DOPAMINE: The Brain Chemical Linked to Mood and Pleasure —May Have Other Functions Too For decades, discussions about dopamine centered around how this hormone provides people with a feeling of pleasure and rewards. Now, a new study by researchers at Northwestern University found that one genetic subtype of dopamine does not respond to rewards at … Continue reading “DOPAMINE: The Brain Chemical Linked to Mood and Pleasure —May Have Other Functions Too”
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Keeping Your Eyes Healthy
Keeping Your Eyes Healthy When you make an appointment for an eye exam, you might expect your eye care professional to focus solely on the health of your eyes. What you may not realize is that optometrists and ophthalmologists can give you a good sense of your overall general physical health by examining your eyes. … Continue reading “Keeping Your Eyes Healthy”
Vertigo: A Manuever To Fix It
Vertigo: A Manuever To Fix It Dr. Carol Foster said she woke up one morning and everything started violently spinning. The room went like a spiral into space, making it feel as if she was “flying off the bed.” “I knew what this was because this is my job,” said Dr. Foster, a professor of … Continue reading “Vertigo: A Manuever To Fix It”
Cut The Risk Of Depression
Cut The Risk Of Depression It’s common knowledge that adopting healthy habits, like eating nutritious food and exercising regularly, can positively affect physical health and lower the chances of chronic diseases. Now, new research has identified seven lifestyle habits that can affect your physical health and your mental health, as well. According to the study … Continue reading “Cut The Risk Of Depression”
10 Best Foods Against Acid ReFlux
10 Best Foods Against Acid ReFlux It’s not unusual to feel a burning sensation in your chest after eating a spicy dish, or greasy foods, or even cheese and chocolate. High-fat, high-calorie foods, carbonated beverages, and alcohol are the most common culprits of occasional heartburn. If the pain continues over time, however, you may be … Continue reading “10 Best Foods Against Acid ReFlux”
How ‘Good’ Cholesterol May Increase Dementia Risk
How ‘Good’ Cholesterol May Increase Dementia Risk When doctors talk to older adults about their health, one topic may center around the importance of having “good” cholesterol.” A recent study, however, has added another layer to the discussion after finding that having either high or low levels of “good” cholesterol slightly increases the risk of … Continue reading “How ‘Good’ Cholesterol May Increase Dementia Risk”
Better Sleep By Fixing Your Circadian Rhythm Naturally
Better Sleep By Fixing Your Circadian Rhythm Naturally It’s a fact that our lives are organized around clocks. We look at a clock after we wake up or depend on the clock’s alarm to wake us up. We glance at the clock throughout the day and before we go to bed at night. Just as … Continue reading “Better Sleep By Fixing Your Circadian Rhythm Naturally”
DIABETES: 10 Warning Signs of Diabetes
DIABETES: 10 Warning Signs of Diabetes Diabetes is a widely known health condition that affects millions of people of all ages in the United States. Surprisingly, many people who have diabetes don’t know that they have it. But that’s not all, what gets in the way of people getting checked for and accurately diagnosed is … Continue reading “DIABETES: 10 Warning Signs of Diabetes”
Medicare’s First Ten Drugs Targeted For Price Cuts
Medicare’s First Ten Drugs Targeted For Price Cuts Millions of Medicare beneficiaries will have lower out-of-pocket costs for medication now that the nation’s single largest health program has the power to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with drug manufacturers. Medicare recipients who took the first 10 drugs selected for negotiations paid a total of $3.4 … Continue reading “Medicare’s First Ten Drugs Targeted For Price Cuts”
Alzheimer’s Disease Latest Info
Alzheimer’s Disease Latest Info An international research team has identified a new and rare genetic variant that may delay symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for decades. Led by Harvard Medical School investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear, the team discovered while studying families in Colombia that carry a gene known to cause … Continue reading “Alzheimer’s Disease Latest Info”