A healthy retirement is more than lifestyle
Scientists find that 5 things in a person's 50s could indicate whether or not they will be fit and healthy into retirement and beyond
The...
How long time meditation changes your brain
In a new study from University of Wisconsin–Madison, researchers examined brain activity in non-meditators, new meditators, and long-term meditators with thousands of hours of...
How sleep apnea and irregular heartbeat are connected
If a patient experiences irregular heartbeat like atrial fibrillation, the doctor may recommend a test for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA.
This is because the...
Support after weight loss surgery is important for patients’ health
Traditional weight loss treatments use strong lifestyle interventions. This may include low-calorie diets, high-intensity exercise and educational classes.
Although lifestyle interventions are effective for weight...
Why a big waistline could harm your health
It is known that overweight and obesity are very harmful to our health.
They are big risk factors for many chronic diseases, such as heart...
Our brain evolved to need exercise
A lot of scientific evidence has shown that exercise is good not only for our bodies, but for our brains.
However, exactly why physical activity...
Weight loss could protect your knees
In a recent study, researchers find that overweight and obese people who lost weight over 4 years showed significantly lower degeneration of their knee...
Why depression is linked to bad sleep
In a new study, researchers at the University of Warwick (UK) and Fudan University (China) discover the neural link between depression and sleep problems.
They...
A lifetime of regular exercise could make you stay young
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Birmingham and King's College London find that staying active keeps the body young and healthy.
The...
This weight loss method may increase your diabetes risk
In a recent study, researchers find fasting every other day to lose weight impairs the action of sugar-regulating hormone, insulin, which may increase diabetes...
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Scientists tap unused energy source to power future smart sensor networks
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Scientists have developed a...
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Hubble Telescope finds best evidence for elusive mid-size black hole
New data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have provided the strongest evidence yet for mid-sized black holes in the Universe.
Hubble confirms that this...