Health
Q&A: Microplastics researcher explains how to limit their dangers
An invisible invasion by land, air and sea: Microscopic plastic pieces are in the food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink—bottled or not.
Feb 29, 2024
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News tagged with modern life
Health
Is standing at your desk actually better than sitting? Here's what the evidence says
In modern life, many of us spend the majority of our waking hours sitting. A recent review of the research has reiterated the harmful health impacts of prolonged, unbroken periods of sitting.
Sep 12, 2023
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Medical research
Ovarian mesenchymal cells, a group of non-germ cells, regulate the aging of female reproduction
The ovary is the female gonad responsible for producing eggs to create new life, and it is also the primary aging organ in women. As a heterogeneous organ, the ovary is composed of various types of cells, including germ cells ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society
Molly was 88 years old and in good health. She had outlived two husbands, her siblings, most of her friends and her only son.
May 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Starseeds: Psychologists on why some people think they're aliens living on Earth
There's a new group of people on Earth who believe they're aliens. Star people, or starseeds, are individuals who believe they have come to Earth from other dimensions to help heal the planet and guide humanity into the "golden ...
Mar 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Digital content could be altering your visual perception
So much of modern life is spent on screens: Zoom meetings and websites, smartphones and video games, televisions and social media. How are all those pixels and rectangles affecting how we see?
Feb 21, 2023
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Medical research
Study finds common panic response can desensitize body to temperature changes
The fight-or-flight response evolved to keep us safe from predators, but it can sometimes cause us to overreact in modern life when we don't face the same dangers we once did. Now, researchers from Japan have found that a ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Finding a new way: Orienteering can train the brain, may help fight cognitive decline
The sport of orienteering, which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory, could be useful as an intervention or preventive measure to fight cognitive decline related to dementia, according to new research from ...
Jan 20, 2023
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2023
Health
Breakthrough in how buildings can promote health and well-being
Having understood the ill-effects if sick building syndrome and the need to better conserve energy by incorporating green features, architects are also utilizing certain elements of an architectural design system shown to ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why are alcohol- and drug-related deaths rising in the US and not elsewhere?
In the United States, mortality is rising, with more deaths than ever attributable to alcohol and drug poisoning and to suicide, in conjunction with increasing rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Yet many other wealthy ...
Feb 3, 2022
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