Actually taking vacation days
Health in the News Actually taking vacation days Last year, LinkedIn joined the ranks of other tech companies by offering employees unlimited time off….
Category: Health & Fitness
One-minute immunity boost
A study by the Thrombosis Research Institute in London shows that taking a one-minute cold shower can help to ward off illnesses. The researchers found…
Telemedicine for vision screening
People with diabetes should be screened for diabetic retinopathy once a year, but most are not. A new study in reported in JAMA Ophthalmology shows that…
Zika virus is tied to a neurological disorder
Research leading to a vaccine? Zika virus is tied to a neurological disorder Zika virus is a disease that is spread by a virus to people, primarily…
Tracking vegetable trends
Nutritionists at Tufts University say that, although American farmers, who are responsible for four-fifths of the vegetables we eat, produced 5 percent…
The brain is like a muscle, so exercise it more often
The mainstream view in neuroscience today is that the living brain is actually neuroplastic, meaning its circuits are constantly changing in response to…
New wearable fitness devices goes beyond step counting
Health in the News New wearable fitness device goes beyond 10,000 steps The new Mio Global, unlike other new fitness gadgets, does more than count steps….
Fitness at mid-life lowers cancer risk in men
Men’s fitness at mid-iife is a cancer-preventive Scientists at Duke Medicine report that men who maintain a high level of fitness throughout midlife have…
Studies: Fish oil capsules don’t convey big benefits
Big studies show the impact of fish oil capsules is not as great as we hoped Fish oil is now the third most widely used dietary supplement in the United…
Best foods for memory, problem solving, brain health
The best foods for memory, problem solving, brain health Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say these key foods have various brain-boosting benefits: 1….