Are mocktails better for you than cocktails? Experts suggest limiting intake of sugary drinks

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversitySwapping cocktails for mocktails for Dry January? Just be mindful of their sugar content, Northeastern experts say. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern Univer

Updated on: March 16,2024 15

Are mocktails better for you than cocktails? Experts suggest limiting intake of sugary drinks

by Erin Kayata,Northeastern UniversitySwapping cocktails for mocktails for Dry January? Just be mindful of their sugar content, Northeastern experts say. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern Univer

Updated on:March 16,2024 15

Meat-based and processed foods foods linked to Alzheimer's

by Bond UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study has found a strong link between Alzheimer's disease and the daily consumption of meat-based and processed foods. Researchers at Bond Univers

Updated on: March 18,2024 12

Meat-based and processed foods foods linked to Alzheimer's

by Bond UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA study has found a strong link between Alzheimer's disease and the daily consumption of meat-based and processed foods. Researchers at Bond Univers

Updated on:March 18,2024 12

Virtual reality treatment for palliative care shown to help patients 'flourish' during relaxation therapy

by FrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPalliative care is the interdisciplinary medical specialty of caring for people with serious and often terminal illnesses. Its aim is to improve qual

Updated on: March 27,2024 15

Virtual reality treatment for palliative care shown to help patients 'flourish' during relaxation therapy

by FrontiersCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPalliative care is the interdisciplinary medical specialty of caring for people with serious and often terminal illnesses. Its aim is to improve qual

Updated on:March 27,2024 15

Many type 2 diabetes patients lack potentially lifesaving knowledge about their disease, researchers find

by FrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of milli

Updated on: March 19,2024 14

Many type 2 diabetes patients lack potentially lifesaving knowledge about their disease, researchers find

by FrontiersCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe body's inability to produce enough insulin or use it effectively often results in type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic disease affecting hundreds of milli

Updated on:March 19,2024 14

Tips to help your skin thrive this winter

by Carole Tanzer MillerWinter isn't kind to your skin. Dry, cold weather causes dryness, and you might even develop "winter rash"—dry, irritated skin that's red, bumpy, flaky and bur

Updated on: March 15,2024 16

Tips to help your skin thrive this winter

by Carole Tanzer MillerWinter isn't kind to your skin. Dry, cold weather causes dryness, and you might even develop "winter rash"—dry, irritated skin that's red, bumpy, flaky and bur

Updated on:March 15,2024 16

A pharmacologist explains the controversy and addictive potential of the herbal substance kratom

by C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Anh Nguyen from PexelsThe herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of aSoutheast Asian tree, is used bynearly 2 million people&nbs

Updated on: March 26,2024 10

A pharmacologist explains the controversy and addictive potential of the herbal substance kratom

by C. Michael White,The ConversationCredit: Anh Nguyen from PexelsThe herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of aSoutheast Asian tree, is used bynearly 2 million people&nbs

Updated on:March 26,2024 10

Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds

by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustSD change in daily MVPA and SED per one standard deviation increase in pollutant concentration. Bars represent 95% confidence interval. Model 1: Standard

Updated on: March 23,2024 10

Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds

by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustSD change in daily MVPA and SED per one standard deviation increase in pollutant concentration. Bars represent 95% confidence interval. Model 1: Standard

Updated on:March 23,2024 10

Caring for the Alzheimer's caregivers

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Houston Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing have published a systematic approa

Updated on: March 27,2024 20

Caring for the Alzheimer's caregivers

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Houston Andy & Barbara Gessner College of Nursing have published a systematic approa

Updated on:March 27,2024 20

South Korea 'concerned' doctors' strike could escalate

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSouth Korea's health minister warned of a threat to the lives of patients on Tuesday after medical professors said they might join striking junior doctors engaged

Updated on: March 19,2024 13

South Korea 'concerned' doctors' strike could escalate

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSouth Korea's health minister warned of a threat to the lives of patients on Tuesday after medical professors said they might join striking junior doctors engaged

Updated on:March 19,2024 13

Thirdhand smoke study teaches reveals more about the risks

by Angela Koenig,University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer. Now, researchers are looking

Updated on: March 18,2024 14

Thirdhand smoke study teaches reveals more about the risks

by Angela Koenig,University of CincinnatiCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt's long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer. Now, researchers are looking

Updated on:March 18,2024 14

Study of fatal and nonfatal shootings by police reveals racial disparities, dispatch risks

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and Vanderbilt Un

Updated on: March 19,2024 20

Study of fatal and nonfatal shootings by police reveals racial disparities, dispatch risks

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and Vanderbilt Un

Updated on:March 19,2024 20

Childhood deaths at record low, but progress 'precarious': UN

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than

Updated on: March 19,2024 10

Childhood deaths at record low, but progress 'precarious': UN

Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of children worldwide who died before age five reached a record low in 2022, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday, as for the first time fewer than

Updated on:March 19,2024 10