Culturally-based fasting as a trigger for eating disorders
With Lent just around the corner, it is an apt time to think about cultural and religious fasting, which is just what new research...
Dark chocolate improves walking in patients with peripheral artery disease
About 20% of seniors aged 75 or older in Western nations suffer from peripheral artery disease. When walking, leg cramps often force them to...
Walgreens COVID Vaccine Booster: Eligibility and Scheduling an appointment
COVID-19 vaccine boosters and additional vaccine doses are now authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the U.S. Centers...
Study: Depending on your heart attack risk, aspirin can do more...
New information shows 11.6 percent of patients prescribed aspirin therapy to prevent heart attacks or strokes shouldn’t actually be taking the medicine. According to...
Study sheds light on why we sabotage our own happiness
A recent study published in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies by Mohsen Joshando and Dan Weijers of the Victoria University of Wellington is the...
Study: Bone marrow backup needed to tackle respiratory infections
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found how the immune system triggers an ‘emergency’ dendritic cell response during infection, with dendritic cells at...
Music training in high school nurtures healthy brains
Music training can have greater benefits than simply being enjoyable. Northwestern University reported that music training which is initiated during high school may improve...
New Study: Microbes help orchestrate how the gut uses its genes
The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice...
Scleroderma may cause psychiatric symptoms, studies suggest
A recent study conducted on psychiatric problems associated with sclerodoma suggest that those afflicted with the condition are unusually predisposed to psychiatric problems. In...
Improve your performance in every area of your life
We often think of peak performance as something for athletes or those in high-powered careers. But a new online symposium that starts this week...













