Sleep can influence physical and mental health and is linked to conditions from heart disease and stroke to depression and obesity. And a new study published September 21 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society has provided further insights into sleep’s role in dementia.
What Really Happens to Your Body When examines the head-to-toe effects of common behaviors, actions and habits in your everyday life. There's a reason planks are in nearly every ab workout (and why there always seems to be a plank challenge going on).
After 50 years of research, eminent Stanford University sleep researcher William Dement reportedly said the only solid explanation he knows for why we sleep is “because we get sleepy”.
In a systematic review recently published in the journal Psychophysiology, researchers from Monash University in Australia swept through the scientific literature, seeking to summarize how the connectivity of the human brain changes over our lifetimes.
1. You’ll probably wish you’d had it done sooner.
Many of us think of diet soda as a way to have our soda and drink it, too. You get the experience of drinking soda, but not the calories and sugar that come with it.
Drinking two to three cups a day of most types of coffee may protect you from cardiovascular disease and an early death, a new study found.
Scientific studies and media coverage are rife with warnings on how sugar, carbohydrates, saturated fat and lack of exercise contribute to obesity. And tens of millions of Americans are still overweight or obese in large part because of the classic Western diet and lifestyle.
As the global population ages, cases of dementia are also on the rise worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that some 55 million people currently have dementia, and the number is set to rise to 139 million by 2050.
The hours we spend hunched over our desks and phones add up. They strain the middle back, or thoracic spine, which can cascade into pain in other areas.
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Turns out there's a whole field of research dedicated to this: fitness gamification.
There’s no shortage of bad news in the media to “doomscroll”, from a global pandemic to the war in Ukraine and an impending climate crisis, but new research suggests the compulsive urge to surf the web can lead to poor mental and physical health outcomes.
You may have heard about the longevity diet, and its promise of an extended life span – but what exactly is it and is it any different to other diets promoting good health?
7 simple, effective stretches to do every day.
Regularly exercising with weights is linked to a lower risk of premature death, according to the largest study of its kind. And ensuring your weekly exercise routine includes both weights and aerobic activities appears to have an even greater beneficial effect, researchers say.
During the long seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period known as the Age of Discovery, sailors reported experiencing visions of sublime foods and verdant fields. The discovery that these were nothing more than hallucinations after months at sea was agonizing.
Heart disease is the leading killer across the US, making it important to stay aware of what makes a sturdy ticker. As it turns out, a heart-healthy diet makes a big difference.
In lupus, a type of autoimmune disease, the body's natural defense system can't tell the difference between its own cells and foreign ones, so it mistakenly attacks its own tissues and organs.
Doctors have told health services to prepare for a new era of cancer screening after a study found a simple blood test could spot multiple cancer types in patients before they develop clear symptoms.
Some of the most popular diet advice in recent years has centred around the idea that the right timing for your meals can make a big difference in the amount of weight you lose.
It often feels like after a certain age, back pain becomes a fact of life. This discomfort doesn’t have to be inevitable: You can keep the aches and pangs at bay with the best stretches and yoga moves to relieve back pain.
Want to reduce your risk for dementia? Slap on a step counter and start tallying your steps -- you'll need between 3,800 and 9,800 each day to reduce your risk of mental decline, according to a new study.
Dr. Rocio Quinonez and Dr. Michael Tapper, two dentists who are married in Durham, N.C., know just how tricky it can be to stay on top of dental health, especially when you have kids. Here’s what they do to keep their family’s oral hygiene in check →