There are many ways to treat cancer, and some of them are nearly as frightening as the disease itself. But today, researchers are beginning to unravel some new approaches, including one that comes from seemingly miraculous recoveries in cancer patients who experienced severe fever. And the interesting part is that gold might be just the…
‘Dog People’ Less Likely to Be Lonely in Lockdowns
July 18, 2022
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Australian research has discovered that dog owners tend to have different personality traits from cat owners and that the former tended to cope better with loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns. Researchers at James Cook University surveyed 534 lone dwellers in Australia who were dog owners, cat owners, and those without pets during the second lockdown period,…
The Energy Preservation of Introverts
The world is made up of introverts, extroverts and people that fall someplace in between. For some, being one or another doesn’t make a big difference in their lives. However, for introverts like me, it explains a lot. I grew up in a family with a lot of kids, and was labeled sensitive because I…
Socializing Gives Older Adults a Healthier Sense of Purpose
July 17, 2022
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Having positive social interactions is associated with a sense of purpose for older adults, which can fluctuate from day to day, according to new research. And although these findings apply to both working and retired adults, the research found that for better and for worse, these interactions are more strongly correlated to purposefulness in people…
Tips to Lower Your Grocery Bill and Stay Healthy
It was a cold Saturday afternoon earlier this year as I was unpacking our weekly haul of groceries. My husband, the keeper of our finances, was analyzing our spending habits from the past month. “Do you realize how much we’ve spent on groceries the past four weeks?” he asked me. I hadn’t, but was shocked…
Lithium: The Cinderella Drug
July 17, 2022
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Dr. Walter Brown begins his 2020 book “Lithium, a Doctor, a Drug and a Breakthrough,” by asking, “What do Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Ernest Hemingway have in common?” The answer is bipolar disorder, previously known as manic-depressive illness. Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness characterized by extreme mood swings, including extreme excitement (mania)…
Staying Cool Is All about Blood Flow
Oppressive summertime heat gets everybody talking about the importance of staying cool. But a regular summer day can also put your body at risk if you’re not taking care of yourself. Hot weather, in a way, is like a stress test for your body. Some people will respond poorly. Hot temperatures could lead to heart…
Taking a Mental Health Day Can Be Good for You
When you’re feeling sick, you know it’s probably best to take the day off from work in order to recover and feel better. But while we may know how important it is to take care of our mental health, many of us may still hesitate to take time off work in order to do this….
What Is the Role of Internet and Violent Video Games in a Generation of Aggressive and Violent Youths
July 16, 2022
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On July 4th, 2022, a man in Illinois took to the rooftop and fired rounds of bullets on the Independence Day parade participants, killing 5 people with 2 more dying later from their wounds and injuring even more. The man, soon identified by the police, is Robert Crimo III, aged 21. Robert Crimo III poses…
Psychoactive Drugs Often Linked to Mass Shootings
July 16, 2022
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We do not know if Robert Crimo III, the confessed Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooter, was on psychoactive drugs when he murdered but we do know that police were called to his home for suicidal behavior and that he was remanded to the psychiatric system. Mass shooters in the U.S. tend to be…
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