Category: Lifestyle

Married people have lower levels of stress hormone

From the Carnegie Mellon University media release: Studies have suggested that married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced, or widowed. A new Carnegie Mellon University study provides… Read more »

Mediterranean diet may have lasting effects on brain health

From the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) media release: A new study shows that older people who followed a Mediterranean diet retained more brain volume over a three-year period than… Read more »

Animal study shows harmful effects of secondhand smoke even before pregnancy

From the Duke University Medical Center media release: Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke — even before conception — appears to have a lingering impact that can later impair the brain… Read more »

As neighborhood status falls, cardiovascular disease risk among black residents spikes

From the Drexel University media release: The lower a neighborhood’s socioeconomic status is, the more likely its black residents are to develop heart disease and stroke, according to a new Drexel University-led… Read more »

Shooting, gang violence exposure leads to PTSD

From the Northwestern University media release: The violence that women in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience and witness can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and full diagnoses, according to a new Northwestern… Read more »