by Sue Robbins | Nov 28, 2015 | Wellness
Bright light therapy has often been used for people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – but a new study shows that people whose depression symptoms are not seasonal may also benefit. Light therapy is a procedure where people are exposed to a specialized...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 27, 2015 | Wellness
Exercise is good for the brain. We know that. But most studies of exercise and brain health have focused on the effects of running, walking or other aerobic activities. Now a new experiment suggests that light resistance training may also slow the age-related...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 26, 2015 | Wellness
The field of optogenetics – which uses genetically encoded switches that turn neurons on or off with light – has taken a step forward; scientists have created flexible, implantable, wireless devices that can activate and potentially block pain signals in...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 16, 2015 | Wellness
Everyone has had the experience of “catching” someone else’s stress – whether from a family member who got up on the wrong side of the bed, or a driver in the grocery store parking lot. Researchers are just beginning to study such secondhand...
by Sue Robbins | Nov 13, 2015 | Wellness
A new Cochrane Review published today shows that when doctors and patients are encouraged to discuss the need for prescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory infections jointly, fewer are prescribed. This may be useful in the fight against antibiotic resistantance....
by Sue Robbins | Nov 12, 2015 | Wellness
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have found new evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain more effectively than placebo. The research, published in the November 11th issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, showed that study participants who...
