2014, when Mexican leaders invited me to speak at a...
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