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.
Tea, Coffee or Hot Chocolate? If you can't seem to make a decision, here are 12 reasons why you should pick tea.
ImageEd Yourdon/FlickrHarvard researchers discovered betatrophin, a hormone that increases production of insulin-secreting pancreatic cells, which could naturally improve glycemic control. FDAImageFlickr/o5comImageREUTERS/Lucas JacksonImageHan Jae-Ho/ReutersTea is high in oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC), which allows tea to combat free radicals. Free radicals are any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. They are known to be responsible for neurological degeneration, and have been linked to heart disease and cancer. Flickr/ Chiot's RunSimply put, tea hydrates the body. Flicker/GhedoAccording to researchers from the National Public Health Institute, consuming tea, along with other factors such as physical activity and age, can lower both men and women's chance of developing Parkinson Disease. Flickr/Dawn PerryTea contains antioxidants which helps protect the skin from UV Rays. Also a lab study conducted by researchers from the University of Minnesota in Austin, found that the polyphenol antioxidants in green and black teas could help inhibit the proteins necessary for skin cancer to develop. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozA German study demonstrated that green tea extracts can help people with skin damage from radiation therapy. Flickr/ Joint Base Lewis McCho
