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Sleep plays a big role in healing traumatic brain injuries

In a new study, researchers found that good sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury. They used MRI to evaluate the enlargement...

Feeling exhausted is linked to heart attack in men

In a new study, researchers found that men experiencing vital exhaustion are more likely to have a heart attack. The risk of a heart attack...

Sleep can maximize vaccine effectiveness

With the roll out of COVID-19 vaccines now underway, University of South Australia sleep experts are urging people to reprioritise their sleep, as getting...

This surgery may help cure type 2 diabetes

In a recent study from King’s College London, researchers found that metabolic surgery is more effective than drugs and lifestyle interventions in the long-term...

Why we should abolish daylight saving time

Springing forward doesn’t just make for a sleepy Monday morning; it also affects your health and your safety. That’s why experts are calling for an...

How grief rewires the brain and can affect health – and what to do...

Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn't make it simple. It's psychological, but it affects people physically. It's a matter...

Intensive lifestyle change can benefit most people with type 2 diabetes, but not all

For people who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, the first line of treatment is usually lifestyle intervention, including weight loss...

How to eat right for your life stages

For National Nutrition Month® 2021, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends people adjust their eating habits to address the nutritional needs of their...

3 in 4 people with severe COVID-19 have this health problem

In a new study, researchers confirmed that being obese greatly raises the odds that people get severe COVID-19. The finding supports calls for obese Americans...

Appetite linked to healthier gut in older people

In a new study, researchers found that over-60s with a good appetite have more diverse and different communities of microbes in their gut than...