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Vitamin D Supplements Ease Irritable Bowels

Sep 28, 2018 02:00AM

Oncology researchers from the University of Sheffield, in the UK, report that people with irritable bowel syndrome tend to be low in vitamin D. In a review of research, they found that supplemental vi

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Music Lessons Make Kids Smarter

Sep 28, 2018 02:00AM

Structured music lessons significantly enhance children’s cognitive abilities, including language-based reasoning, short-term memory and planning, while reducing inhibition, leading to improved academ

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Knitting Releases the Blues 

Sep 28, 2018 02:00AM

Knitting can alleviate the blues, slow the onset of dementia and distract from chronic pain, according to a survey published in The British Journal of Occupational Therapy. Eighty-one percent of respo

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Acupuncture Soothes Dental Anxiety

Sep 28, 2018 02:00AM

Dental anxiety, which can produce dizziness, nausea and breathing difficulties in 4 to 30 percent of patients worldwide, may be relieved by acupuncture, according to research from the University of Yo

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Calorie Restriction Slows Aging

Sep 28, 2018 02:00AM

Thirty-seven healthy, non-obese adults between 21 and 50 years old put on a calorie restriction diet for two years showed reduced systemic oxidative stress, indicating greater protection against age-r

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Music Reduces Need for Post-Surgery Opioids

Sep 27, 2018 02:01AM

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have found that receiving music therapy can significantly lessen a patient’s need for opioids and other painkillers after invasive surgery.

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Meditation Improves Long-Term Cognition

Aug 30, 2018 02:00AM

Cognitive gains that people experience from an intense meditation retreat can persist for at least seven years and slow age-related cognitive decline, a new study shows. Researchers from the Universit

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Spanking Linked to Mental Health Problems

Aug 30, 2018 02:00AM

Spanking—defined as using physical force to control a child’s behavior by inflicting pain, but not injury—can have profound effects on a child later in life, say University of Michigan researchers. Su

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Dirt Houses  Cancer-Protective Microbe

Aug 30, 2018 02:00AM

A bonus to gardening: Soil commonly contains bacteria that produce a molecule called mensacarcin that kills melanoma cancer cells, according to research from  Oregon State University. Few therapies tr

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Doctors Underestimate Opioid Prescriptions

Aug 30, 2018 02:00AM

People are frequently introduced to highly addictive opioid painkillers when using hospital emergency rooms. When University of Colorado and University of Massachusetts medical researchers surveyed 10

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