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A study from the University of Washington, in Seattle, tested the relationship of immune system functioning to lack of adequate sleep. To rule out...
Fascia is a word that has received much attention in the last few years. There is even a yearly international conference to...
Research from the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, has established that structured physical activity following a stroke can significantly...
The province of Ontario began a complete phase-out of its coal-fired power plants in 2005, with all of them having...
Researchers in Milan, Italy, have found that individuals with Type 1 diabetes display a unique inflammatory signature and microbiome in...
Research from Sweden has found that acupuncture helps reduce the crying of colicky babies. The study monitored 147 babies between...
A meta-study from Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts, documents a revealing relationship between diet and...
A study of distance runners by Texas A&M University, in College Station, determined that short-term supplementation of dried tart cherry powder improved...
No longer considered an exotic curiosity, acupuncture is now widely accepted by the medical community as well as...
A study from the University of Florida, in Gainesville, has found that the probiotic combination of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria...
Research from the University of Medical Sciences and Technology, in Khartoum, Sudan, tested the efficacy of ginger, cinnamon and a combination of...
Researchers from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, have discovered a connection between vitamin D supplementation during infancy and...
Researchers from the University of Rhode Island, in Kingston, have studied the rapid increase in Lyme disease in the northern U.S. Only 11 cases of the disease, which annually impacts...
A study from McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, has found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) makes working out more enjoyable for individuals that struggle with...
A Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan has ruled that the state of California will require Monsanto to place a cancer warning label on...
Getting off the couch and just moving may help slow the aging process in women that do no...
A new study suggests that a diet of foods considered low-inflammatory, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains, may help reduce bone loss and...
A study from the University of Prague, in the Czech Republic, has found that extracts from the bark of the Hintonia latiflora, a tree grown in...
Researchers from the United Kingdom’s University of Winchester have found that cycling improves brain function. The study tested the...
Researchers from the Copenhagen University Hospital, in Denmark, discovered expectant mothers that take omega-3 supplements while pregnant reduce the risk that their babies will...
Anything that is tight, crampy and stiff-whether it is a body part of even a mood-can be a sign of magnesium deficiency. This critical mineral is responsible for hundreds of...
A study from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, has linked alcohol consumption with an increased risk of melanoma, the most...
Telomeres, located at the end of human chromosomes, protect DNA from deterioration. Multiple studies over the past decade have associated longer telomeres with increased longevity and...
A new study published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship suggests that the Neuro Emotional Technique, or NET, may be a highly effective treatment to help cancer patients decrease their physiological...
Researchers in Singapore studied the relationship between eczema and wheezing in babies and food allergies in toddlers. They collected data from 849 children that had...
Anyone that has struggled to reduce their intake of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or “bad” cholesterol) may have considered avoiding saturated fat in their diets, although the latest meta-study published...
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The five-second rule is a belief that food that falls to the floor can be safely eaten as long as it’s picked up quickly. Researchers from Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, sought to test its...
A study from Harvard Medical School, in Boston, has found that tai chi, a low-impact exercise and movement meditation, can...
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Medical Center, in Miami Beach, concluded in a 2016 review of research that chelation therapy using agents such as ...
A 2016 review from Australia’s Murdoch University, in Perth, confirms the cognitive benefits of consuming plants in the Salvia genus, particularly...
A study from the University of Eastern Finland, in Kuopio, has found that less active boys perform worse in reading and arithmetic classes than...
Ruopeng An, Ph.D., a kinesiology and community health professor at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, studied the hydration and dietary habits of more than...
Profile DNA Weight Loss and Wellness is the brainchild of Charlyce "Charlie" Walsh, a registered nurse trained as a nurse practitioner, who was a researcher in...
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) or cranio-sacral therapy is a hands-on modality originally developed by Osteopathic Physicians, and also used by chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists and other...