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10/31/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Cut junk food in your 30s to maintain stamina through your 60s; another study shows diet makes aging easier

A new study that was published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A reveals that people who forego junk food in their 30s have more stamina and balance even when they reach their 60s. Researchers at the University of Southampton in England analyzed the diets of 969 British men and women and looked at their […]

10/31/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Meditation popularity grows as people pursue natural ways of well-being for everything from mental health to better sex

Sex enhusiasts are now into practicing meditation to indulge in “better sex,” ex-actress and now an expert in the ancient Buddhist philosophy, 38-year-old Ziva Meditation owner Emily Fletcher, says. Meditation works on the premise that the problems and worries of everyday life can be diminished by focusing on what is happening in the present, and […]

10/11/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Scientists are closer to understanding how your brain stores information

Researchers at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Neurosciences (CNRS/Universite de Bordeaux) and the Bordeaux Imaging Center (CNRS/Universite de Bordeaux/Inserm) have discovered a new process for storing information in synapses and controlling how such information was stored, paving the way for understanding memory’s molecular mechanisms and learning processes. Messages between neurons pass through more than one billion […]

09/28/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Asthma medication causes mental health problems, study finds

Researchers from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands found in their recently conducted study that Montelukast, sold in the United States as Singulair – which is a maintenance treatment of asthma and is used to alleviate symptoms of other allergies – can cause nightmares and a score of other mental health issues, such as […]

09/22/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Do you worry? Put down your phone and pick up your diary

Hypochondriacs and extreme worriers, take heed of this advice: Taking the time to write down how you feel may be an effective way to get yourself sorted out and thus go about a stressful task more effectively, a study that was conducted in Michigan State University showed. According to lead author, MSU doctoral student in […]

09/22/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Want to live to 100? Eat right, exercise, be social (in real life), stay positive, and have plenty of sex

Nowadays, centenarians – who before have lived only once in a blue moon – are becoming the fastest-growing group of the population. What is their secret to a long life? The power of positive thinking. “I don’t sit back and moan. People in their 70s and 80s, they sicken me, many of them. They’ve given […]

09/20/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Magnet therapy shows promise in alleviating anxiety, research finds

Fears can now be blocked in a split second, provided that a specific region of your brain will be stimulated magnetically. This is a novel undertaking, seeing that a lot of people these days are afflicted with all kinds of phobias; some panic the first moment that they step foot on an aircraft, others howl […]

08/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Calorie restriction found to accelerate learning

A new study that was published on Tuesday, August 1 in the open access journal PLOS Biology found out that dietary restrictions can improve learning ability in worms, finding cause to believe that this theory can be applied to other living organisms. Researchers who were led by Kaveh Ashrafi, Mihir Vohra, and their colleagues at […]

07/27/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Researchers have figured out how physical exercise prevents dementia and protects the brain

Gerontologists and sports physicians at Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany have concluded in a new study that not only does regular physical exercise manage weight and maintain the body’s fitness, it also protects the brain and positively impacts its metabolism. The study, which involved 60 participants aged between 65 and 85, aimed to assess movement-related parameters, cognitive […]

07/27/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

New research suggests snoring is linked to Alzheimer’s

A new study conducted by researchers at Harvard University showed that snoring while sleeping is correlated with the risk of contracting Alzheimer’s disease as it was found that people who are at-risk of the condition are more susceptible to it when they constantly experience difficulty in breathing while they’re asleep. Daytime sleepiness and sleep apnea are […]

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