Optimism might be a quality that helps you live longer and better, according to two new studies. In one study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers found that the most optimistic women lived 4.4 years longer on average than the least optimistic women. In fact, the most optimistic women were also […]

Watching too much television as a kid elevates the risk for future addictions, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Researchers in New Zealand collected data on TV viewing time of children born between 1972 and 1973 when they were 5 to 15 years old. They observed […]

Shingles is a condition in which you develop a painful rash that lasts a few weeks. A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association shows that having shingles increases the risk of stroke and coronary heart disease. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston analyzed data from over 200,000 adults. […]

Adults should exercise for at least 150 minutes per week. A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that less than half of mothers exercise that much. UK researchers analyzed data from almost 850 women between the ages of 20 and 34. They found that women with school-aged children averaged about 26 minutes […]

Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and disability in this country. A new study published in the journal Neurology suggests that statin medications lower the risk of the most dangerous type of stroke. Researchers in Denmark analyzed the medical records of over 88,000 people who did not have a history of stroke. […]

Regularly eating foods high in flavonoids, like fruits, cruciferous vegetables, and tea, might lower your risk of future heart disease. In a new study published in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Australian researchers determined that older women who consumed high levels of flavonoids were less likely to develop extensive abdominal aortic calcification. This […]

Many people believe they are supposed to drink 8 glasses of water – 8 ounces each – every day. A new study suggests there is no correct amount of water to drink. In the study, published in the journal Science, researchers studied over 5,600 people from 26 countries. They determined that people’s water consumption varies […]

If you want to lose unhealthy and dangerous visceral fat, a green Mediterranean diet might be best. In a new study published in the journal BMC Medicine, researchers in Israel studied almost 300 people for 18 months. They compared the effects of a standard healthy diet, the Mediterranean diet, and the green Mediterranean diet with […]

How old your child is when he or she gets a phone does not seem to have any effect on their development. In a new study published in the journal Child Development, researchers at Stanford followed a group of more than 250 children for five years. Over those five years, most of the children received […]

A large percentage of adults struggle with sleep, but for many, sleep becomes so much of an issue that they use sleeping pills. A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that those people in better shape are less likely to need them. Norwegian researchers collected data from roughly 240,000 people. The researchers found […]