From the Texas A&M AgriLife Communications media release: Scientists using sophisticated imaging techniques have observed a molecular protein folding process that may help medical researchers understand and treat diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and…
From the Oxford University media release: Yoga can improve mood and mental wellbeing among prisoners, an Oxford University study suggests, and may also have an effect on impulsive behaviour. The researchers found that prisoners after…
From the University of Alberta media release: It may seem counter-intuitive to take health advice from a marketing professor, but when it comes to analyzing consumer data and its relationship to managing health issues such…
From the University of Colorado Denver media release: Plant-based diets are healthy. Plants are high in flavonoids. So flavonoids are healthy. At least that’s the reasoning of many manufacturers of flavonoid-based nutritional supplements. But a…
From the Johns Hopkins Medicine media release: People with cheerful temperaments are significantly less likely to suffer a coronary event such as a heart attack or sudden cardiac death, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Previous…
From the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) media release: Vitamin and mineral supplements can enhance mental energy and well-being not only for healthy adults but for those prone to anxiety and depression, according to a…
From the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid press release via ScienceDaily: Good students smoke less, according to a study in which Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) has participated and which highlights the fact that…
From the UC Berkeley press release by Yasmin Anwar via HealthCanal: Neuroscientists have found that sleep deprivation amplifies anticipatory anxiety by firing up the brain’s amygdala and insular cortex, regions associated with emotional processing. The…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via HealthCanal: To keep costs low, companies often incentivize healthy lifestyles. Now, new research suggests that how these incentives are framed — as benefits for healthy-weight people…
From the Arizona State University media release: Bacterial flora inhabiting the human gut have become one of the hottest topics in biological research. Implicated in a range of important activities including digestion, fine-tuning body weight,…