Humans sleep on average around three hours less than other primates like chimps, rhesus monkeys, squirrel monkeys and baboons, all of whom sleep for 10 hours. Elephants sleep standing up during non-REM sleep, but lie down for REM sleep. Over 20%...

Diabetes is a syndrome of disordered metabolism resulting in abnormally high blood sugar levels . There are two major types of diabetes. In type 1 a hormone that enables the body to use glucose found in foods for energy. People with type 1 diabetes...

Women are more likely than men to be obese in all age groups. Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May 19 at the 105th International Conference of the American...

There are over 4,000 dangerous chemicals in cigarettes, cigars and pipes smoke . Many of these chemicals are cancer-causing (carcinogen). Each day 3,000 children smoke their first cigarette. More than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. each year are from...