• Harness the Health Benefits of Awe
  
  Awe is critical to our well-being - just like joy, contentment, and love. One definition of awe is the feeling we get in the presence of something vast that challenges our understanding of the world, like looking up at millions of stars in the night sky or marveling at the...
• Early Heart Disease Linked to Memory Issues by Middle Age
  
  People who suffer a heart attack or stroke in middle age may develop memory and thinking problems earlier in life, too, a new study finds. The study, published online Jan. 25 in the journal Neurology, focused on people who had developed premature cardiovascular disease. That...
• Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Increases Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke Years Later
  
  A new study finds troubling information about a link between the pregnancy complication preeclampsia and future heart attack, even in younger women. Danish researchers found a fourfold higher risk of heart attack and stroke within just seven years after delivery. Risks...
• 40-Year Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Boosts Longevity
  
  It's well known that obesity fuels an increase in a person's risk for other chronic health conditions. Now, a new study shows that weight-loss surgery could set that person's health, and longevity, on a different path. Utah researchers who followed patients for up to 40 years...
• Breakthrough Study Finds ED Drugs Benefit Men's Cardiac Health
  
  A new study is the first to examine the association between the use of erectile dysfunction (ED) medications and cardiovascular health in a large group of low-risk men with ED. Researchers analyzed the health records of more than 70,000 men with ED, and found that those...
• Study: Post-Surgery Aspirin as Effective as Injections to Prevent Blood Clots
  
  When people undergo surgery for broken arms or legs, they are often injected with prescription blood thinners to reduce their risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood clots in their lungs and legs. But a large, new study suggests it may be time to rethink this...
• Tibetan Monk Study: Years of Meditation Alters Gut Microbes, Lowers Cholesterol
  
  Meditation might help a person's gut health - but it takes a lot of meditation over a long time. Tibetan Buddhist monks appear to have gut microbes that differ substantially from others living near them, a new study reports. Those differences have previously been linked to a...
• Save a Life by Knowing How to Perform CPR
  
  You could save a life by knowing how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. We've recently witnessed how prompt medical attention, including the use of both CPR and an automated external defibrillator (AED) saved the life of NFL's Damar Hamlin after he suffered...
• Why Women are Less Likely to Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest
  
  The sports world is still reeling over the sudden cardiac arrest of NFL's Damar Hamlin last week, that almost took his life. Prompt CPR and medical attention most likely saved the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety who collapsed on the field during a game against the...
• New Flavor-Enhancing Cutlery Could Help Users Reduce Sugar, Salt
  
  A team of research students has designed a spoon that stimulates taste buds to produce a sensation of sweetness. This could be helpful for anyone with a sweet tooth, and particularly for those with diabetes, which affects 11.3 % of the population, who need to limit sugar...
• Avoid These 5 Foods for a Healthier 2023
  
  If you want to lose weight this coming year, avoid low-quality "junk" foods. The 2022 State of Obesity Report found that 19 states now have obesity rates topping 35% and that 4 out of 10 U.S. adults are obese, says Eat This, Not That! The report notes that our obesity...
• Hamlin Tweets: 'Putting Love Into World Comes Back 3x'
  
  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, tweeted for the first time after waking up from his cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football, expressing hope, the power of prayer, and saluting the "love" as the NFL returned to action Saturday by playing the national anthem.
• Damar Hamlin Awake, Communicating, Continuing to Improve
  
  While NFL safety Damar Hamlin is still critically ill after suffering cardiac arrest during a game on Monday, he is making a "fairly remarkable recovery," his doctors said during a news conference on Thursday. "There has been substantial improvement in his condition over the...
• Chronic Procrastinators More Likely to Have Health Problems
  
  College students who routinely cram at the last minute may not only see their grades suffer, but their health, too, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 3,500 college students they followed, those who scored high on a procrastination scale were more...
• Cigars as Addictive, Harmful as Cigarettes
  
  Cigars are linked with victory, new babies and Winston Churchill, not nicotine addiction, but are they any better for your health than cigarettes? No, say experts who point out the many dangers of cigar smoking. Over the past few decades, through clever marketing, cigar...
• Cardiac Events a Frightening, Familiar Sight in Hockey
  
  The horror that swept across the NFL when Buffalo Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest during a game this week in Cincinnati was all too familiar to members of the hockey community. Five players in the NHL over the past 25 years who...
• Damar Hamlin Showing 'Signs of Improvement' After Cardiac Arrest
  
  Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills player who collapsed Monday after suffering cardiac arrest during a game, is showing "signs of improvement," his team said Wednesday. Still, the 24-year-old "is expected to remain under intensive care as his health care team continues to...
• Experts Compare Effectiveness of Popular Weight-Loss Diets
  
  Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions - possibly to give yourself an excuse for some New Year's Eve overindulgence. "I'm going to cram it all in tonight, so tomorrow I start afresh," jokes registered dietitian Connie Diekman, a nationally known food...
• What Triggered NFL Star Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest?
  
  Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, 24, is in critical condition in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during the Monday night football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to CNN. Hamlin's heartbeat was restored after he collapsed on the field, and he was...
• What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
  
  Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren't strongly motivated. Yet, just minutes after that first smoke-free breath, your body starts to change for the better. And with all the healthy breaths...
• Study: Singing Aids Recovery After a Stroke
  
  Singing may help stroke patients regain communication skills, according to new research. About 40% of stroke survivors have aphasia, a difficulty to deliver or comprehend spoken or written language. That impairment is ongoing for about half of those patients a year after...
• Loneliness Linked to Premature Death in People With Heart Disease
  
  For people with heart disease, new research suggests loneliness, social isolation and living alone can shave years off your life. This trio puts people with established cardiovascular disease at greater risk of premature death, according to the international study....
• Study: Stress Raises Risk For Stroke, Lifestyle Changes Can Help
  
  Stress is rarely a good thing for your health, but new research warns that it significantly raises the risk of a stroke. The study found that increased stress at home or work and recent stressful life events - like getting divorced or a major family conflict - were...
• Drinking Alcohol Can Trigger 'Holiday Heart Syndrome'
  
  December brings cold weather, holiday parties, stress, and a spike in cardiovascular problems. More people die from heart attacks between Christmas and New Year's than any other period throughout the year. "We drink and eat so much more and exercise and relax so much less...
• Coffee May Be Dangerous for Some With High Blood Pressure
  
  Plenty of people enjoy a cup or two, or maybe three or four, of coffee every day. But new research shows that people with severe high blood pressure ("hypertension") should steer clear of drinking too much java. The study found that for those with blood pressure of 160/100 or...

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