Simple Ways to Get a Better Night’s Sleep
If you're having trouble falling or staying asleep, try these tips.
Using Your Phone Is Actually Disrupting Your Workout
Being on your phone while exercising not only distracts you from the workout at hand, but also compromises your posture and the intensity of your routine.
This Woman Is Deadly Allergic To Nearly Everything — Including Her Husband
Johanna Watkins was diagnosed with MCAS, a rare immune disorder, in 2015, and with the diagnosis came several adjustments that needed to be made to she and her husband's everyday lives.
5 Foods to Boost Your Immune System
Before reaching for that supplement bottle, consider eating more of these five delicious foods to boost your immunity and fight disease.
Can Dancing Make You Happier and Healthier?
Dancing does a lot more for your health than you may realize.
More Mushrooms in Your Diet May Help to Prevent Alzheimer’s: Study
Researchers have discovered that mushrooms have major brain-boosting and curative powers.
Doctor’s Age May Influence Patient Death
Older physicians are tied to a higher death rate among hospital patients, shows a new study.
Laughing Gas for Labor Pain? It’s Making a Comeback
Almost a century after falling out of popularity, laughing gas is seeing a comeback in the United States in the delivery room.
Aspirin May Cut Your Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in Half
You’ve probably heard that taking aspirin may lower your risk of heart attack. But taking aspirin to prevent pancreatic cancer?
This Mom Changed the Way Autistic Children Around the World Play
Dina Kimmel is the dedicated mother behind the We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym, a place that gives children with autism a fun and safe place to learn and explore.
Sleep Tracker Inaccuracy May Cause Obsessive Behavior
With approximately 15 percent of Americans wearing activity trackers, the question remains as to whether it is doing them any good when it comes to accurately tracking sleep patterns.
Doctors Remove Large Cockroach Lodged Inside Woman’s Skull
The woman woke up in the middle of the night with a “crawling sensation” inside her head.
Childhood Poverty May Lead to Poor Adult Psychological Health
A study says people who experience poverty in childhood are more apt to have psychological challenges as adults.
Eat More Fiber to Avoid Painful, Creaky Knees
Researchers found that the higher the dietary fiber intake, the lower the risk of developing osteoarthritis in the knee.
Here’s Why More Moms Cradle Babies on the Left Side
"Positional bias" can help to explain this evolutionary behavior seen in humans and other mammals.
Add Legumes to Your Diet to Cut Diabetes Risk, Suggests Study
Eating about one-and-a-half servings of legumes per week was associated with a 35% reduced risk of developing diabetes.
Avocados Are Causing Serious Hand Injuries
The issue has become so commonplace that doctors in London prepare themselves for a “post-brunch surge” of avocado slicing injuries on Saturday afternoons.
More Vitamin D May Help Moms Prevent Asthma in Children
Mothers-to-be who are worried about their child developing asthma early in life may want to up their vitamin D intake, a new study suggests.
New Guidelines Make It Easier for Pregnant Women to Eat Fish
The new guidelines will make it easier for pregnant women to make informed choices about consuming fish.
Chewing Gum Can Damage Digestive System, Even If Not Swallowed
It's a chemical called titanium oxide, present in chewing gum, candy and even toothpaste, that's been shown to be harmful to the digestive system.
This Amazon Tribe Has the Healthiest Hearts in the World, Experts Say
Though the Tsimane have other health issues, their low risk for heart disease made a new record.
Summer Pregnancies May Have Higher Risk for Gestational Diabetes
Gestational diabetes, a form of high blood sugar that affects pregnant women, puts women who develop the condition at risk for Type 2 diabetes
Your Creativity Could Affect How Much You Sleep
The two kinds of creativity, visual and verbal, and how they affected sleep duration, time and even quality, were observed in undergraduate students.
Hold the Paper: Fast-Food Wrappers Contain Harmful Chemicals
The substances have been tied to severe health problems, such as testicular and kidney cancer, and scientists warn that chemicals in fast-food wrappers may “leach” onto the food products.
Inactive Teens May Develop Weaker, Lazy Bones
Between the ages of 10 and 14 for girls, and the ages of 12 and 16 for boys, is a crucial time in their physical development.
