Do you want to lower your blood pressure? Reducing salt in the diet can help do this, and for many people it may be as effective as taking a common blood pressure medication, according to new research. ▶ Watch video: Pregnant women are now recommended to be screened for blood pressure at all prenatal visits. … Read more
Students, rejoice, your sleepless nights may have more benefits than earning you an A. That all-too-familiar feeling of “tension but fatigue” from not getting enough sleep for just one night may actually have antidepressant effects, according to a study led by a team at Northwestern University. Although chronic sleep deprivation has been studied extensively, scientists … Read more
An analysis of the link between health outcomes and voting disparities shows that Ohio suffers from barriers in both health and voting access. The nonpartisan Healthy Democracy Healthy People coalition, with researchers from the Network for Public Health Law, updated its Health and Democracy Index this month to compare 12 “public health indicators” and voter … Read more
Making a small change in diet — chicken instead of beef, plant-based milk instead of cow’s milk — can significantly reduce carbon emissions and increase the healthiness of your diet, according to a new study. (Photo from iStock) Curbing carbon emissions and eating healthier can both start at the dinner table. According to a new … Read more
Can exercise help slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease in patients? That’s the question a team of professors and student researchers at Sacramento State University is trying to answer with a new study. Gwnalle Begue and Dr. Matt JN Brown, both professors at the university, are leading the research. More than 20 people from the … Read more
Taking a brisk walk for just 22 minutes once a day may be enough to offset the negative health effects of too much sitting, research suggests. A sedentary lifestyle is among the main causes of health problems around the world. Millions of people who sit for long periods, watch TV or work in front of … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health of many students. A new study found that cases of depression and anxiety were even worse among racial minority students in their schools. According to the University of Georgia study, more than half of students at a predominantly white university who identified as non-white … Read more
If you don’t have time for a relaxing walk in the woods, try a nature video instead. A new study found that watching even a brief video of nature scenes significantly improved viewers’ mental health, especially compared to the effect of watching scenes of urban environments. The researchers focused on late adolescence, a period of … Read more
Growing medicinal herbs, ginseng and bloodroot – by Forest Farming, CC license Scientists conducted clinical trials on the effects of a plant extract on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and found that the plant extract improved participants’ memory in less than three months. Sailuotong (SLT) is an herbal preparation containing standardized extracts of Panax ginseng, Ginkgo … Read more
Candy, ice cream, and potato chips are delicious and consumed by people all over the world, but are they as addictive as some drugs? Researchers from the United States, Brazil, and Spain looked at the addictive properties of highly processed foods and found that these foods are highly beneficial, attractive, and consumable. Researchers found that … Read more