Hand sanitizers effective, but handwashing is better
Whether they dangle from keychains, spritz from pens or froth and pump out of clinic and classroom dispensers, hand sanitizers are convenient alternatives to...
This year, let’s make standard time permanent
Never again.
After we turn back the clocks one hour on the morning of Nov. 3, Washington University in St. Louis chronobiologist Erik Herzog wants...
This walking exercise could improve fitness and health in older people
Many people carry around pedometers to track the number of steps they walk every day. The target number: 10,000 steps, as a foundation for...
To lose weight successfully, eat big lunch and small dinner
In a new study, researchers found when you eat rather than what you eat could have a bigger impact on your weight loss.
The new...
Heavy smoking could cause faces to look older
In a new study, researchers found "smoker's Face," a condition where smokers look older than they are, is just one of many negative effects...
Many Americans don’t know how to prevent cancer
In a new national survey, researchers found only 25% of U.S. adults report incorporating cancer prevention into their daily lives.
This is the finding of...
Better way to treat insomnia and sleep apnea
OSA patients—who comprise around 10% of the general population—suffer from frequent airway narrowing events during sleep which leads to poor quality of sleep and...
Your neighborhood’s walkability may be a trick-or-treat for your heart all year
If you're trick-or-treating through a walkable neighborhood on Halloween, go back and do it again the next day, and the day after that –...
This exercise may improve memory in seniors
In a new study, researchers examined the impact of exercise on the brain and found that high-intensity workouts improve memory in older adults.
The study...
Are we ‘brainwashed’ during sleep?
In a new study, researchers suggest that tonight while you sleep, something amazing will happen within your brain.
Your neurons will go quiet. A few...