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People with chronic illness also find themselves sad and depressed. New research published recently in the Archives of Internal Medicine, says you can fight feelings of sadness that often accompany chronic illness with a good work-out.
People who suffer from sleep disturbances are at major risk for obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Adding Sugar to your Coffee Shown to Boosts Memory and Attention
Many people reach for that cup of coffee to jump start their day, but did you know that you should be adding some sugar to that cup of coffee to get the real health benefits to start your day right?
The amount of sleep and the quality of sleep you get at night may affect your memory later in life, according to new Alzheimer's disease research.
Frequent moving during childhood had a significant association with poor health, poor health behaviors, and psychological distress in adolescence and adulthood according to new research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Exercising and getting fit may protect your heart, even if you are still trying to battle the bulge, according to a new study published in the Feb. 14 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a known risk factor for dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. The research is published online in Nutritional Neuroscience.
Vitamin D, long known to be important for bone health, and in recent years also for heart protection, may stop conferring cardiovascular benefits and could actually cause harm as vitamin D levels in the blood rise above the low end of what is considered normal, according to new research by Johns Hopkins scientists.
Working up your courage to ask someone out? or to ask for a raise? Science is uncovering the reason why we fear social rejection: Not only does rejection dash our hopes. Specifically, learning that someone doesn't like you can slow down your heart rate.
A man's fitness level may be more important for his overall health than his body weight when it comes to life expectancy according to a new study appearing online Dec. 5 in the journal Circulation.