by Sue Robbins | Aug 19, 2020 | Wellness
Food manufacturers add flavorings to a surprising number of basic products, like Breyers Natural Vanilla ice cream. I heard that “natural flavors” added to flavored seltzer water are not natural, because of a loophole in the regulations covering additives. Is that...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 17, 2020 | Miscellaneous
The more intense the lighting in teenagers’ neighborhoods, the poorer their sleep and the greater their risk for depression and anxiety. Artificial outdoor light at night may disrupt adolescents’ sleep and raise the risk for psychiatric disorders, a new study...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 12, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Despite spending around one-third of our lives in the land of nod, sleep still holds many mysteries. Scientists are chipping away at the details, but the wonder of slumber is much more complex than it appears. In this Special Feature, we dispel some common myths....
by Sue Robbins | Aug 4, 2020 | Miscellaneous
When we start to lift weights, our muscles do not strengthen and change at first, but our nervous systems do, according to a fascinating new study in animals of the cellular effects of resistance training. The study, which involved monkeys performing the equivalent of...
by Sue Robbins | Aug 3, 2020 | Miscellaneous
A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease as early as 20 years before the onset of cognitive...
