Switching from a 5-day work week to one that is only four days long might help us get more sleep. Economist Juliet Schor and the nonprofit 4 Day Week Global analyzed data from over 300 workers at 16 companies in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. They observed that the employees who now worked only […]

We usually think nightmares are problems that interrupt the sleep of children. But half to 85 percent of adults have nightmares too. About 1 in 20 adults report experiencing them every week. In a new study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, U.K. researchers observed that adults between 35 and 64 years old who experienced distressing […]

Drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee every day might help you live longer. In a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Australian researchers compared the quantity and type of coffee consumption to the risk of arrhythmias, cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality for almost 450,000 adults ages 40 to 69. They […]

Lifting weights as you get older appears to decrease your risk of death. In a new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers at the University of Iowa followed nearly 100,000 people over ten years. They found that people who lifted weights once or twice a week — without doing any other […]

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A new study shows that more exercise and less sitting might decrease your risk of breast cancer. In the study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers used genetic markers from hundreds of thousands of European women and linked them to physical activity, sedentary time, and cases […]

When we’re young, we want to be older, but as we get older, we wish we were young again. A new study published in the journal Psychology and Aging shows some benefits and risks for both age groups. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego studied 62 adults in their twenties and 54 adults […]

Performing daily breathing exercises might your lower blood pressure and improve your cardiovascular health. In a new study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, researchers at the University of Colorado had healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 to 82 perform daily five-minute breathing exercises using a resistance-breathing training device. They observed that 30 […]

Eating walnuts early in life might lead to healthier habits and better overall health later in life. In a new study published in Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, researchers at the University of Minnesota used health and diet data from over 3,000 people between the ages of 18 and 30, followed for more than 30 […]

In recent years, scientists have tried to determine the impact of social media use on our mental health. In a new study published in the American Economic Review, researchers used the rollout of Facebook on college campuses to learn its effect on students’ mental health. They correlated the rollout of Facebook on different campuses across […]

Night owls, or people who stay up late on a regular basis, might be more likely to develop diabetes and heart disease because they don’t burn fat well. In a new study published in the journal Experimental Physiology, researchers at Rutgers University divided over 50 middle-aged adults into either early birds or night owls. They […]