Noise and Heart Disease
How noisy is your workplace? Research shows that people who work in noisy environments now have a lot more to worry about than just hearing loss. A study out of the University of British Columbia has...
View ArticleHappiness and Genes
Is happiness in our genes? The dominant theory in psychology has been the idea that long-term happiness in adults is essentially stable, or has a set-point, relying on genetic factors, including...
View ArticleBilingualism and Alzheimer’s
Here’s another reason being bilingual is a good thing. It can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and its symptoms for between years. This is the surprise finding from researchers at Toronto’s...
View ArticleSpace Tourism
Here’s a thought if you’d like a really way-out destination for your next holiday – space. According to CNN, Traveling to space is just months away for hundreds of paying tourists, as prices come down,...
View ArticleWalking and dementia
Here’s more evidence that moving your body can help your brain. A study suggests that people who regularly take long walks experience less brain shrinkage and less cognitive impairment as they grow...
View ArticleNew Tumor Marker
Here’s a new discovery that could be huge for the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Researchers say a hormone receptor normally confined to the reproductive organs has been detected in malignant...
View ArticleWandering Mind
How often do you let your mind wander? A study out of the US suggests most of us spend about half our time thinking about being somewhere else, or doing something other than what we’re doing, and this...
View ArticleNumeracy and family wealth
Here’s proof that it’s important to have a handle on basic math skills. A study in The Economic Journal suggests that couples who score well on a test of numeracy appear to fare better financially by...
View ArticleAlcohol sensitivity
Do you feel drunk after relatively few drinks? If so, it may be because you carry a different version of a gene than others who react less strongly to alcohol. Researchers at the University of North...
View ArticleAvoid Gardening Injuries
Gardening is the most common cause of back and neck pain during warm weather season. That’s what nine out of ten chiropractors say, according to the Ontario Chiropractic Association. They find improper...
View ArticleSex After Heart Attack
In a medical first, cardiologists have issued detailed guidelines on how and when to resume sex after a heart attack. And they’re urging doctors to bring it up with patients because many are too...
View ArticleLiving Healthier Longer
Here’s great news for Zoomers – for everyone really. An American study finds that in addition to the increase in life expectancy in recent decades, people are now also healthier later in life. The...
View ArticleSuper Agers
Most of us probably know at least a few of those uber-Zoomers. Older people you can describe as “sharp as a tack” at the age of 80, 90 and beyond. Well, now researchers have found they have certain...
View Article15 Minutes Of Exercise
Do you find it hard to find time for exercise? The latest findings from Taiwan show that getting as little as 15 minutes of physical activity a day can make you live longer. Currently, physical...
View ArticleShorter Work Week
Would a shorter work week make you happier? Maybe not, according to a study in The Journal of Happiness Studies. South Korea was the perfect place to test this question. It changed its labor laws in...
View ArticleMellow Music And Road Rage
Here’s some scientific evidence that you’re listening to the right radio station. A study in the journal Ergonomics finds that mellow music may help stave off road rage and switching to mellow music in...
View ArticleBroccoli and Osteoarthritis
Here’s another reason to eat yourbroccoli: a compound in this much-maligned vegetable has been found to stop or at least slow down the most common form of arthritis. A study in Arthritis and Rheumatism...
View ArticleCushioned Shoes And Injury
Do you spend extra money on running shoes with extra cushioning that is supposed to absorb shock and prevent injuries? I certainly do. But a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine...
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Noise and Heart Disease
How noisy is your workplace? Research shows that people who work in noisy environments now have a lot more to worry about than just hearing loss. A study out of the University of British Columbia has...
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