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Tthe classic puzzle game Tetris can boost your brain power, according to a new study.

Children whose mothers work are less likely to eat healthily or exercise as often as children with stay-at-home mums, according to a British study.

Had a particularly stressful day at work? Go home and mow your lawn. Scientists have found that a chemical released by freshly cut grass makes people feel content, London's Daily Mail reported.

The rate of severe obesity among U.S. children and teenagers more than tripled over the past three decades, a new study finds.

Seven out of 10 children and young adults don't get enough vitamin D, which could increase their risk for bone and heart problems, ...

Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain.

The results are in a study of 249 children of New York City women who wore backpack air monitors for 48 hours during the last few months of pregnancy. They lived in mostly low-income neighborhoods in northern Manhattan and the South Bronx. They had varying levels of exposure to typical kinds of urban air pollution, mostly from car, bus and truck exhaust.

Cutting daily calorie intake by 30 percent may put the brakes on the aging process, have beneficial effects on the brain, and result in a longer life span, according to a new 20-year study of monkeys published in the journal Science.

A study using new imaging technology found "silent" heart attacks may be far more common, and more deadly, than suspected, U.S. researchers said Friday.