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Thinking Positively About Getting Older May Shape How You Age, Yale Study Finds
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (314+ words) Research led by Becca R. Levy and Martin D. Slade Yale University) Most Americans expect their minds and bodies to slowly fall apart with age. So do most of their doctors. A Yale University study says that expectation is not just wrong…...
Your Back Pain Isn't Just In Your Back. It's In Your Brain, And It's Changing How You Hear The World
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (168+ words) Research led by Yoni K. Ashar PhD (University of Colorado Anschutz) For most people, the sound of a knife dragging across a plate is unpleasant but forgettable. For someone with chronic back pain, that same noise can feel almost physically unbearable,…...
Data From 142 Countries Shows Eating Eggs May Actually Protect Your Heart, Not Harm It
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (243+ words) Home " Food News Research led by Yoshimi Kishimoto (Setsunan University) and Norie Sugihara (Kanagawa University of Human Services) Much of the fear around eggs traces back to their cholesterol content. For decades, the thinking was linear: eat more dietary cholesterol,…...
The Fittest And Least Fit States In America, Ranked Across 10 Health Factors
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (834+ words) Home " Wellness " Exercise News Research led by Nursa.com Credit: Niyazz on Shutterstock Vermont leads the nation in fitness while Louisiana sits dead last, and the gap between them tells a stark story about how geography, lifestyle habits, and access…...
These Overlooked Molecules In The Bloodstream May Predict Longevity Better Than Age Itself
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (315+ words) Research led by Virginia Byers Kraus (Duke University School of Medicine) What makes the results particularly noteworthy is how poorly age performed once molecular markers were included. Chronological age alone was a weak predictor of two-year survival in this cohort....
1 In 3 American Teens Already Has Prediabetes Or Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (256+ words) Research led by Eric Peprah Osei (University of Illinois Chicago; Ghana Health Service, Dormaa West District Hospital) Walk into any middle school classroom in America and look around. Statistically, about one in three of those kids already has prediabetes or…...
Most Deceitful States: Study Shows Where Americans Lie, Cheat, And Scam The Most
1+ week, 3+ day ago (414+ words) Home " Society & Culture News Research led by Tarotoo.com Credit: ravipat on Shutterstock Americans tell an average of 11 lies per week. More than half have been cheated on. And in some parts of the country, dishonesty has become something of…...
Something Was Making Stone Tools In China 600,000 Years Before Homo Erectus Showed Up
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (266+ words) Home " Historical News Research led by Christopher J. Bae (University of Hawai'i at M'noa), Darryl Granger (Purdue University), Zhongping Lai (Shantou University), and Guanjun Shen (Nanjing Normal University) Reconstruction of the Yunxian Homo erectus (Credit: Xiaobo Feng) Stone tools discovered in…...
Why Adults Who Still 'Play' Are Happier, Healthier, and Less Stressed
2+ week, 2+ day ago (847+ words) Home " Happiness News Research led by Scott Duncan (Auckland University of Technology) and Melody Smith (University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau) Play isn't just for kids: Playful adults cope better with stress, feel more positive emotions, and report higher life…...
Two Out Of Three Americans Now Take Medication Every Week
2+ week, 3+ day ago (525+ words) Home " Drug & Medication News Research led by Jody L. Green, PhD (Uprise Health) Walk into any workplace, coffee shop, or family gathering and look around. Two out of every three people there took medication in the past week. A new nationwide…...