Women who sleep well might have improved work-related ambitions, according to a new study published in the journal Sex Roles. Researchers at Washington State University surveyed 135 adult workers twice each day for two weeks. At lunchtime each day, participants reported how they slept the night before and described their current mood. Each evening, they […]

Osteoarthritis affects over 32 million adults in this country. A new study suggests that gaining even a small amount of weight significantly worsens arthritis of the knees. In the study, presented at the International Congress on Obesity, Australian researchers reviewed the data for over 250,000 patients. They found that an increase of just 11 pounds […]

Pregnant women who drink even small amounts of caffeine before giving birth tend to have babies who turn out to be shorter as children. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development found that children of mothers who consumed caffeine during […]

A new study shows that one of every 10 adults over the age of 65 in this country has dementia. Over one in every five has some cognitive challenges. In the study, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, researchers analyzed the cognitive test results of 3,500 participants 65 and older. Those tests measured aspects such […]

It appears that being in a happy marriage or long-term relationship can help you recover faster from a heart attack. In a new study presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions, Yale researchers analyzed close to 1,600 men and women between the ages of 18 and 55 across the country treated for heart attacks. […]

It appears that the sounds we hear throughout the day impact our mood and mental health. In a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Germany studied the effects of traffic noise and birdsong on close to 300 participants. They found that listening to […]

Being unhappy could age you faster than smoking. In a new study published in the journal Aging, researchers looked at the impact of mental health on our biological clocks. They found that psychological factors, such as feeling unhappy or lonely, added over 1.5 years to a person’s biological age. This aging effect of being unhappy […]

The Mediterranean diet has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and mortality. Olive oil has been thought to be the main reason for these benefits. In a new study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Spanish researchers compared the eating habits of over 12,000 Spanish adults and […]

A large majority of adolescent girls experience bloating, cramps, and abdominal pain during their periods. A new study presented at the annual meeting of The North American Menopausal Society suggests that some foods these girls eat might make their dysmenorrhea, or painful periods, worse. Researchers at Rutgers University found that diets high in inflammatory foods […]

If you want to stay out of a nursing home as you get older, you might want to stop smoking and start exercising now. In a new study presented at the International Conference on Obesity, researchers at the University of Sydney analyzed data on over 127,000 Australians. They divided the participants into three groups based […]