Decision Making to Keep From Harming Others Different Than Harming Ourselves
Razi Berry The processes our brains use to avoid harming other people are automatic and reflexive — and quite different from those used when avoiding harm to ourselves, according to new research. Different approaches to avoiding pain investigated for the first time A team based in the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford in the UK […]
Exercise and Nutrition Both Needed For Optimum Health
Razi Berry Researchers studied the effects of a 12-week exercise regimen on 148 active-duty Air Force airmen, half of whom also received a twice-daily nutrient beverage that included protein; the omega-3 fatty acid, DHA; lutein; phospholipids; vitamin D; B vitamins and other micronutrients; along with a muscle-promoting compound known as HMB. Both groups improved in […]
Shortest Time Measured: Zeptoseconds
Razi Berry In the global race to measure ever shorter time spans, physicists from Goethe University Frankfurt have now taken the lead: together with colleagues at the accelerator facility DESY in Hamburg and the Fritz-Haber-Institute in Berlin, they have measured a process that lies within the realm of zeptoseconds for the first time: the propagation […]
Watching Nature on Television to Improve Health
Razi Berry Watching high quality nature programs on TV can uplift people’s moods, reduce negative emotions, and help alleviate the kind of boredom associated with being isolated indoors, according to a new study published today in the Journal of Environmental Psychology. Experiencing nature in virtual reality could have even larger benefits The research has also […]
Promoting “Ownership” Could Help with “Tragedy of the Commons”
Razi Berry How can consumers be encouraged to take better care of public goods and resources? That’s the question posed in a new research paper co-authored by Collen P. Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor of marketing at New York Institute of Technology, in the Journal of Marketing. How can consumers be encouraged to take better care […]
Signs of Brain Damage From Sleep Apnea Same as Alzheimer’s
Razi Berry New research has confirmed long-suspected links between sleep apnea and Alzheimer’s disease, finding identical signs of brain damage in both conditions. While the cause of Alzheimer’s disease remains a mystery, amyloid plaques that are toxic to brain cells are known indicators of the disease. New research showed these plaques start in the same […]
Screen Time, Diet and Health Factors Interrelated
Razi Berry The era of the television brought with it the TV dinner — a fast, convenient meal that, while nutritionally questionable, meant the whole family could gather together on the sofa to enjoy “The Ed Sullivan Show” and eat their Swanson Salisbury steak, too. Bulging on binge-watching in the era of binge-watching culture Over […]
App that Tells You Where the Closest Fracking Plants Are to Community
Razi Berry Exposure to hydraulic fracturing fluid in drinking water has been shown to increase the risk of respiratory problems, premature births, congenital heart defects, and other medical problems. But not all wells are created equal. Since different hydraulic fracturing — or fracking — sites use a diverse mix of chemical ingredients, often individuals and […]
Men’s “Y” Chromosome Does More than Thought
Razi Berry New light is being shed on a little-known role of Y chromosome genes, specific to males, that could explain why men suffer differently than women from various diseases, including Covid-19. The findings were published this month in Scientific Reports by Université de Montréal professor Christian Deschepper, director of the Experimental Cardiovascular Biology research […]
Weighted Blankets May Help Your Sleep Problems
Razi Berry Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to Swedish researchers who found that insomnia patients with psychiatric disorders experienced reduced insomnia severity, improved sleep and less daytime sleepiness when sleeping with a weighted chain blanket. Results of the randomized, controlled study Results of the randomized, controlled […]
