New research shows what it takes to make society change for the better
Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up for major change. New research suggests that social change may depend on the relationship between beneficial behaviors and policies. The research, conducted by the University of Maine, University of Maine at Augusta, University […]
What Are the 8 Ways to Overcome Stress? Coping Strategies
Learn eight ways to overcome stress to better relieve the emotional or physical tension it takes on your mind and body. Stress is the sensation of being under emotional or physical tension. This pressure may come from a variety of sources in your daily life. A greater workload, a disagreement with your family, or new […]
What Are the “5 A’s” to Help Manage Stress? Mental Strategies
Learn the “5 A’s” to better manage stress, which includes avoiding, altering, adapting, accepting, and being active. Almost everyone will encounter some level of stress regularly, so it is crucial to discover healthy strategies to manage and minimize its effects. While stress can feel overwhelming at times, you can control it once you understand what […]
Adjuvant Chemo Disappoints in Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
PHOENIX — Adjuvant chemotherapy was not associated with better overall survival (OS) for patients with advanced stage low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma undergoing primary cytoreductive surgery, according to an observational study presented here. There was no difference in OS between patients who did and did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy, with 4-year OS rates of 77.5% and […]
Resistance exercise may be superior to aerobic exercise for getting better ZZZs
Resistance exercise may be superior to aerobic exercise as a way to get better sleep, and sleep is important for cardiovascular health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Conference 2022. The meeting will be held in-person in Chicago and virtually Tuesday, March 1 […]
Researchers use supercomputers for largest-ever turbulence simulations of its kind
From designing new airplane wings to better understanding how fuel sprays ignite in a combustion engine, researchers have long been interested in better understanding how chaotic, turbulent motions impact fluid flows under a variety of conditions. Despite decades of focused research on the topic, physicists still consider a fundamental understanding of turbulence statistics to be […]
Swapping just one food item per day can make diets substantially more planet-friendly
If your New Year’s resolution is to eat better for the planet, a new Tulane University study finds it may be easier than you think. Americans who eat beef could slash their diet’s carbon footprint as much as 48 percent by swapping just one serving per day for a more planet-friendly alternative, according to a […]
Physicists detect a hybrid particle held together by uniquely intense ‘glue’: The discovery could offer a route to smaller, faster electronic devices
In the particle world, sometimes two is better than one. Take, for instance, electron pairs. When two electrons are bound together, they can glide through a material without friction, giving the material special superconducting properties. Such paired electrons, or Cooper pairs, are a kind of hybrid particle — a composite of two particles that behaves […]
12 Items You Need To Meet Your ‘Get Better Sleep’ Resolution
Get Better Sleep In 2022 With 12 Must-Have Items | HuffPost Life Main Menu Part of HuffPost News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. The new year has arrived — albeit with more of a whimper than the bang many of us had hoped for. Between […]
Choline during pregnancy impacts children’s sustained attention
Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found. The study, which compared these children with those whose mothers had consumed the recommended amount of choline, suggests that the recommended choline intake for expectant […]