"Fathers are important in raising a child, and it manifests itself in the health of the child," Solomon Polachek, a professor at New York's Binghamton University and one of the authors of the study, said in a statement.
Dad's looks are best. For a baby’s health, that is.
A study found...
The fight against type 2 diabetes may soon improve thanks to a pioneering high-fiber diet study led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor.
Promotion of a select group of gut bacteria by a diet high in diverse fibers led to better blood glucose control, greater weight loss and better lipid...
Health officials are warning thousands of people who attended a national cheerleading competition in Texas last month to be on the lookout for signs and symptoms of mumps.
A person with the virus attended the National Cheerleaders Association All-Star National Championship in Fort Worth, which drew crowds from 39 states,...
A schist in the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a geologist's best friend.
For proof, look no further than a recently mined diamond that contained a mineral that had never been seen in nature — until now.
The discovered mineral — called calcium silicate perovskite (CaSiO3)— was found...
At first glance, it might seem like a McDonald's in Lynwood, California has been the victim of a prank. As Business Insider reports, the restaurant's trademark golden arches have been entirely flipped upside down.
But franchisee Patricia Williams says that's not the case. Rather, it's in celebration of International Women's...
A scientific study claims to shed new light on the decades-long mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart.
Richard Jantz, an emeritus anthropology professor at the University of Tennessee, argues that bones discovered on the Pacific island of Nikumaroro in 1940 were likely Earhart’s remains. The research contradicts a forensic...
SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has been sending self-driving trucks on delivery runs across Arizona since November, the first step in what promises to be a freight transportation revolution that could radically reshape the jobs of long-haul truckers.
After testing its technology earlier in 2017, Uber began contracting with trucking companies...
Watch out, Amazon.com (AMZN, +0.94%) and Walmart (WMT, -1.04%), Target (TGT, -4.46%) is getting its e-commerce act together.
Fresh off a strong holiday season fueled in large part by big strides it has made in digital sales, Target announced a series of new initiatives on Tuesday that won’t quite help...
China’s Tiangong-1 is expected to re-enter the atmosphere and crash into Earth in just a few weeks, scientists have warned.
The Aerospace Corporation, a California-based non-profit research and development organization, predicted the 8.5-ton space station will collide into the earth's atmosphere in the first week of April, with the error...
Why don’t elephants get cancer?
A new genetic study shows they have genes with special powers to fix mutated DNA — and humans have slightly different versions of the same genes.
The report, published in the journal Cell Reports, could open the door to helping people fight cancer better in the...
