The study also revealed that individuals who quit smoking, regardless of age, can achieve a life expectancy similar to non-smokers within approximately 10 years after quitting, and nearly half of this benefit can be noticed within just three years.
Researchers found that a combination of genetics and environmental factors reduces longevity in dementia patients. The same combination may shorten the lives of their siblings even without dementia.
Based on the findings of a rat study, researchers suggest that early life stress could contribute to the worsening of postpartum depression from a pathophysiological standpoint.
The study found that a single low-dose injection of esketamine given just after childbirth could reduce the risk of postpartum depression in new mothers who experienced prenatal depression.
With over two decades under her belt, Wellness Coach Karen Corona is not just a practitioner but a testament to the transformative power of expressive arts.
Researchers have developed smart earrings that could continuously monitor a person's earlobe temperature. The innovation known as Thermal Earring could also be potentially used to track signs of ovulation, stress, eating, and exercise.
The researchers found that switching obese mice to a healthy diet before flu vaccination completely protected them from a lethal dose of flu, despite their BMI (Body Mass Index). However, changing the diet after vaccination did not help.
Since respiratory viral infections are known to increase asthma risk in young children, researchers of a new study investigated if contracting the SARS-COV-2 virus could bring in a similar outcome, and determined no association exists between the two.
The study published in the journal BMJ indicated that individuals with hypermobile joints had a 30% higher chance of not fully recovering from COVID-19 and experiencing persistent fatigue associated with long COVID.
The studies showed that COVID antigens lingered in the blood up to 14 months after infection and more than two years in tissue samples of people who had the infection.
Those individuals who receive a COVID-19 vaccine during the first half of their menstrual cycle are more likely to experience cycle length changes than those receiving a vaccine in the latter half.
Health experts are always looking for ways to help employers create a safe and healthy environment for employees. A recent study suggests individuals who work longer than eight hours increase their risk of heart disease by up to 80 percent. Other studies suggest full-time working moms are healthier compared to stay-at-home moms. Regardless of sex, age or race, a healthy and positive working environment plays a pivotal role in an individual's health. Here are five ways for employers to keep employees happy.
According to a study conducted by the Grossman Group, reducing the amount of "pointless" emails can help employees focus on their work. The study discovered employees estimate they spend 100 hours a year answering emails that are time consuming and useless.
David Grossman, founder and chief executive of the Grossman Group, recommends companies to try email blackouts or timeouts, which is the act of a company eliminating the amount of pointless emails an individual can receive from colleagues. Flickr/geomphotographyPsychologist Maynard Brusman recommends employers to encourage workers to perform tasks in their own way.
Brusman believes workers are more likely to perform better, engage more and be more committed if what they do comes from the core of who they are.Flickr/Victor1558This sounds like a communication breakdown – and a reminder to always get an offer in writing.Flickr/Victor1558Researchers from the University of Melbourne found giving employees a short break allows them to refocus.
According to Brent Coker of the department of management and marketing, short breaks such as allowing an individual time to logon to social networking sites, allows the brain time to reset itself, reducing burnout.REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettImageFlickr/ 401(K) 2012
