A study by the University of Otago has found that, contrary to popular belief, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, has a negative impact on adolescents’ sleep. Current sleep guidelines recommend no screen use in the hour or two before bedtime. However, the researchers found that screen use in the […]
Study Shows High Prevalence of Hidden Brain Changes in People With Heart Disease
A new analysis involving more than 13,000 people has found that changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the risk of stroke and dementia are common in people with a range of heart conditions, regardless of whether they have already had a stroke. The new research, published in Neurology®, the medical journal […]
Heart and Blood Pressure: Are There Differences Between Men and Women?
Using data from mice and humans, a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team has found that a cell surface protein that senses odors and chemicals may be responsible for and explain sex differences in blood pressure in mammals. The unusual link between such protein receptors and sex differences in blood pressure, reported in Science Advances, could […]
Therapy With Intense Light and Timing can Have a Positive Effect on the Heart
According to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, controlling the circadian rhythm through intense light and timed therapy may help prevent or treat a number of diseases of the circulatory system, including heart disease. The study was published in Circulation Research, an official journal of the American Heart […]
Can a High-Protein Diet Prolong Life?
Eating nutrient-rich foods can improve metabolic health and delay the ageing process. But what levels of macronutrients in the diet are appropriate to achieve this? To answer this question, Japanese researchers fed young and middle-aged male mice an isocaloric diet with varying levels of protein. They found that the mice were metabolically healthier when fed […]
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