Weight loss may help treat sleep apnea by reducing tongue fat
In a new study, researchers found that weight loss in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to improve sleep apnea primarily by...
Exercising in very cold weather could harm your lungs
In a new study, researchers found people who enjoy exercising outside during winter need to be wary of the effects plunging temperatures can have...
This new non-surgical treatment may help you lose weight and keep it off
Laurie Busa was looking for a new and more successful way to lose weight.
As a cardiovascular technologist at Winchester Hospital, she conducts stress tests...
Low-fat diet may lower testosterone levels in men
For the many men diagnosed with testosterone deficiency, losing weight can help increase testosterone levels.
But in a new study, researchers found that certain diets—specifically...
Tea drinkers can live longer, new study shows
In a new study, researchers found that drinking tea at least three times a week is linked with longer and healthier life.
They found frequent...
Scientists find the cause of sleep problems in children with autism
In a new study, researchers found that children with autism have more significant sleep difficulties caused by shallower brain waves than typically developing children.
The...
Cigarette smoking may damage mental health, increase depression
For decades, doctors have warned about the health risks of smoking.
However, their warnings focused on the physical risks that cigarettes pose to health, such...
Should you exercise when you’re sick?
The winter cold and flu season may try to knock out your new year’s plans to get or stay healthy, but the good news...
Researchers find a better way to treat sleep loss, insomnia
Chronic insomnia, in which people have difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep at least three nights a week for three months or more, affects...
Judo may improve health, social functions in kids with autism
In a new study, researchers found that Judo may be just the right sport to increase the physical activity level among children with autism...