Evidence suggests that one's sense of purpose, the degree to which someone perceives a sense of direction and goals in their life, might be linked to health-protective benefits such as improved physical functioning and lower risks of cardiovascular disease or cognitive decline.
Dallas [US], October 5 (ANI): Particle radioactivity, an air pollution feature that represents the colourless, odourless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution, increases PM2.5 toxicity and raises the chance of mortality from cardiovascular disease, particularly heart attack or stroke.
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups.
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 31 (ANI): A large study, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has said that elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) are at higher risk of early death, compared to their counterparts who don't live there.
Washington [US], January 27 (ANI): A new study has found that people with Parkinson's disease who eat more flavonoids - compounds found in richly coloured foods like berries, cocoa and red wine - may have a lower mortality risk than those who don't.
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI): Eating higher total amounts of red meat, processed red meat and non-dairy animal fat increases the risk of stroke, while consuming more vegetable fat or polyunsaturated fat lowers it, according to a new study.
Deciding which booster dose to get is not as easy as it sounds. So, if you’re wondering about mixing and matching your COVID-19 booster shot, here’s the science behind it. What is the mixing and matching of vaccines? Now that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the mixing and matching of COVID-19 […]