Insights on the effects of exercise on cognitive performance
A new British Journal of Psychology study has looked at the details behind how cognitive performance may improve during aerobic […]
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Sleeping less than six hours or waking up several times in the night is associated with an increased risk of […] Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that women whose mothers lived to at least […] Encouraging people to eat a wide variety of foods to ensure they meet all their dietary needs may backfire, according […] Employer expectations of work email monitoring during nonwork hours are detrimental to the health and well-being of not only employees […] Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are using wearable sensor technology to develop an automatic alert system to help people […] Abundant in human babies and small mammals, brown adipose tissue (BAT), or brown fat, was only recently discovered in human […] The amount of glucose circulating in the blood changes throughout the day and night and it is influenced by the […] Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are currently a popular trend. A team at the Technical University of Munich […]
Short and fragmented sleep linked to hardened arteries
Parental life span predicts daughters living to 90 without chronic disease or disability: Results show a 25 percent increased likelihood of living longer and healthier if mom lived to age 90 and a 38 percent increase if both parents did
A diverse diet may not be the healthiest one
Mere expectation of checking work email after hours harms health of workers and families: Research shows that ‘flexible work boundaries’ often turn into ‘work without boundaries’
Tech takes on cigarette smoking: Researchers develop system that senses smoking movements, sends motivational text messages, videos to help users quit smoking
New light shed on relationship between calorie-burning fat and muscle function: Researchers open the door to potential new therapies for certain metabolic and muscular diseases
High glucose spikes are common in ‘healthy’ people
Effect of genetic factors on nutrition: The genes are not to blame