Wellness

  • Concussions Can Occur After Brain Hits ‘Tipping Point’

    Concussions Can Occur After Brain Hits ‘Tipping Point’

    A new study gives evidence to the concept that concussions in some college football players can occur from multiple hits to the head, instead of one big blow. “There are two separate mechanisms for concussion,” said Brian Stemper, an associate professor at the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Biomedical Engineering Department and lead… Read More

  • How Cannabis Could Be a Safe Alternative to Opioid Painkillers

    How Cannabis Could Be a Safe Alternative to Opioid Painkillers

    Researchers from McGill University, Canada, and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre have now pinpointed the effective dosage of the marijuana plant extract cannabidiol (CBD) to safely alleviate pain and anxiety. CBD could serve as a reliable alternative to commonly used opioids for chronic pain from sciatica, diabetes, cancer, trauma and more.… Read More

  • New Compounds Could Make Aging a Thing of the Past

    New Compounds Could Make Aging a Thing of the Past

    University of Exeter scientists have developed new compounds that can reverse the aging of human cells. Naturally, people age as their cells deteriorate and can no longer effectively regulate gene expression within the cells by turning genes on and off. In this process, deteriorated cells can spread their effects to other cells, often leading to… Read More

  • Nature Holds Secret to Controlling Growing Mosquito Population

    Nature Holds Secret to Controlling Growing Mosquito Population

    Three Cornell student researchers have won a global competition with their UPod, an eco-friendly and low cost mosquito-control device that functions like a carnivorous plant. The UPod was selected as one of eight project winners — out of more than 60 teams from 16 countries that entered this year’s competition — of the Biomimicry Institute’s… Read More

  • Personal Expectations Distort How We See Reality

    Personal Expectations Distort How We See Reality

    We don’t see the world as it really is, but as we expect it to be, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Plymouth. In a series of experiments, the Plymouth research team found that humans perceive other people’s actions through a predictive bias. In other words, when we watch someone… Read More

  • Why We Make Involuntary Actions, Like Putting Keys in the Fridge

    Why We Make Involuntary Actions, Like Putting Keys in the Fridge

    To what extent do people control their own actions? Most people would contend that their motor behavior is fully in their own control, but a new study by researchers at the University of Plymouth suggests otherwise. Everybody has slip-ups in their everyday behavior. Consider, for example, putting away your keys in the fridge and leaving… Read More

  • Scientists Find Way to Reverse Wrinkled Skin and Hair Loss

    Scientists Find Way to Reverse Wrinkled Skin and Hair Loss

    Wrinkled skin and hair loss: two symptoms of old age that we all fear. We fear them so much, in fact, that the global anti-aging market is expected to jump from $250 billion in 2016 to $331.41 billion by 2021. But fear not! A new study from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham… Read More

  • ADHD Drugs Don’t Improve Memory, Cognition in Healthy Students

    ADHD Drugs Don’t Improve Memory, Cognition in Healthy Students

    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs are frequently used by college students as a means to boost academic performance, but new research suggests that the medication may fail to improve cognition and can impair memory functioning for students without ADHD. The study comes at a time when an increasing number of cognitively healthy students are… Read More

  • E-Bikes Offer Same Health Benefits As Regular Bikes

    E-Bikes Offer Same Health Benefits As Regular Bikes

    Electric bikes (e-bikes) are comparable to conventional bicycles when it comes to promoting health and fitness in untrained and overweight individuals, according to a study by the University of Basel in Switzerland. The research comes at a time when e-bikes are growing ever more popular, and questions concerning their health benefits are on the minds… Read More

  • Study Links Contact Sports to Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson’s, Dementia

    Study Links Contact Sports to Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson’s, Dementia

    Athletes who play contact sports may have a higher chance of developing Lewy body disease (LBD), which can cause Parkinson’s disease and dementia, according to researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Decades of evidence has made it widely known that head impacts and injuries can lead to the neurodegenerative disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy… Read More

  • Why Overtraining Might Do More Harm Than Good

    Why Overtraining Might Do More Harm Than Good

    When it comes to endurance training, “push it to the limit” may not be the best advice. A recent study from researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada suggests that overload training — the practice of training past your normal limits to raise your future performance level — may not actually work. “The theory… Read More

  • Smartphone Game Motivates People to Exercise

    Smartphone Game Motivates People to Exercise

    Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a way to lead sedentary Americans toward a healthier lifestyle by turning everyday exercise into a friendly competition. By designing an interactive web-based app that’s playable with a smartphone and Fitbit, the researchers found that people increased their walking steps by a significant amount when motivated by… Read More

  • High Intake of Fruits and Vegetables May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

    High Intake of Fruits and Vegetables May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

    Eating high amounts of fruits and vegetables each day may lower the risk of breast cancer and aggressive tumors in women, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that yellow and orange vegetables and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, in particular, are significantly associated with lower breast… Read More

  • Researchers Create Synthetic White Cells to Fight Disease

    Researchers Create Synthetic White Cells to Fight Disease

    UCLA researchers have developed artificial T lymphocytes, or T cells that are so close to human T cells that it could one day be used to treat cancer and other autoimmune diseases. T cells are a type of white blood cell that plays a key role in fighting off specific germs. They first mature in… Read More

  • Method Revolutionizes Tracking the Spread of Cancer

    Method Revolutionizes Tracking the Spread of Cancer

    A team of researchers has developed a new method to track the spread of cancer cells, yielding a clearer understanding of cancer migration than ever before. The spread of tumor cells to different locations in the body, known as metastasis, is the most dangerous element of cancer. Metastatic disease causes close to 90 percent of… Read More

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