Professor studies how jazz improvisation affects the brain
Jazz artist Louis Armstrong once said, “never play a thing the same way twice.” Although musical improvisation—composing new passages on …
Study reveals how drug abstinence changes gene expression, making relapse more likely
A new preclinical study by University at Buffalo researchers reveals the genetic basis of relapse, one of the most detrimental …
How A Healthy Lifestyle Can Give You More Years To Live
Being healthy entails more than just eating the occasional salad or going for a hike once every few weeks. These …
How Elite Chess Players Can Burn More Than 6,000 Calories Sitting Down
Over the five months that it took to complete the 1984 World Chess Championship in Moscow (between chess legend Garry …
How other countries get parents to vaccinate their kids (and what Australia can learn)
Countries around the world, including Australia, are using different ways to get parents to vaccinate their children. Our new research, …
DR ELLIE CANNON: Asthma makes me wheezy… so how can I get fit?
DR ELLIE CANNON: Asthma makes me wheezy… so how can I get fit? I suffer with severe asthma and I …
How to fight hidden causes of inflammation
(HealthDay)—Tamping down inflammation is a must for people with a chronic inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. But you …
How This Guy Got Sober and Packed on Serious Muscle
“I suffer from the disease of addiction,” says David Adesman, a 31-year-old creative director from Los Angeles, California. “I reached …
How often should you get your teeth cleaned?
If you went to your dentist for a check-up and dental clean in the last year, give yourself a pat …
How to get on track when weekend eating is your downfall
(HealthDay)—Do you eat healthy during the week, then ease off the brakes on the weekend? You’re not alone. But such …
How to manage in a crisis: Lessons from the West Africa Ebola outbreak
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak. More than 1,800 …
RHOC’s Shannon Beador Tells Us Exactly How She Lost Those 40 Lbs
Shannon Beador revealed in July that she dropped 40 pounds and scored a revenge body after her divorce. Now she’s …
How deep space travel could affect the brain
Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation—the conditions present in deep space—causes neural and behavioral impairments in mice, researchers report in …
To understand how people think, look to their actions, not their words
Actions not only speak louder than words, they also happen first and faster, Stanford psychologist Barbara Tversky says. Catching a …
How do you know you’re well enough to be back at work?
It is a common conundrum at this time of year: after a couple of days with a tissue box in …
How I Came to Terms With My Final Period
It sounds like an oxymoron, but there are two ambiguities that I’ve always thought were largely certain for most women. …
How hangovers reduce brain function
Hangovers reduce brain function and memory, according to new research from Swinburne University of Technology (Swinburne) in Melbourne. The research …
Daily Fitness Challenge: How long can you hold a side plank?
The side plank is the normal plank’s nasty little brother. It’s harder and targets specific muscles lower down and on …