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The Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University has released a report revealing that coffee may improve gum health. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIKE DESOCIO/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tall, grande, denti: Boston University researchers find coffee can benefit oral health

Hoda Yehia September 9, 2014

Whether taken black, iced, creamed, sugared or mashed up in a blender with an array of Starbucks syrups, coffee is an unstoppable sensation that may just keep thriving thanks to a recently published study...

Turn off the tube: Researchers at Mass. General, Harvard School of Public Health say more TV leads to less sleep for children

Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2014

“Turn off the TV!” We’ve all heard this classic parental command, and we’ve all been annoyed as children. However, a new study published in the May issue of Pediatrics shows that it is indeed...

Study reveals decline in food quality due to rising carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere

Daily Free Press Admin April 14, 2014

As warnings about climate change are becoming increasingly dire, scientists now believe that the quality of our food is at risk due to the spread of greenhouse gases. Scientists at the University of California-Davis,...

BU professors hail evidence of cosmic inflation as ‘most exciting’ astronomical discovery in 15 years

Daily Free Press Admin March 24, 2014

When you hear about the Big Bang, what do you think? Do you worry about having missed last night’s episode of The Big Bang Theory? Well, then you must have had quite a week given that the cosmological...

Smaller is better: Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., discover new technique to analyze space dust

Daily Free Press Admin February 18, 2014

"Space dust” might sound like something out of a 1950s-era science fiction novel, but such particles actually may hold some of the greatest secrets of our universe. The problem is that the material is...

Run for your lives: Exercise for cancer patients can cut mortality rates in half, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin January 27, 2014

Exercise just may be the key to cure cancer, or at least one step toward getting there. In a new study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, researchers discovered that physical activity...

Seeing life through a different lens

Daily Free Press Admin November 18, 2013

Boston-based study shows majority of hemianopia patients prefer peripheral prism glasses to help them get around. Imagine walking around and constantly stumbling over objects or accidentally running...

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