Articles By Matthew Mientka
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Fortified Foods Help Kids Get Some, Not All Nutrients
Foods fortified with essential vitamins and minerals compensate for some of what's missing from the dietary norm of the American child. -
Creatine May Be Able To Treat Huntington's Disease
Most participants in a clinical trial of creatine tolerated the compound at high doses of 30 grams, with only some dropping out for gastrointestinal pain. -
Are First-Borns More At Risk Of Being Overweight?
A small study finds a link between the birth order of siblings and their later health as adults. -
Does Wealth Promote Altruism?
A new study suggests that a general feeling of well-being brought by affluence tends to promote greater altruism, as measured by kidney donations to strangers. -
How To Get Your Kids To Eat Vegetables
A new study suggests that associative conditioning may provide a way to encourage more children — and adults — to eat fruits and vegetables, by pairing healthy foods with more savory ones. -
Talk Therapy Effectively Replaces Antipsychotic Drugs As Schizophrenia Treatment
A new study suggests cognitive therapy might help those with schizophrenia who stop taking their medication. -
'Sexting' Now Mainstream As Half Of U.S. Adults Send And Receive
Sexting has become mainstream as nearly half of all U.S. adult smartphone users send and receive prurient content, mostly to romantic partners. -
Drug Candidate Carbavance May Protect America From Terror, Drug-Resistant Bacteria
The rise of drug-resistant bacteria threatens to undo a century of medical progress that is dependent on antibiotics for the most routine medical operations. Now the government says it's spending money on a new drug candidate, Carbavance. -
Affordable Care Act To Cost U.S. Economy 2 Million Jobs
The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday upwardly revised their estimate for U.S. jobs lost as a result of the Affordable Care Act. -
Hippocampus Rewrites The Past To Reflect New Experiences
Researchers found that the hippocampus — the region in the brain responsible for memory function — "reframes and edits" memories with current information. -
NIH Partners With Pharmaceuticals To 'Map Biology Of Disease'
The National Institutes of Health says its collaboration with pharmaceuticals will serve to map the biology of human disease and speed the development of new drugs for desperate patients. -
Heat Deaths Expected To More Than Double By Mid-Century In UK
As the earth warms and humanity ages, more people will die of heat-related illnesses this century.
