Giving Support Helps Health
Razi Berry When it comes to your health, being willing to give social support to your spouse, friends and family may be just as important as receiving assistance, a new study suggests. While researchers have long thought that receiving social support from others is a key to health, results from studies have shown mixed results. […]
Don’t “Settle Down” as You Get Older
Razi Berry Just about everyone knows that exercise is good for you. Some people can even rattle off reasons it keeps your muscles and joints strong, and how it fights off certain diseases. But how many people can tell you the story of why and how physical activity was built into human biology? A team […]
Young Adults Pay the Most Attention in Social Interactions
Razi Berry New research led by the University of Kent has found that adolescents and older adults pay less attention to social cues in real-world interactions than young adults. The findings published by Nature Human Behavior show that social attention undergoes age-related change, which has potential implications for how successfully we can interpret social interactions […]
Co-workers Impact Your Food Choices
Razi Berry The foods people buy at a workplace cafeteria may not always be chosen to satisfy an individual craving or taste for a particular food. When co-workers are eating together, individuals are more likely to select foods that are as healthy — or unhealthy — as the food selections on their fellow employees’ trays. […]
8 Things This Doctor is Doing to Keep Her Family Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sarah Cimperman, ND Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2, also known as SARS-CoV-2 and 2019-nCoV, is a new strain of coronavirus that was identified in humans last December. The disease associated with the virus, Coronavirus Disease 2019 or COVID-19, has become a global pandemic. It’s the first pandemic ever caused by a coronavirus and so far […]
Study Looks at Digital-Free Holidays and Travelers’ Experiences
Razi Berry New research reveals the emotional journey that tourists go on when they disconnect from technology and social media while traveling. How engaging in digital-free tourism impacts travelers’ holiday experiences The study, by the University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Greenwich and Auckland University of Technology (AUT), investigated how engaging in digital-free tourism […]
New Studies on MDMA Show Possibility for Improving PTSD
Razi Berry Recent research into MDMA (ecstasy) has shown that the drug can induce a neural response that allows the brain to become more sensitive to the reward and value learning process of social behaviors. This “critical period” of learning is typically seen in adolescence when people and animals are most sensitive to the social […]