Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study published in the British Journal of Health Psychology reveals the negative behavioral and psychological consequences of commercial fitness apps reported by users on social media. These impacts may undermine the potential of apps to promote health and well-being. When investigators used artificial intelligence (AI) using a method called machine-assisted…
Epigenetic signatures in sperm. Sperm chromatin is tightly packaged by binding to protamines and histones (< 15% of the genome). DNA methylation occurs at CG-rich, histone-bound DNA regions and repetitive sequences. Environmental factors may influence DNA methylation, histone modification, as well as the expression of small non-coding RNA, such as tsRNA, microRNA, and PIWI-interacting RNA. The…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Are sports apps only about competition and breaking personal records? Research conducted by scientists from SWPS University shows that cycling enthusiasts in Eastern Europe are increasingly treating digital tools as a path to well-being and comfort, not necessarily as a virtual racetrack. Cycling enthusiasts eagerly embrace digital tools that not only…
Sleep is not one-size-fits-all: individual sleep styles are connected to distinct health, lifestyle, and psychological factors. Credit: Vitaly Gariev, Unsplash (CC0, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Researchers led by Aurore Perrault at Concordia University, Canada and Valeria Kebets at McGill University, Canada, have used a complex data-driven analysis to uncover relationships among multiple aspects of sleep and individual variation…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s 2:47 a.m. and your phone buzzes on the nightstand. The notification suddenly glows in the darkness: “You’re on a 7-day streak!”; “Don’t break your streak!” You feel the need to open the app right away for an emergency breathing exercise. Half-awake, you fumble for the device, chest tightening. Another buzz:…
Credit: Leandro Boogalu from Pexels A new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) reports that men diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer who adopted the ACS Nutrition and Physical Activity Guideline for Cancer Survivors after diagnosis live longer. Over 14 years of follow-up, men with the highest adherence to the guideline were 23% less likely…
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Expanding access to lifestyle medicine education opportunities—such as continuing medical education (CME) courses, professional certification, webinars, mentoring and peer-to-peer connections, and conference participation—can facilitate the adoption of the medical specialty across health systems, according to a study published in Translational Behavioral Medicine. This qualitative study conducted by the American College of…
Credit: Mark Stebnicki from Pexels For anyone unfortunate enough to have grown up without them, tomatillos might seem tough to approach. They hide inside a papery cloak and tend to hang out in the quietest corners of produce sections in the U.S.—if they show up there at all. But to those in the know, tomatillos…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We all know the benefits of a healthy diet. But new research from the University of South Australia shows that eating nutritious food is about far more than ticking off the five food groups—it can also significantly reduce chronic pain. In a weight-loss study of 104 Australian adults living with overweight…
Temporary distancing was one strategy family caregivers employed to cope with the stress. Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By 2030, an estimated 47 million women worldwide will enter menopause each year. The transition through menopause can last several years and brings with it a host of physical, mental and brain changes. One of the most distressing…