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Just 2 glasses of soft drinks daily tied to higher death risk
A new study looking at hundreds of thousands of individuals has linked higher consumption of soft drinks with greater risk of premature death. The researchers saw that the association held for both artificially and sugar sweetened drinks.…
Burnout: Facing the damage of ‘chronic workplace stress’
In a world where it seems as though the pressure to perform is always on, more and more people are admitting to burnout at work. What is this phenomenon, and how can you cope with it if it happens to you? In this Spotlight feature, we…
Cockcroaches and health researches
“They are tougher than steel, yet weigh much less, and some spider silks can be stretched up to three times their length without breaking,» she continues. For these reasons, Garbs and colleagues have been studying this incredibly thin and…
Facts about skin cancer in black people
It is not true that people with darker skin tones are immune to skin cancer. Black people and those with darker skin tones can and do get skin cancer. However, skin cancer is not a frequent occurrence among black people.
According to the…
How crushed eggshells could help repair bone damage
Soon, the phrase “walking on eggshells” may gain a positive new meaning thanks to researchers from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. In their new study, which they conducted both in vitro and in a rat model, they showed how crushed…
Sitting at home or at work: Which is worse for heart health?
New research has found that not all forms of sedentariness are equal when it comes to the extent to which they put heart health at risk.
We already know that a sedentary lifestyle, in which a person sits down for long periods every day…
What kind of physical exercise can help you stay young?
Endurance training, resistance training, or high-intensity interval training — what type of physical exercise will help your body to stay youthful for longer? A new study aims to answer that question.
What type of training should you…
Clinical trial shows why energy drinks are bad for the heart
Energy drinks are popular, especially among teenagers and young adults. But a clinical trial reports that energy drinks caused disturbances to the volunteers’ heart rhythms and blood pressure.
How do energy drinks affect the…
Obesity may put young people at risk of anxiety, depression
Researchers have recently examined the link between mental health conditions and obesity in over 12,000 children and teenagers. The results show that obesity raises the risk of anxiety and depression, which is something that physicians and…
How stress eating might prime the body to store fat
Using a mouse model, researchers discovered that insulin controls a molecular pathway in the brain that activates during stress and leads to more weight gain.
New research explains why eating high-calorie foods when stressed may lead to…