Category: Education
Stress could help activate calorie-burning fat
Mild stress stimulates the activity and heat production by brown fat that burns calories, according to a study published in Experimental Physiology. Brown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat found in […]
What happens to your heart when you’re in love?
A researcher at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) explains what happens to your heart when you are in love. Peter Crawford, M.D., Ph.D., is the Director of the Cardiovascular Metabolism Program at SBP in Lake Nona, Florida. He […]
Couch Potatoes may have smaller brains later in life
Poor physical fitness in middle age may be linked to a smaller brain size 20 years later, according to a study published in the February 10, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. […]
LGBT bullying doesn’t ‘get better’
Discrimination, harassment and assault of LGBT youths is still very much a problem for about a third of adolescents, a Northwestern Medicine study found. What’s more, it’s often very severe, ongoing and leads to lasting mental health problems such as […]
Missing radiation treatment ups the risk of recurrence
Missing two or more radiation therapy session can increase the risk of cancer recurrence in patients, says a new study by Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s NCI–designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center. The […]
Is shopping therapy effective?
Depends on what you buy, says Arizona State University professor Monika Lisjak. Her study discovers that buying something that can improve your competence may tend to back-fire, as it reminds you of your flaws. “What we know from a lot […]
BMI an inaccurate measure of health
A new research out of UC Santa Barbara and UCLA reveals that millions of Americans labeled overweight or obese based on their BMI are, in fact, “perfectly healthy.” Their findings, which appear in the International Journal of Obesity, suggest that […]
Bed-sharing affects breastfeeding habits
Mothers who frequently sleep with their babies breastfeed for longer than mothers who do not bed-share, says a study by Acta Paediatrica. Also, pregnant women who expressed a strong motivation to breastfeed were more likely to bed-share frequently once their […]
Meditation eases pain, anxiety during breast cancer biopsy
Meditation eases anxiety, fatigue and pain for women undergoing breast cancer biopsies, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute. They also found that music is effective, but to a lesser extent. The researchers note that adopting these simple, inexpensive […]
New sunscreen allows body to produce Vitamin D
Researchers have developed a process for altering the ingredients in a sunscreen that does not impact its sun protection factor (SPF), but does allow the body to produce vitamin D. The findings, published in the peer reviewed journal PLOS ONE, […]
