If you hate going to the doctor, you’re going to love this “game-changing” news. Scientists are cutting down all the pricking and prodding in doctor visits by creating a single blood test to find over 50 genetic diseases.

To get ahead in life, the most successful person is a team player. New research reports having the personality trait agreeableness can improve your job performance and help you win in life.

A solid exercise session should always feel challenging, but not impossible. However, after an extended break from the gym, your workout may feel more brutal than it should. Now, science may finally have an answer to why this is the case.

Characterized by golden webs and vibrant brightly colored markings, the Joro spider is unmistakable. While the Joro only arrived stateside less than 10 years ago (2013), this variety of spider has already spread all over the state of Georgia and greater Southeast.

Prior research suggests women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s. However, the exact cause of this gender disparity remained a mystery. Now, new research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters finally provides a possible answer.

Enjoy a glass of vino with your meal every now and again? Turns out you might be doing your body good. Researchers from Tulane University report that drinking wine with dinner could help stave off diabetes. Compounds in grape skin combat the metabolic disease by reducing blood sugar levels, say scientists.

Virtually every medicine is known to cause at least a few unintended side effects, but have you ever wondered how meds like aspirin or opioids may be affecting your immune system?

Tall individuals may want to screen for colorectal cancer more often than their vertically challenged peers, according to new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

In early 2020, news of a deadly virus caused panic buying of toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Fast forward two years later and scientists know that SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 infection) is primarily spread through respiratory droplets in the air rather than on surfaces.

Even in nature, bigger isn’t always better. Astounding research has documented the first ever instance of a noble false widow spider actually catching and eating a bat.

Nearly half of women have switched careers because of sexism in the workplace. A survey of 2,005 full-time employed American women finds that 62 percent of respondents have experienced gender bias in the office.

The debate over alcohol carrying health benefits continues to swing back and forth. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania now say that drinking alcohol can cause harmful changes to the size and structure of the brain.

At long last, millennials and baby boomers can agree on something: their love of Dolly Parton.

There’s still no extraterrestrial life growing on Mars, despite some chatter around a fascinating photo snapped on our planetary neighbor. NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captured an intriguing image of a bloom-like entity on the Red Planet, but scientists say it’s no alien flower or plant.

The key to ending the pandemic may have been sitting in the dairy aisle this entire time. Researchers from the University of Michigan and Glanbia PLC Research and Development report a cow milk protein inhibited SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 infection).

Incredible new research from the University of California, Santa Barbara reports the first experimental observation of a “quantum boomerang.” Like the high-flying tool, this phenomenon has particles within a disordered system kicked out of their locations, and yet somehow turn around and return to their original places.

Despite a closet full of clothes, people complain that they have nothing to wear six times a month. The new finding comes from a recent poll from the United Kingdom surveying over 2,000 British adults.

Vaccines are a proven method to mitigate the spread of life-threatening contagious diseases. Research shows that vaccinations have saved millions of lives over the past 60 years. Despite this, a significant proportion of “anti-vaxxers” around the world still believe that vaccinations may do more harm than good.

Usain Bolt set the world record (9.58 seconds) for the 100-meter sprint in 2009 and is the fastest man in the world. But, how would he fare in a race against a 900-pound dinosaur (Dilophosaurus wetherilli)? Scott Lee, a Physics Professor at the University of Toledo, recently posed this question to his students.

Bigger muscles may be the key to a longer life. According to a study out of Japan, lifting weights at the gym or even doing some heavy lifting around the house for just 30 minutes a week cuts the risk of dying early by up to a fifth.

Math generally comes easier to some students than others, but could each one of us have instinctual division skills before ever opening a textbook? New research from the University of Pennsylvania indicates as much, as scientists report children likely possess intuitive arithmetic abilities long before starting formal education.

In the ultimate game of hide and seek, researchers from the University of Bristol have found a way to detect SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 infection) variants buried in your body. Two new studies reveal how variants conceal themselves in different cells and how they avoid the immune system.

Find yourself feeling particularly refreshed after flipping through old photo albums? There’s good reason. Scientists in China say taking a break to go down Memory Lane and enjoy nostalgia really does relieve general aches and pains.

Vitamin D helps with strong bones, immunity, and improving mood. But new research suggests vitamin D3 specifically is more beneficial than vitamin D2.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) often involves fidgeting, lots of energy, and difficulty concentrating. However, new research from Anglia Ruskin University connects ADHD with hoarding behavior in adults. One in five people diagnosed with ADHD showed clear signs of “significant hoarding.”

Cloth masks are “lousy” when it comes to protecting people from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses, warns new research. Woven fabric doesn’t adequately filter out particles as well masks like N95s, scientists say.

Fish oil dietary supplements are booming in popularity among people looking to enjoy a variety of health benefits without actually eating fish multiple times per day.

More than 80 percent of people who use genetic testing to locate long lost family members strike gold, new data reveals. That can be very exciting news for many — and it may also be crushing for others.

Americans love breakfast so much that some would give up dinner over it! A recent poll asked 2,005 adults which they’d rather give up between traditional breakfast foods and dinner entrées. Results show that people are more willing to abandon the latter (31%) than the former (25%).

Ben Affleck might be done with superhero movies, but at least he’ll be fondly remembered. According to a recent poll, nearly one in three Americans still think he’s the best on-screen Batman.