Through Analysis, Gut Reaction Gains Credibility
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In a conversation with Gerd Gigerenzer, this German psychologist looks at intuition and how we use it.
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By The Associated Press. It sounded like a pretty good deal to Ken Doerflinger: a government study offering to examine him from head to toe for signs of cancer.
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Revenge is sweet. Many of us have felt that way, and now scientists say they know why.
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NEW YORK  - After a bout with a stomach bug, the likelihood that a person will go on to develop irritable bowel syndrome seems to go up if he or she is susceptible to stress and anxiety, according to a new study.
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Two studies finding that lowering a protein called CRP may be beneficial in patients with severe heart disease raise questions about how to use that information.
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Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence shows they accumulate in the food chain, scientists say.
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The research, published in this week&#39;s Lancet medical journal, should bolster the arguments against those in the food industry who claim that the obesity is caused not by what you eat but how little exercise you take.
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Michigan scientists say the bacteria and fungi in a person&#39;s gastrointestinal tract have a great deal to do with his or her sensitivity to allergens.
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Scientists show how easy it is to draw skewed medical conclusions when looking for patterns -- like that Virgos have more morning sickness. Bodyhack reports from AAAS in San Francisco.
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Those people who took the time to actually digest the fat new sheaf of dietary guidelines the federal government released this week had a few questions.
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The microbes within us could explain rising allergy rates.
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are as  interested in a baby's poop as doting parents  are, and for good reason.  When a baby is born, so too is a new microbial ecosystem in the baby's  gut.
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THE rapid spread of fear that can cause crush injuries and serious accidents in crowds could be provoked by an innate reaction to body language, a provocative new study has found.
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Curious marketers use 3-D face maps and algorithms to test consumers' reactions to various foods.
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To a degree some may find hard to swallow, science is proving the old adage "you are what you eat."
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New technologies will shed light on how beneficial bacteria might help our health.
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NEW YORK  - Some researchers are questioning whether national guidelines advising Americans to eat a low-fat diet have had the unintended consequence of feeding the current obesity epidemic.