TUESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) — Did your mother ever tell you to stop making a funny face because it might “freeze” that way?
Well, in a way, she was right. New research shows that facial expressions may be “frozen” by your genes.
Comparing the expressions of blind people to other family members, Israeli researchers discovered there’s [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 30, 2006
Facial Expressions May be Genetic
October 26, 2006
Lack of sleep linked with childhood obesity
THURSDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) — A yawning child is more likely to be an overweight child, a new British study finds.
In fact, one researcher says poor sleep may be a prime reason behind the growing epidemic of obesity among kids.
According to Dr. Shahrad Taheri of the University of Bristol, sleeping less disturbs normal metabolism, [...]
