Health & Medical

Sleeping With Pets: Why 93% of Owners Are Wrong About Rest

Sleeping With Pets: Why 93% of Owners Are Wrong About Rest

Sleeping with pets is a beloved habit for many owners, but new research suggests it may be harming your sleep quality more than you realize. A comp...

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Grandpa Walk: 5 Days a Week to Burn 78,000 Calories a Year

Grandpa Walk: 5 Days a Week to Burn 78,000 Calories a Year

A slow grandpa walk five days a week could help you burn 78,000 calories a year, according to fitness trainer Héctor Leiro on the ADH Fitness Talks...

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Menopause Searches Shift from Health to Marketing, Study Finds

Menopause Searches Shift from Health to Marketing, Study Finds

Menopause searches online have shifted dramatically from health information to commercial products, according to a new study. Over the past two dec...

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Parents Are the Real Cause of Kids' Screen Addiction

Parents Are the Real Cause of Kids' Screen Addiction

Parents are the real cause of childhood screen addiction, not TikTok's algorithm, according to a growing body of research. While debates rage about...

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Teens Are Using AI as Their Therapist: A New Mental Health Challenge

Teens Are Using AI as Their Therapist: A New Mental Health Challenge

Teens are increasingly turning to generative AI as a therapist, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation. The research, which surveyed 1,05...

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Air Conditioning Health Risks: Why Summer AC Causes Stiff Neck

Air Conditioning Health Risks: Why Summer AC Causes Stiff Neck

Air conditioning health risks are real: while AC offers relief from scorching summer temperatures, it can also lead to stiff neck, dry eyes, and ot...

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Why Drinking Cold Water With Meals Is a Bad Idea, According to Science

Why Drinking Cold Water With Meals Is a Bad Idea, According to Science

Drinking cold water with meals is a common habit in Western countries, but in much of Asia, it's considered unusual. This cultural difference, long...

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Broken Heart Syndrome: Can Grief Really Cause Death

Broken Heart Syndrome: Can Grief Really Cause Death

Broken heart syndrome is more than a poetic notion—it is a medically recognized condition that can significantly increase the risk of death from ca...

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Why You Can't Resist Petting Every Cat You Meet

Why You Can't Resist Petting Every Cat You Meet

Why do you stop to pet every cat you meet? It's a question that has puzzled many, but science now reveals it's not just a personal quirk—it's deepl...

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Experimental Weight Loss Drug Retatrutide May Ease Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Experimental Weight Loss Drug Retatrutide May Ease Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Retatrutide, an experimental weight loss drug, has shown promising results in reducing knee osteoarthritis pain, according to two phase 3 clinical ...

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Walking Instead of Gym: Why Optimized Walks Matter

Walking Instead of Gym: Why Optimized Walks Matter

Walking instead of going to the gym can be a highly effective way to improve cardiovascular health, but only if your walks are optimized. Recent research shows that how you...

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Spain's Perceived Health Hits Lowest Level Since 1987
Spain's Perceived Health Hits Lowest Level Since 1987
Spain's perceived health has fallen to its lowest level since 1987, with only 68.3% of the population rating their health as good or very good, a sharp decline of 5.8... Læs mere ...
Eating Slowly for Weight Loss: What Science Really Says
Eating Slowly for Weight Loss: What Science Really Says
Eating slowly for weight loss is a popular piece of advice, but the science behind it is more nuanced than the common claim that you should stretch every meal to... Læs mere ...
Smartwatch Calorie Counts Are Wrong—Especially If You Carry More Body Fat
Smartwatch Calorie Counts Are Wrong—Especially If You Carry More Body Fat
Your smartwatch calorie count is probably wrong—and a new study suggests it gets worse the more body fat you carry. Researchers at Florida International University found that popular wearables can... Læs mere ...
Long Naps Linked to Higher Mortality in Older Adults, Study Finds
Long Naps Linked to Higher Mortality in Older Adults, Study Finds
Long naps may be more than a harmless habit—they could signal a higher risk of mortality in older adults, according to a new study. The research, which tracked over 1,300... Læs mere ...
Egg Freezing for Female Athletes: RFEF Policy Sparks Debate
Egg Freezing for Female Athletes: RFEF Policy Sparks Debate
Egg freezing for female athletes has become a controversial topic after the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced it will finance the procedure for members of the women's national team... Læs mere ...
How Often Should You Wash Jeans? Science Says Less Than You Think
How Often Should You Wash Jeans? Science Says Less Than You Think
How often should you wash jeans? A curious case from the University of Alberta suggests most of us are over-washing our denim. In 2011, a fashion-obsessed student wore the same... Læs mere ...
Burnout Recovery: Why a Vacation Won't Fix Chronic Stress
Burnout Recovery: Why a Vacation Won't Fix Chronic Stress
Burnout recovery is not as simple as taking a vacation, according to science. While we often think a long weekend or summer break will cure our mental exhaustion, research suggests... Læs mere ...
Four Humors Theory: Why Ancient Medicine Sometimes Worked
Four Humors Theory: Why Ancient Medicine Sometimes Worked
The four humors theory, a medical system that dominated Western thought for over a millennium, explained health as a balance of four bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black... Læs mere ...
Wine and Health: Is It the Drink or the Company That Helps
Wine and Health: Is It the Drink or the Company That Helps
Wine and health have long been linked in popular conversation, but new research suggests the benefits may come from the company we keep rather than the drink itself. For years,... Læs mere ...
Sleep Deprived Before an Exam? 30 Minutes of Exercise Can Help
Sleep Deprived Before an Exam? 30 Minutes of Exercise Can Help
If you've ever pulled an all-nighter before an exam, you know the foggy, forgetful feeling that follows. But new research suggests that 30 minutes of exercise can act as a... Læs mere ...
Smoking Linked to Greater Loneliness After 65, Study Finds
Smoking Linked to Greater Loneliness After 65, Study Finds
Smoking is linked to greater loneliness after age 65, according to a growing body of research that challenges the long-held myth of the social smoker. While cigarettes have long been... Læs mere ...
The 3 PM Slump: Why Your Brain Crashes and How to Prevent
The 3 PM Slump: Why Your Brain Crashes and How to Prevent
The 3 PM slump is a real physiological phenomenon that many people experience, where your brain decides to surrender to tiredness despite it still being daylight. This mid-afternoon crash is... Læs mere ...

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