Yo-yo dieting is bad for your heart, new study finds
The yo-yo diet: you start a diet, lose weight, you get it back.
Dr. Andrei Mihai is a geophysicist and founder of ZME Science. He has a Ph.D. in geophysics and archaeology and has completed courses from prestigious universities (with programs ranging from climate and astronomy to chemistry and geology). He is passionate about making research more accessible to everyone and communicating news and features to a broad audience.
The yo-yo diet: you start a diet, lose weight, you get it back.
A cure is not here yet, but this certainly is promising.
We should pay great attention to the mindset we place ourselves in. It could very well change our life for...
Some were named after Star Wars characters or Asterix & Obelix.
This grisly discovery is unprecedented.
Ethiopia's unique church forests are losing their biodiversity.
We rarely think about it, but knitting is an incredibly complex phenomenon -- one that researchers are trying to use...
Vaccines don't cause autism -- the myth just needs to go away.
Humanity strikes back: another win against HIV.
The humans had to become very efficient in order to survive.
We all want what's best for our children, and the science is pretty clear on this one: antivaxxing claims lives.
Antarctica's pristine environment is no longer really pristine.
The sperm-pocalypse might start from inside our homes.
So far, the drug has worked on mice, but researchers are confident that the findings could translate on humans.
It's a harsh reminder of the long-lasting effects that modern warfare has on the environment.
It's not clear how the USB ended up inside the seal.
It's worse for the mothers, of course.
Want to have healthier kids? Green spaces are essential, researchers say.
Talk about an unpleasant surprise!
It's one bad news after the other for the coral reef.
This group of fish is unique among all vertebrates.
The record was broken -- and then broken again.
Antivaxx trends and complacency are bringing back a disease from the brink of eradication.
If you want to avoid hangovers, simply look for red flags, researchers say.
It's the classic money vs environment conundrum.
It's only a preliminary study, but the results are promising.
As if Stonehenge wasn't impressive enough, its rocks were quarried from a very, very long distance away.
This is an important puzzle piece for our understanding of ecosystems.
If the footprint is confirmed to be Neanderthal, it would only be the second one in the world, the other...
Who's against having an empty home tax?
Deer are affecting forests in more than one way, researchers found.
The perfect Valentine's dinosaur -- a massive Titanosaur!
However, small teams are typically underfunded, researchers find.
It's larger than the Earth itself.
You could hardly imagine more deserving scientists to receive this award.
This could revolutionize the study of life sciences.
These creatures were really ahead of their time.
This isn't meant to replace doctors, but help them and speed up the diagnosis process.
A timeless Valentine's gift.
The planet continues to heat up.
The study casts an unexpected doubt on our very definition of self-awareness.
Surprisingly, these butterflies could teach us a thing or two about humans.
Whether or not the universe is infinite is still highly debated.
Some scientists say it was more a bird than a dinosaur.
Long story short: it's still bad.
Want to save endangered animals? Eat less meat, researchers say.
It's an unexpected finding which might end up making a very big difference.