It has been shown that mindfulness meditation can bring both immediate and long-term benefits. Those benefits include calming an overactive mind, feeling relaxed and at peace, increasing focus, learning how …
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Break out your old CDs, records, and tape players – according to research from Johns Hopkins Medicine, music may be a simple and effective way to keep your mind sharp …
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As human beings age, their ability to regulate body temperature decreases. As recent events in Florida demonstrated, that can have drastic consequences during hot weather. But cold weather is just …
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Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects motor movements. The disease develops over a long period of time, with symptoms developing very slowly. It …
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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the term for a blood clot that starts in a vein. You may have heard of it as deep vein thrombosis when a blood clot forms …
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Most people have heard of black tea and green tea. Many have even heard of white tea. But unless they’re tea aficionados, they probably haven’t heard of oolong tea. That’s …
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Two new studies have discovered that a ketogenic diet may improve memory in old age as well as lengthen lifespan. A ketogenic diet is one in which carbohydrates are minimized …
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Researchers studying the genomes of more than a quarter million people have identified gene variations that apparently affect the risk of developing both type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two …
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A newly-discovered mutation within the immune system can, in certain cases, lead to life-threatening complications from chickenpox infections. For one in every 5,000 people that could lead to brain inflammation, …
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A recent study published in the American Medical Association’s JAMA Surgery journal has highlighted that women who undergo a cesarean section when giving birth face a greater risk of medical …