We previously covered that gender equality may help increase longevity for both men and women — but while society continues making progress toward this systemic change, a new study has revealed how your individual personality could also impact your lifespan. Publishing their findings in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, researchers searched for links between longevity […]
“Loud voice, fun stories, just always laughing and smiling” is how Lisa Ihnat-Durbin described her husband, Sean Durbin — but that changed when he was diagnosed with a form of frontotemporal dementia: a group of brain disorders that impact language, behavior, and comprehension. “I noticed at times I couldn’t quite get my words out,” Sean, 58, said in a video shared by the Cleveland Clinic, adding, “That’s when I first noticed it, that I was struggling.”
Between all the fitness apparel, classes, and equipment options at our fingertips, figuring out the best way to exercise can feel like solving a Rubik’s Cube. But there’s no need to twist yourself into knots to find a good workout. One of the easiest paths forward is free, accessible, and allows you to both chat
Imagine that your wedding is coming up in a week, or that you’ve missed a deadline at work for the third time in a row. How would you feel? We’d bet that stress would be part of the equation, but we’d also imagine that the specific type and intensity of that stress would be quite
Around 3 million Americans live with cardiac pacemakers: small, implanted devices that regulate slow heart rates by delivering electrical pulses to the organ. In use since the late 1950s, they can significantly improve quality of life — not just for humans, but for canines, too. Like us, dogs can experience slower-than-normal heart rates, or bradycardia,
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It’s easy to think of stretching as merely a pre- or post-workout ritual. After all, it’s said to lengthen our muscles and loosen up our joints, which can help prevent exercise-related injuries. But stretching is such a boon for your body that it shouldn’t be limited to your weekly kickboxing class. Just a few minutes
Despite all the protein, vitamins, and minerals that eggs dish out, they feature one potential thorn in an otherwise rosy nutritional profile: They’re famously high in cholesterol, leading some 20th-century researchers to suggest that they could raise your cholesterol and contribute to heart disease. However, a new study out of Australia may have flipped the
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For some people, the churn and burn of working out is a reward in and of itself, and we love that for them. But if you’re the type for whom working out is a chore, you know that any chance to make it feel less so is welcome — especially given the recommendation that we get
When Jennifer Caspari set out to write You Are More Than Your Body, she was hoping to deliver a guidebook that would leave readers who struggle with insecurity feeling empowered, like they have “an increased sense of capability.” As a clinical psychologist, Caspari is trained in helping others achieve self-acceptance — and as someone with cerebral
By age 35, 66% of U.S. men experience noticeable hair loss, according to the American Hair Loss Association — and only two licensed drugs are FDA-approved to treat male and female pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia: minoxidil and finasteride. But some promising recent research breakthroughs are offering hope for more effective alternatives. For instance, earlier
