Biden-Era Grants to Fund Healthier American Airports: Gyms, Better Food, Children’s Areas
Living in a totally-integrated modern society often requires a bit of sacrifice for those who seek to live as…
Category: Physiology
Well-Exercised Mice Passed Natural Fitness to Their Male Offspring, But Not Through DNA
What if there were a way that didn’t involve CRISPR to give your offspring a natural talent for athletics?…
‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days
Remember that old potato chip commercial that boasted: “Bet you can’t eat just one?” The depth of that admission…
Exercise on its Own is Enough to Lose Weight, if Done at High Enough Intensity and Duration
In a large meta-analysis of 116 randomized controlled trials including over 6,800 overweight and obese patients, exercise on its…
One Exercise Session or Disturbed Night of Sleep Still Affects Cognition Weeks Later
The everyday effects of sleep, exercise, heart rate, and mood—both good and bad—could linger in our brains for over…
The Gut-Germline Axis: New Revelations on Gut Microbiome Shows it Affects Men’s Fertility, Offspring Health
There seems to be no area of the body where the microbiome, a catch-all term that addresses the different…
Screen Use in Babies Delays Communication, Problem Solving—Except With Video Calls to Family
While it may be tempting at the end of a particularly challenging day when a parent has been running…
These Innocuous Household Items Should Be Changed or Added to Avoid Unnecessary Toxicity
In many ways, it’s never been a more difficult time to be a consumer than now. As soon as…
Social Media and Screen Use Stress Out Adults and Toddlers
The old saying in health and fitness is “everything in moderation” but there’s a chance that screen use, and…
23 Chocolate Bars Contained by Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead – Consumer Safety Study
Consumer safety 3rd party, Consumer Reports, recently tested a mix of large and small brand chocolate bars for toxic…
Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Leads to Binge Eating in Mice
Broad-spectrum antibiotics are widely used in society to treat a variety of dangerous infections, but could they also be…
Meditation Helps and Even Heals the Deeper Someone Pursues It
There is a proliferation of meditation and mindfulness apps and books pelted at a generation of working Westerners that…
Ice Baths and Cryotherapy Help Australian Man Stay Alive Under Constant Danger from Cystic Fibrosis
For centuries, people in northern European countries have bathed in rivers and lakes in wintertime as a way to…
Resistance Exercise Improved Sleep Duration by 40 Minutes, More Than Aerobic Exercise
In an interesting study, researchers working at the American Heart Association were trying to quantify how exercise influences sleep…
Training Feet for Lifting and Whether it Really Matters
Story at a glance… Unlike in running, there’s less debate about whether lifting or conditioning barefoot helps. Exercises can…
What’s With the Rise in Barefoot Running?
Story at a glance… It’s not clear if running barefoot or with minimalist shoes prevents injuries. It’s not even…
8 Weeks of Lifestyle Changes Reduced Biological Age by 3 Years In Groundbreaking Proof-of-Concept
Story at a glance… 6 rather simple diet and lifestyle changes reduced biological age by 3.2 years over 2…
Sitting Long Enough Cancels The Beneficial Effects of Exercise
It’s not too difficult to imagine this scenario in the tech and service-sector-heavy American economy. A working individual wakes…
Waking Up Just After Falling Asleep Helps Problem Solving—Old Myth Confired
Waking up just after nodding off — even for just 15 seconds, can unlock the answer to difficult problems,…
Transplanting Microbes from a Young Mouse into an Old One Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Story at a glance… When receiving a sample of a young mouse’s gut microbiome, age-related cognitive decline was reversed…