Researchers reverse hair loss due to male-pattern baldness
Researchers designed a preliminary microneedle patch containing cerium nanoparticles to combat oxidative stress and insufficient circulation
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Joseph Shavit
- Dec 5, 2022
Playing the piano boosts brain processing power and helps lift the blues
Research demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 1, 2022
Can obesity and stress influence your appetite? New study shows it’s all in your head
Researchers found that stress impacts the brain’s responses to food, and that both lean and obese adults react to food cues tied to rewards.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 20, 2022
Manipulating stress could help slow down ageing, study finds
Researchers have found that a stress response in cells, when ‘switched on’ at a post-reproductive age, could be the key to slow down ageing.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 10, 2022
Stress has an odor and dogs can smell it
Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen’s University Belfast researchers has found.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 1, 2022
Excessive blue light from our gadgets may accelerate the aging process
Excessive exposure to blue light, for example example through TVs, laptops, and phones, may have an aging effect on our body.
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 5, 2022
Silencing your smartphone may actually be more distracting not less
Turning smartphones off, or setting them to silent to ease distractions or avoid addictive internet behaviors may backfire on some people.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 21, 2022
Brain cells that control anxiety and stress-related mental disorders identified
Advances in microscopic imaging have led to the exciting discovery of a small group of brain cells that control stress-induced responses.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 10, 2022
Need to chill? Smartwatch accurately measures your stress level in real-time
Cortisol is well-suited for measurement in wearable devices, because its concentration levels in sweat are similar to its circulating levels
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 8, 2022
Scienctists discover that stress induced grey hair is reversible
While it may seem intuitive that stress can accelerate graying, the researchers were surprised to discover that hair color can be restored.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 14, 2021
Live personalized music soothes stressed patients during lockdown
A violinist playing a soothing melody tailored to a patient’s particular medical condition in the hospital can provide psychological aid.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 7, 2021
Does stress make you age faster? Yale researchers have the answer
How much does chronic stress accelerate your biological clock and are there ways to slow it down and extend a healthy lifespan?
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2021
Researchers discover why warm milk makes you sleepy
According to time-honored advice, drinking a glass of warm milk at bedtime will encourage a good night's rest.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 13, 2021
Meditation shown to reduce hair loss, according to new study
A new study finds that mental training reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 10, 2021
Peanut consumption: Potential benefits in young and healthy people
The daily intake of peanuts could have beneficial effects on the cognitive function and stress response in young and healthy individuals.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Stress isn’t always bad. Here’s how to harness it
Sweaty palms during a job interview. Racing heartbeat before the walk down the aisle. Stomach pains ahead of a final exam.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 23, 2021
According to new research, stress induced grey hair is reversible
While it may seem intuitive that stress can accelerate graying, the researchers were surprised to discover that hair color can be restored.
Joseph Shavit
- May 25, 2021
New international research provides tips for entrepreneurs to beat the grind
Staying up all night, working nonstop, eating on the run and skipping meals are often telltale signs of starting a new business.
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