How’s this for a warm-up? Sitting in a hot tub for 30 minutes could be just as beneficial for health as going for a run, research from Coventry University in the UK has found. “The healing effects of water stretch back centuries, and hot water immersion or hot water healing is practiced for spiritual, mindful … Read more
You snooze, you … win? Getting a few more minutes of shut-eye after snoozing your alarm could actually help avid snoozers wake up, new research suggests. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of Sleep Research, found that people who snoozed regularly got additional sleep and were more cognitively alert upon waking, despite the disturbed … Read more
Food and sex are two of life’s greatest pleasures — and now science says they’re even better together. Researchers from Norway’s University of Oslo have uncovered that “soft caresses” don’t feel as satisfying if you’re hungry. The team published their findings in the academic journal Psychophysiology after conducting experiments on 67 Norwegian volunteers of both … Read more
Aged to perfection? Sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago have been discovered in the tomb of a woman believed to be Egypt’s first female pharaoh, SWNS reports. A German-Austrian team, led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler from the University of Vienna, was conducting an excavation of Queen Meret-Neith’s tomb in Abydos when they stumbled across … Read more
Can’t put down that bag of potato chips? Science says it’s not you, it’s the junk food. Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs, are just as addictive as nicotine, cocaine or heroin, experts say — and more than 1 in 10 people are hooked. A new analysis of 281 studies across 36 different countries has uncovered that … Read more
A few grapes a day could keep the optometrist away, a new study suggests. This is great news for those who don’t like carrots — the other eye-healthy produce: Researchers in Singapore have found evidence that eating grapes comes with big perks for your peepers. At the center of their research was the question of … Read more
Not that kind of herb. Common herbicides used to grow crops could be hindering adolescent brain function, scientists warned in new research released by the University of California, San Diego. “Many chronic diseases and mental health disorders in adolescents and young adults have increased over the last two decades worldwide, and exposure to neurotoxic contaminants … Read more
A woman has become the first human to receive a robotic limb fused with both her nervous and skeletal systems — and she’s being dubbed the “real bionic woman.” Authors of the study, published in the journal Science Robotics, believe that the results can give amputees a bit of a silver lining. The study is … Read more
No salt on this margarita, please. Scientists honored the late Jimmy Buffett by naming a newly discovered species of marine snail living in the Florida Keys after one of his most iconic songs. The tiny, key-lime-colored Coya margarita was found hiding inside the coral barrier reef along the Keys, a collection of islands long associated … Read more
It’s a hue-ge breakthrough. Scientists from Liverpool John Moores University in the UK have drawn a connection between how people smell and see colors. The body of work, published last week in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, vividly explains how the human body handles our five senses “bombarding” us all day long. One way is … Read more
Call it an ode to joy. New research has found “clear evidence” that listening to classical music in a group setting — such as a concert hall — causes a symphony of sorts throughout the body that impacts heart rate, breathing and even electrodermal activity, or the skin’s conductivity that can lead to goosebumps. “Synchrony, … Read more
Researchers may have discovered a sixth taste. In addition to sweet, salty, bitter, sour and umami, scientists have named another category of taste that responds to ammonium chloride, a chemical commonly found in Scandinavian candy. Researchers from USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences found evidence of a sixth taste after investigating the taste buds … Read more
These hotels mean business — and fun. Travelers are prioritizing a good night’s sleep, amenities that promote a healthy lifestyle, and rooms with “smart” technology, according to a 2024 travel forecast from Hilton out this week. Thanks to the rise in “bleisure” travel — adding a vacation to a work trip — jet-setters are extending … Read more
Men have beef with eating vegan. A new study shows that fewer men are adopting vegan diets because they don’t think the lifestyle is “manly” enough. Alma Scholz, who worked with the University of Würzburg, in Germany to produce the findings, enlisted 539 people to explore their opinions of plant-based food and its relation to … Read more
Well, well, well. New research from the University of New Mexico warns that water from many wells and community water systems across the US contains unsafe levels of known or suspected carcinogens — and calls for infrastructure upgrades. The shocking paper was published last month in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology following … Read more
It’s not the size of your body — it’s how you move it. New research out of the United Kingdom appears to confound conventional wisdom regarding the link between health and weight, with over a quarter of middle-aged British women and nearly one in 10 men of the same age currently falling into the category … Read more
As well as being an inconvenience, mosquitoes are the deadliest animal to humans on the planet. But some people swear up and down to be more attractive to the buzzing pests than others. They’re the people who return from a beach holiday covered in red, itchy welts and insist that the party moves inside as … Read more
New research out of the US and London shows that shouting at children can be just as harmful to them as sexual or physical abuse. The study, commissioned by the UK charity Words Matter, was published this month in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect. It calls for childhood verbal abuse (CVA) to be officially … Read more
A new study from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has revealed a major side effect of the oral medication alpelisib that is prescribed to breast cancer patients. The research, published by Wiley in the peer-reviewed American Cancer Society journal CANCER, found that the drug has caused elevated blood sugar rates, or hyperglycemia, in some people. … Read more
Want to lose weight and get fit? It could soon be as easy as sitting on the couch and stuffing your face with your favorite food. US pharmacy researchers have developed and tested a new drug that could help humans lose weight simply by convincing the body’s muscles that they are exercising. The drug — … Read more