Physical and mental health can be said to be two sides of the same coin. Improving physical health can do a lot to improve mental…
How to live longer: Avoid these four habits immediately to increase your life expectancy
Dying earlier than expected was once chalked up to superstition, but breakthroughs in scientific research and observational data have dispelled these myths. In fact, the…
Children detect a speaker’s politeness both through intonation and facial expression
Gesture and prosody (stress, rhythm and intonation) play an important role in the development of children’s communication skills. Studies have traditionally focused rather on the…
Using Google Street View to analyze food retail in the Bronx
Cities like New York have implemented varied supermarket incentive programs, from low-cost financing to zoning bonuses, to increase access to healthy food and reduce diet-related…
Longer Hormone Therapy Tied to Less Muscle Loss in Menopause
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 — Longer use of hormone therapy (HT) is associated with high muscle mass and a low prevalence of sarcopenia in postmenopausal…
Brain MRIs ID Racial Differences in Pain Response
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2020 — Racial differences in pain may be rooted in life experience, rather than intrinsic biology, according to a study published online…
Study: Bmal1 gene might not be an essential regulator of circadian rhythms
The Bmal1 gene, found throughout the human body, is believed to be a critical part of the body’s main molecular timekeeper, but after deleting it…
Fewer liquor stores may lead to less homicide
Reducing the number of businesses in Baltimore that sell alcohol in urban residential areas may lower the homicide rate, according to new research. As cities…
My experience of debilitating dental infections
It was 2011, our little boy was 5 years old, and our life was the stuff of dreams. I was a stay-at-home mom, and I…
Using smells to boost learning during sleep
A recent study investigates the role of odor in learning and memory. The authors confirm that the strategic use of aromas while learning and during…