Tag: Health
Sleepless Night? A 20-Minute Workout or a Nap Can Save Your Memory, New Study Finds
Everyone has been there. A crying baby, a deadline that wouldn’t let go, a flight that landed at 3 a.m., or just one of those [more…]
People Who Live Past 110 Have an Unusual Abundance of “Killer” Immune Cells, New Study Finds
There are people alive right now who were born before television existed, before commercial air travel, before either World War. Supercentenarians — people who live [more…]
Depression and the Brain: New Study Reveals How It Blocks the Growth of New Neurons
For a long time, the story we told ourselves about depression was fairly simple: a chemical imbalance, mostly involving serotonin, that medication could correct. It’s [more…]
Sleep and Aging: New Study Reveals the Exact Number of Hours That Slows Down Ageing
I always assumed sleep worked like most things in life: more is better. If six hours left me tired, surely nine or ten would leave [more…]
Coffee and Belly Fat: New Study Finds Coffee Drinkers Have Less Fat and More Muscle (Even at the Same Weight)
I’ve been drinking coffee every single morning for years, and honestly, I always felt a little guilty about it. Like it was one of those [more…]
Why Do We Crave Sugar When We’re Stressed? The Stress Eating
You’ve had one of those days. Nothing catastrophic happened — just an overflowing inbox, a tense conversation, a deadline that snuck up on you. And [more…]
The 5AM Club vs Sleeping In: What Actually Works, According to Science
Scroll through any wellness corner of the internet and you’ll run into two completely opposite camps. One side swears that waking up at 5 a.m. [more…]
What Happens to Your Body When You Take Cold Showers for 30 Days
It started with a video I couldn’t stop thinking about. Someone was standing under a shower, visibly gasping, arms crossed over their chest, laughing through [more…]
What Happens to Your Body When You Walk for 30 Minutes Every Morning for 30 Days
It started with a doctor’s appointment I almost canceled. My blood pressure was “a little higher than I’d like,” my doctor said, in that gentle-but-not-really-gentle [more…]
What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking Coffee for 14 Days?
If you live in the United States, there is a good chance your morning doesn’t officially start until you hear the drip of a coffee [more…]
