Cranberry juice may relieve painful joints for women with arthritis.
Binge-drinking ‘rewires a teenager’s brain’ leaving them more at risk of depression and alcoholism in later life
Binge drinking may make teenagers depressed and prone to alcohol-use disorders in later life, research suggests.
Spiritual Beliefs Are Linked to a ‘Protective’ Effect Against Depression in The Brain
Religious beliefs, or a sense of spirituality, may cushion some people’s brains against depression, according to new research.
Speaking a second language slows down aging and makes you smarter
Fruit juices have potentially dangerous levels of lead and arsenic
A new study from Consumer Reports found that 21 of 45 fruit juices tested had concerning levels of heavy metals. That means they contained amounts that could harm habitual juice drinkers even if they drank fairly typical quantities each day.
Targeting Certain Brain Cells Can Switch Off Pain
By turning off certain brain cells, researchers were able to make mice sense painful stimuli—but not the associated discomfort. Karen Hopkin reports.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
The authors report the case of a 58-year-old female who had experienced five years of cognitive decline, which began accelerating rapidly. Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) suggested Alzheimer’s disease. The diagnosis was confirmed by 18Fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) brain imaging, which revealed global and typical metabolic deficits in Alzheimer’s.
Your body image is impacted by those around you
- Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image.
Spending time with people who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve your own eating habits and body image, according to researchers from the University of Waterloo.
In a new study, researchers examined how social interactions influence body image. They found that in addition to the previous findings that being around people preoccupied with their body image was detrimental, that spending time with people who were non-body focused had a positive impact.
A 75-Year Harvard Study Reveals That Good Genes Are Nice, But Joy Is Better
Have you ever heard of the Harvard study that ran for 75 years to assess what makes us happy? It’s a revolutionary study in psychology.
Positive self belief key to recovery from shoulder pain
People are more likely to recover from shoulder pain if they have the confidence to carry on doing most things, despite their pain – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and University of Hertfordshire.
