Get up and move — it’s doctor’s orders. The consequences of sitting for too long have been expounded for years, but a recent study found a simple way to combat the negative impacts being sedentary has on one’s health. Just five minutes of light walking every half hour has been found to offset some of … Read more
Well, this is a new wrinkle to getting older. People who look older than they actually are could be more prone to developing age-related conditions such as cataracts and osteoporosis, according to a new study published Tuesday in the British Journal of Dermatology. “In other words, if you look younger than you are, then the … Read more
Comfort food might not be as healing as it seems. If you’re feeling down, stressed or heartbroken, it’s all too tempting to go for food that makes you feel happier — but it could also be bad for your health in the long run. A new study published in the European Journal of Preventative Cardiology … Read more
Single guys have just admitted something that is most definitely not going to help their relationship status. A British study looked at how often adults change their bed sheets, and single men were found to have “significantly worse hygiene than women.” Almost half (45 percent) of the UK’s single men admitted they wait up to … Read more
Excrement could be the key to saving humanity from extinction, according to scientists. Scientists in Switzerland are seeking poo from all over the world — waiting anxiously for stools from Puerto Rico and Ethiopia to arrive by snail mail to then be stored in a freezer at the University of Zurich. A team led by … Read more
Consuming raw honey from a single floral source may improve blood sugar control and lower cholesterol levels when taken within the context of a healthy diet, according to a recent study published in Nutrition Reviews. “These results are surprising because honey is about 80% sugar,” said Tauseef Khan, a senior researcher on the study and a research … Read more
Lock it in. Scientists are buzzing about new tech that could help diagnose autism in children earlier than ever before. New York-based LinusBio has created a test that analyzes a single strand of hair for levels of mercury, lead, and aluminum — all of which are higher in autistic children. Researchers put the tech to … Read more
Turns out a wandering eye is not the biggest threat to modern sex, love and understanding. There are six main red flags that most men and women see as deal breakers in romantic partners — and “cheating” isn’t one of them, according to the psychologists behind a new study. The research — launched in 2015 … Read more
A new study has revealed the sexiest names among English speakers — with classic monikers Mary and Jack clawing their way to the top. Researchers from sex toy brand Lovehoney determined the results by analyzing the names of protagonists in the top 120 highest-grossing romance movies of all time, as well as the names of … Read more
Giving it a college try might not be enough anymore. Pro-procrastinators, beware: the time-saving practice might do more harm than good. Researchers have found that university students are at risk of depression, poor health, physical pain and economic difficulties due to the last-minute habit, according to a new study published in the Journal of the … Read more
Break for meditation, anyone? A study 17 years in the making is being hailed as a landmark in the field of meditation, demonstrating that widespread practice makes a positive impact on the US population — even on those who don’t partake. Published in the World Journal of Science, this research is the “longest and most … Read more
Smell ya later! If you’ve had trouble dating, it might be because single men stink — literally — and women have the ability to sniff out married men among the bachelors, according to a study published in the Frontiers in Psychology medical journal. Researchers at Australia’s Macquarie University proved that single men smell more strongly … Read more
Don’t brush off this warning. Experts say the popular slicked-back “clean girl” bun, the go-to hairstyle donned by celebrities such as Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez in 2022, could cause alopecia. Traction alopecia is a type of hair loss that’s caused by repeatedly pulling on the hair, causing tension in the hair follicle … Read more
A new study shares some sympathy for a much-maligned vegetable: the potato. It found that the way the potato is prepared — including what people add to it — is what’s associated with Type 2 diabetes, rather than the “humble” vegetable itself. The study was published in Diabetes Care, a peer-reviewed journal by the American Diabetes Association … Read more
People can get very creative when it comes to finding new places to have sex – but one couple may just win the prize for discovering the most unusual location to get it on. Ida Sabelis and her boyfriend Jupp had sexual intercourse in an MRI machine in the name of science back in 1991. … Read more
Santa Claus needs more than his reindeer to fly. A new study published in the Journal of Physics Special Topics claims that Santa’s sleigh could actually fly with some major advancements — similar to those of NASA’s Saturn V rocket. Physics students at the University of Leicester were inspired by the scene in the 2003 … Read more
Little darlin’, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter — and stepping outside on a cloudy or overcast day might be the answer to getting a good night’s sleep. A new study published in the Journal of Pineal Research found soaking up even a little bit of sun can help improve a person’s sleep pattern. … Read more
Oh baby, baby, how was she supposed to know? Britney Spears, the Kardashian Klan, Julia Fox (that viral “Uncut Gems” moment) and Paris Hilton (a la her catchphrase “That’s hot”) have popularized “vocal fry” — the long and deep enunciation of certain syllables so they vibrate at the back of the throat. Unfortunately for them, … Read more
If you’re hitting the snooze button in the mornings, it might be because you’re chronically tired. A study published in the journal Sleep suggests that those who use an alarm clock to wake up are more tired than those who wake up naturally. It’s the “first time” snoozing was “studied in a large population, according … Read more
It was a literal case of earworms. A Portuguese man was shocked and revulsed after discovering that his innocuous-seeming “earache” was caused by a family of maggots that had colonized his hearing canal. A case study detailing the puke-inducing infestation was published late last month in the New England Journal Of Medicine. According to the … Read more