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It sounds too good to be true: Sleep more and you will lose weight.
But researchers have found that getting more than seven hours of sleep is linked to weight loss.[1]
The correlation between sleep and a thinner body is not as strange as it sounds. One-third of American adults are considered sleep-deprived, getting six hours or less of sleep each night.
If you are diabetic or prediabetic, you should know about two new studies that point to simple, nondrug methods to control your blood sugar.
The first looked at the effects of hot baths. Researchers in Japan divided 1,297 diabetics into three groups.[1]
One group took less than one bath a week. The second group took between one and four baths a week.
Cannabis has long been used to relieve cancer symptoms and the side effects of chemotherapy. But until recently there was little evidence that it could actually affect the course of the disease.
Now, new lab research shows that CBD and THC—the two biologically active compounds in cannabis—have potential in preventing and treating cancer.
Scientists at Colorado State University tested CBD (cannabidiol) against glioblastoma brain cancer cells.
You can find face masks made out of just about any type of fabric. There are masks made from cotton, nylon, polyester, paper fiber, and even vacuum cleaner bags.
But a new study shows that silk masks may be more effective than any of them.[1]
In fact, researchers found that masks made from silk might be the next best thing to the N95 respirators that health care workers use.
Doctors rarely talk about artery flexibility. But it may be just as important to your health as other more familiar markers such as weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar.
When your arteries lose flexibility, it can be the start of a destructive chain reaction. Having stiff arteries means your heart has to work harder to move blood through your body.
The historical record shows cancer wasn’t widespread among humans until the Industrial Revolution.
The best-preserved human remains from antiquity are the mummified bodies of Egyptian rulers. Hundreds of mummies have been subjected to microscopic examination.
But Professor Michael Zimmerman of Villanova University found that just a single one shows any evidence of cancer. That’s a stark contrast to cancer rates today.