Category: Lifestyle

There are plenty of countries carrying the ‘must-go-to’ lable. And Germany is certainly one of them. But if you were not planning to check it off your bucket list just yet, let me persuade you to do the opposite. Here are the best 8 reasons why you should visit Germany at least once in your life. […]

Determining a child’s best daily balance of sleep, activity and relaxation can be a challenge, but if you’re hoping to improve their academic results, then it’s time to cut back on chores and chill time, according to new research from the University of South Australia. Exploring associations between 24-hour daily activities (sleep, sedentary time, light […]

You might assume that portraying video games as bad for your health would be as easy as shooting ducks on an old Nintendo. Even a professional gamer like Noah “Nifty” Francis, 22, admits players aren’t known for having great habits. Francis, who plays Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the Dallas-based Team Envy, knows people who play […]

Researchers have long known that many people (mostly women) suffering from anorexia face a high risk of death. But, until now, they didn’t know what causes the eating disorder to turn fatal. In a research letter published in the Oct. 26 edition of Nature Metabolism, Yale researchers describe a specific neuron that appears to play […]

A trans-institutional team of Vanderbilt engineering, data science and clinical researchers has developed a novel approach for monitoring bone stress in recreational and professional athletes, with the goal of anticipating and preventing injury. Using machine learning and biomechanical modeling techniques, the researchers built multisensory algorithms that combine data from lightweight, low-profile wearable sensors in shoes […]

Americans with university degrees or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated, according to an international study led by Western University. With more than half of U.S. adults reporting chronic pain, the study will help health-care professionals and policymakers better target relief, the researchers said. “Pain affects quality […]

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and FZata Inc. has found that modifying a common type of yeast in a certain way made it an effective treatment for Clostridioides difficile infections in mice. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes how they modified […]

Virtually everyone agrees it’s good to be healthy, but fewer people think of their health as a central part of their identity. New research from Iowa State University shows that encouraging people to think of health as an essential part of themselves also encourages healthier behaviors, including adherence to physical distancing and mask guidelines during […]