Daytime naps could help prevent heart attacks, strokes, study finds
Need an excuse to squeeze in a midday snooze?
Scientists from the University Hospital of Lausanne found that occasional napping could help you maintain a...
Eating 2 fruit and 3 vegetable servings every day may give you a longer...
Scientists from Harvard found that eating about five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, in which 2 are fruits and 3 are vegetables, is...
In people with PAD, walking at uncomfortable pace may improve mobility
Scientists from Northwestern University found that people with a condition that restricts blood flow to the legs and feet may be able to improve...
Poor sleep linked to fatty liver disease, study finds
Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University found that people with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy sleep behaviours could develop fatty liver disease.
The research is published in...
Obesity may increase risk of this inflammatory bowel disease
In a recent study from Norfolk and elsewhere, researchers found that obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is linked to an increased...
Blue light from your phone may harm you more when you get older
Scientists from Oregon State University found that the damaging effects of daily, lifelong exposure to the blue light emanating from phones, computers, and household...
Alcohol drinking can accelerate biological aging, shows study
Scientists from Oxford Population Health found that alcohol directly accelerates aging by damaging DNA in telomeres.
The research is published in Molecular Psychiatry and was...
Napping, sleeping too much or too little, may increase heart disease risk in older...
Scientists from Karolinska Institute found that napping, as well as sleeping too much or too little or having poor sleep patterns, appears to increase...
Enjoy your nap, but be aware of the pros and cons
You could read this story now. Or you could take a nap first, and perhaps tackle it feeling more alert and refreshed.
Health-wise, is that...
Have trouble sleeping? You’re at higher risk of dying, especially if you have diabetes
Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found that having trouble falling or staying asleep may leave you feeling tired and frustrated.
It also could subtract years from...