Can watching others eat junk food can suppress our appetite and help us lose weight?
Deep sleep might help buffer against memory loss for older adults facing a heightened burden of Alzheimer’s disease...
While this is a good thing when it comes to being able to socialize with your colleagues, it may have some negative effects on your health – depending on how long your commute is.
Arcturus has been classified as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization. So what do we know about this variant, and should we be worried?
Exposure to even moderate levels of airplane noise may disrupt sleep, researchers report.
The pharmaceutical industry promotes the fantasy of zero pain: take a pill and eliminate pain. But pills offer only temporary, superficial relief and often have adverse effects.
Do you want to avoid flipping through countless diet books that lead you to feel more confused than ever? Have you just been stuffing yourself with quick and easy processed fast foods?
The emergence of AI that draws on the entire internet for answers to questions rather than being confined to fixed databases open new avenues of potential for augmenting medical diagnosis.
For many people, spring has brought with it the dreaded symptoms of hay fever, such as itchy eyes, sneezing and a stuffy nose. Hay fever is common, affecting up to 42% of people. It occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens including pollen.
We carry them everywhere, take them to bed, to the bathroom and for many people they’re the first thing they see in the morning – more than 90% of the world owns or uses a mobile phone and many of us couldn’t manage without one.
How does intermittent fasting affect athletic performance? There’s no simple answer.
Psychedelics may better treat depression and anxiety symptoms than prescription antidepressants for patients with advanced cancer.
- By Duane Mellor
Ice cream lovers worldwide were probably rejoicing when a recent article suggested that indulging in your favourite flavour might be healthy.
- By Mike Lean
Every working day, GPs in the UK diagnose almost 1,000 people with type 2 diabetes. It is one of the commonest and most expensive diseases. What most people don’t know is that with a bit of hard work, it is possible to become non-diabetic again.
- By Joshua Pate
For every feeling we experience, there is a lot of complex biology going on underneath our skin.
What causes motion sickness? Here’s how to reconcile the mismatch in what your senses are telling your brain.
You can amplify the focal power of mantras through the field of your body and aura with crystals or other minerals.
Diet-related chronic diseases have reached a critical juncture in the U.S. Nearly half the population has prediabetes or diabetes. Over 40% are overweight or obese.
Here’s why having chocolate can make you feel great or a bit sick – plus 4 tips for better eating.
The goal is to increase movement in any way that works for you, from formal classes to spurts of additional activity throughout the day.
While experts don’t know exactly why eating disorders develop, studies show that body dissatisfaction and desire for weight loss are key contributors. This can make conversations around weight and healthy behaviors particularly tricky with teens and young adults.
- By Bryant Lusk
Green tea is consistently featured in the list of the healthiest beverages in the world, and for good reason.
Neuroscientists have long assumed that neurons are greedy, hungry units that demand more energy when they become more active, and the circulatory system complies by providing as much blood as they require to fuel their activity.