Drug Lawsuit: Popular Memory Pill Accused of Being a ‘Fraud’
The plaintiffs cite an inconclusive study in their claim that the memory-boosting supplement, Prevagen, doesn't provide substantive health benefits.
World’s Most Venomous Snake Could Hold Key To Pain Relief
Scientists believe the blue coral snake, dubbed the “killer of killers,” might hold the key to developing powerful painkillers for humans.
This Doctor Just Created a Slimming Chocolate
After developing a variety of supplements that help to better your body from the inside out, Dr. Amy Lee and the Nucific brand are combining two ideas that are usually an oxymoron: slimming and chocolate.
Acne-Causing Bacteria Might Also Fight Skin Disease
A type of skin bacteria that can cause acne might hold the key to treating several skin disorders and even cancer, according to a new study.
Sorry Sushi Lovers, Your Salmon May Have A Japanese Tapeworm
If you're an avid sushi eater, you may want to hold off on those salmon rolls right now.
Kids Who Drink Non-Cow’s Milk Are Shorter Than Peers
A study showed that kids who drank plant-based milk only were significantly shorter than their peers who drank regular cow's milk.
Fossils Show Cavemen Ate Butterflies and Used ‘Toothpicks’
New clues about the lives of cavemen are giving scientists a better idea of their eating habits and hygiene routine.
Brain Thickness May Determine Key Parts of Your Personality
The researchers determined that different traits were linked to the overall volume of the brain, the thickness of the cortex (the outer layer of the brain), and how folded the cortex was.
Quitting Smoking? Here Are Some Key Steps to Kicking the Habit
Setting a goal that's realistic is the best way to achieve it, study says.
Saunas May Lower Risk of Dementia and Heart Disease
Finnish researchers found that men who used a sauna four to seven times a week were 66 percent less likely to be diagnosed with dementia.
Brain Implant May Improve the Way ALS Patients Communicate
The implant lets the user put together accurate messages using a computer typing program that analyzes brain activity.
Vitamin D Linked To Beating Breast Cancer
Researchers found that women with higher levels of vitamin D in their blood were more likely to survive breast cancer than women with lower levels.
5 Ways Redheads Experience the World Differently
From pain sensitivity to disease risk, redheads carry a gene that makes their experience of life slightly different.
Early Periods May Lead to Premature Menopause
For women who hit early onset puberty or never bear children, the risk of experiencing early or premature menopause is much greater.
Avocados Could Treat Metabolic Syndrome
In addition to reducing cholesterol levels, eating this fatty and fibrous fruit can aid in weight loss, therefore staving off the threat of type II diabetes.
6 Ways to Remedy Your Sugar Addiction
Here are six steps you can take towards curbing a sugar addiction.
New C-Section App May Shorten Hospital Stays for New Mothers
The helpful and cost-effective app was designed with the goal of empowering and informing women who are scheduled to undergo a C-section.
Treating Chronic Pain With Cannabis Could Be Less Addictive Than Opioids
A research team is hopeful they have found a new path to less lethal pain relievers like opioids.
Something Interesting Happens to Our Brains While We Sleep
Scientists believe that brain synapses shrink during sleep and expand when activated during one’s waking hours, and such expansion is a marker for learning and memory.
American Life Expectancy Drops for the First Time in Two Decades
For the first time since 1993, the average life expectancy of people in the United States has declined, according to the CDC.
Smart Labels Could Tell You When to Throw Out Food
Scientists at Clarkson University in New York have created a smart label that detects whether a product, from food to makeup, is no longer viable for consumers.
Economic Cost of Heroin Epidemic in U.S. Is Staggering
The cost to society emphasizes the need for healthcare that reduces the risk of abuse and offers care to those struggling with opioid addiction.
Serotonin Imbalance May Contribute to Autistic Behavior
The Japanese study adds an important new layer of understanding of the role and resultant behavior of serotonin deficiency.
New Blood Pressure Guidelines for Americans Over 60
The new guidelines call for beginning treatment in those with a systolic blood pressure of 150 or higher.
Why Aren’t All Hospital Patients Screened for Depression?
Considering the high depression rate among hospitalized patients, a new study asks why we aren’t screening all patients for depression, just as we do for high blood pressure or diabetes.
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