Health
A healthy work limit is 39 hours per week, study shows
People who work more than 39 hours a week are putting their health at risk, new research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.
Feb 2, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Found: Brain structure that controls our behavior
For our social life and our profession we must be able to deal with our environment and other people. Executive functions, meaning the basic intellectual abilities that control human thought and action, help us to do this. ...
May 19, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One in four women with ADHD has attempted suicide
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) can have negative consequences on mental health into adulthood. A nationally representative Canadian study reported that the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts was much higher ...
Dec 22, 2020
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Health
The new exercise trend that's made for everyone
Bringing the science of high intensity interval training (HIIT) into everyday life could be the key to helping unfit, overweight people get more of the exercise they need to improve their health, according to an international ...
Feb 21, 2019
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Medications
Stomach-protecting medicines can trigger allergies
Stomach-protecting drugs are widely used. Now, using quantitative prescribing data from Austria, a study conducted by MedUni Vienna in collaboration with the Austrian Social Insurance Institutions, has shown that stomach-protecting ...
Jul 31, 2019
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Neuroscience
Occupations that are cognitively stimulating may be protective against later-life dementia
People with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations during their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s had a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia after age 70, according to a new study from Columbia University ...
Apr 20, 2024
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Medical research
Living by the clock: The science of chronobiology
The clock never seems to stop. Every day, it seems, we're fighting it: rushing to get to work, getting errands done, catching whatever sleep we can. There's never enough time to do what we need or want to do, and just when ...
Jun 3, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
That COVID-19 baby boom might be more of a bust
When stay-at-home orders were announced in the spring, some people wryly speculated about a COVID-19 baby boom. Social media users even came up with a few suggestions for what this new generation should be called—"coronials" ...
Sep 8, 2020
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Seniors living alone aren't as socially isolated as you might think
According to the 2016 census, a third of Canadians over 65 live alone. For people aged 85 and older, the figure is 56 percent for women and 29 percent for men.
Apr 27, 2022
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Medical research
Car crashes, strokes, and Alzheimer's disease: The dangers of sleep deprivation
Most people are familiar with the obvious consequences of sleep deprivation—the heavy eyelids, short attention spans and excessive yawning after a poor night's sleep.
Jun 8, 2020
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