Tag: Mind & Body

Poor Sleep in the over 50s Is Linked to More Negative Perceptions of Aging

For people over 50, poor sleep has been linked to more negative perceptions of aging, which can impact mental, physical, and cognitive health. A new study led by the University of Exeter found that middle-aged people who rated their sleep the worst also felt older and had a lower image of their own physical and…


Heart Rate of Older Couples Synchronizes When They Are Close Together

New research from the University of Illinois has shown that the heart rates in older couples synchronize when they are close together. This new heart health study examined the dynamics of long-term relationships through spatial proximity. When couples grow older together, their interdependence heightens. They often become each other’s primary source of emotional and physical…


Alternative Treatments For Alzheimer’s Disease

According to the World Health Organization, around 50 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, with Alzheimer’s predominantly being the most common form. About 60 to 70 percent of all reported cases of dementia are diagnosed as Alzheimer’s. Current Alzheimer’s Treatments While there is no current cure for Alzheimer’s disease, there are various prescription drugs, such…


Gross Things Happen When You Don’t Wash Your Sheets

How often do you wash your sheets and put fresh ones on your bed? That’s OK, you don’t need to let anyone else know; you can keep the answer to yourself. However, the best answer is no longer than two weeks, and less in some cases. If you and your family are sleeping on sheets that…


Treating Long-Haul Syndrome

Long COVID, also known as long-haul COVID, chronic COVID, or long-haul syndrome, refers to symptoms that persist for four or more weeks after an initial COVID-19 infection. Board-certified internist and cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough discusses potential treatments for long-haul COVID in an interview with ​​Dr. Al Johnson posted on YouTube, including which tests may be…


US-based Company Developing Vaccine That Targets New COVID-19 Variant

An American biotechnology company is working on a version of its COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the newly identified Omicron variant. Maryland-based Novavax has already started developing the version, with plans to start testing it next month. The updated formulation revolves around a new spike protein, which triggers a response from the human immune system….


Naturally Immune People at Little Risk of Reinfection, Severe Disease From COVID-19: Study

People who recovered from COVID-19 are at little risk of contracting the disease again, according to a study published this week. Researchers in Qatar examined a cohort of over 353,000 people using national databases that contain information about patients with polymerase-chain-reaction-confirmed infections. The studied population contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, between…


Depression Caused by Genetics? Most Likely Not

Since the discovery of DNA, the central dogma of genetic translation has lured us in with a simple path from genes to illness. With the completion of the Human Genome Project, however, we were forced to begin to explore the limitations of the mutation model of illness and our assumptions about the biology behind illness…


No Cases of Omicron Virus Variant Identified in US Yet: CDC

No cases of the new Omicron virus variant have been identified in the United States as of yet, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The  CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variant was first seen in South Africa earlier this week and has been designated a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, which…


House Plants That Absorb Toxins

How would you like to breathe easier and cleaner at home or in your office? You can do so by adding some selected house plants to your environment. Certain house plants are better than others at adding oxygen to your living space and improving the overall air quality in that space. House Plants Clean the Air The science behind this suggestion…