Healthy sleep may rely on long-overlooked brain cells
For something we spend one-third of our lives doing, we still understand remarkably little about how sleep works.
For example, why can some people sleep...
This hobby may help protect against cognitive decline in older people
In a recent study at the University of Helsinki, researchers found that choir singing can improve cognitive functioning in the elderly.
The study is published...
Losing weight through exercise
In the US, the prevalence of obesity was 42.4% in 2017/2018, according to a survey of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Concurrently millions...
5 tips to move more throughout the day
One in four U.S. adults are sitting for longer than eight hours each day, and this lack of activity is bad for mental and...
The pros and cons of weighing yourself every day
This is the year you've vowed to lose weight. You step on the scale to mark the starting point toward your goal.
Now how often...
No pain, no gain in exercise for this common artery disease
In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, researchers found that no pain means no gain when it comes to reaping exercise benefits for people...
What you need to know about mental fatigue
Someone asks you a simple question and you snap. Common tasks, like washing the dishes, feel impossible to accomplish.
Constant virtual meetings on camera leave...
This health problem cause half of new diabetes cases annually in U.S.
In a new study from Northwestern University, researchers found that reducing the prevalence of obesity may prevent up to half of new Type 2...
COVID-19 and sleep: What you need to know
Excerpts from a conversation between Dr. Marishka Brown at NIH and Dr. Chandra Jackson, an NIH expert on sleep.
Brown: From a sleep perspective, how...
This weight loss surgery may lower heart disease risk
Bariatric surgery can be a difficult decision for treating obesity, as patients and their doctors weigh the risks and side effects of the procedure...