This 1 Hobby Is Great For An Aging Brain, According To A New Study
Flashpop via Getty Images Want to protect your brain as you age? Pick up an instrument. If you’re looking to bolster your cognitive abilities and keep your mind sharp throughout your lifetime, you may want to pick up a musical instrument. A recent study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry found that playing […]
Holidays crank up kilos for kids
On the cusp of summer holidays, Aussie kids are looking forward to some well-deserved time off. But too much downtime could create health problems, as new research shows that holidays are the prime time for excessive weight gain in kids. Conducted by the University of South Australia’s Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity […]
Can COVID Cause Hearing Loss? Here’s What Doctors See In Patients.
Photographer, Basak Gurbuz Derman via Getty Images Researchers have been looking into the link between COVID-19 and hearing loss. Nearly four years since COVID-19 first made headlines, we now know that the disease is not just a respiratory problem. Non-breathing-related issues like joint pain, fatigue and even rashes are all documented COVID-19 symptoms. But one […]
Here Are This Year’s Top Schools for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
For those looking to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree, the University of Pennsylvania is once again the top place to do so, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University of Pennsylvania remained atop the 2022-2023 list after winning first place in last year’s inaugural BSN rankings. Emory University took […]
Halos and dark matter: A recipe for discovery: No, scientists still don’t know what dark matter is. But MSU scientists helped uncover new physics while looking for it.
About three years ago, Wolfgang “Wolfi” Mittig and Yassid Ayyad went looking for the universe’s missing mass, better known as dark matter, in the heart of an atom. Their expedition didn’t lead them to dark matter, but they still found something that had never been seen before, something that defied explanation. Well, at least an […]
Doctor Looks To Provide Abortions At Off-Shore Site After Roe Reversal
A Bay Area doctor is looking to circumvent Southern states’ abortion restrictions through a “floating health clinic” on federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Advertisement PRROWESS – or “Protecting Reproductive Rights Of Women Endangered by State Statutes” – won’t be subject to state abortion restrictions like those in the states that border the Gulf, […]
Hopeful Dads Can Relax About COVID Vax: No Link to Infertility
Researchers of a recent study looking at whether the authorized COVID-19 vaccines harm male fertility were deluged with hundreds of emails from freaked-out men and their worried partners leading up to publication. Now, the findings from 45 vaccinated men are in: none showed any significant signs of lower sperm counts after getting their shots. It’s […]
I Was Newly Divorced When COVID Hit. As Omicron Surges, Here’s How To Help Those Who Feel Alone.
“You’re free to go,” the judge says, looking down to where I stand alone in front of a bare wooden table. “Thank you,” I say, feeling lightheaded. I slide the papers the bailiff handed me into a brown accordion folder and turn to look at my friend Ashleigh, standing behind me in the completely empty […]
CDC Hasn’t Updated COVID Vax Breakthrough Data
As Americans weigh the risks of holiday gatherings, many are looking for data on COVID-19 breakthrough cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among the vaccinated — but nationally, that information is not reported in real-time. In mid-October, the CDC started publishing cases and deaths by vaccination status on its COVID Data Tracker for the first time. But […]
Beyond childhood: Picky eating in college students
Looking beyond the picky eating of childhood, researchers looked at this behavior in college students. Self-identified picky eaters ate significantly less fiber and vegetables and reported greater levels of social phobia than non-picky eaters, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier. Social phobia is the fear […]