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☆ A 72-year-old VC who started running at 54 does 4 marathons a year. Here's how he fits running into his busy workday.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Now 72, Greg Ho has run 43 marathons and plans to make that 100 before he turns 100. He had very little time to devote to exercise due to what he described to Business Insider as his "high-stress job" as the president of Spring Mountain Capital. Spring Mountain Capital and West Harlem Innovation NetworkThe marathon training program Ho embarked on "was miserable, and it hurt," he said. Running helps Ho to maintain his lifestyle"Physically and mentally, running enables me to perform while I get little sleep," he said. Spring Mountain, Ho's firm, backs the West Harlem Innovation Network, which develops new businesses and entrepreneurial talent in the underserved NYC neighborhood.

Persons: Greg Ho, —, Ho, he'd, Robin Hood, Ho didn't, he's, we're Organizations: New York VC, Service, Business, Spring, Robin Hood Foundation, York, Robin, West Harlem Innovation, West Harlem Innovation Network, PLoS Medicine Locations: New York, Capital

☆ Bones recovered from a Tudor shipwreck contain modern medical insights
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Mary Rose was one of the largest warships of the Tudor navy during King Henry VIII’s reign until it sank on July 19, 1545, during a battle against the French. The Mary Rose was one of them, and the flagship became the king’s favorite. The hull of the Mary Rose, supported by a steel cradle attached to a lifting frame, was raised on October 11, 1982. The research team used Raman spectroscopy, a nondestructive method that preserves valuable samples, to study the bones, Shankland said. “Investigating the impact of this on the spine would further our understanding of bone chemistry changes with age, but also with stress from activity.”

Persons: Mary Rose —, Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s, ”, Sheona, Henry VIII, Alex Hildred, ” Hildred, “, Shankland, Adam Taylor, ” Shankland, Tudor, Richard Madgwick, Madgwick, ” Madgwick, Dr Organizations: CNN, Tudor, Solent, Mary Rose Museum, telltale, Lancaster Medical, Lancaster University, “, Mary, University of Glasgow, Fox, Getty, Cardiff University Locations: Solent, Isle of Wight, Great Britain, Portsmouth, England, Brest, France, Scotland, Tudor England

☆ 3 simple tests that show how well you're aging, which you can do right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Good balance, strength, and a sturdy gait keep us mobile and independent as we age. There are other quick, simple tests you can do at home to help you assess how fit you are for your age. AdvertisementHow long a person can stand on one leg could reflect how well they're aging, according to a study. "If you have poor balance, you're at risk of falling, whether or not you're moving. It's typically used on older adults to test leg strength and endurance, but there's some evidence that it's also useful for measuring athletic performance in younger adults.

Persons: —, Kenton Kaufman, Kaufman, Dr, Sara Bonnes, Jennifer Tripkin, Fortune Organizations: Service, Mayo Clinic, PLOS ONE, National Institute, Aging, British, of Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic study's, Getty, Healthy Longevity Clinic, of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Center of Healthy Aging, National Council, European Locations: Minnesota

☆ Standing on one leg can help strengthen your balance as you get older
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Balance is important for injury prevention, and those who are unable to balance on one leg for more than five seconds could be at risk of falling more, Kaufman said. If someone is unable to stand on one leg for more than five seconds, Kaufman recommends making an appointment with a physician. “If we practice standing on one leg, we’ll get better at standing on one leg. That’s great but it’s not going to solve all balance problems and fall risk that happen with aging. … People should work on all aspects of balance — static, dynamic and overall strength, including but not limited to standing on one leg.”To improve your balance, Lubetzky recommends fitness or balance classes, such as yoga classes, that usually aim for about 30 or 60 seconds of balance on each leg.

Persons: CNN —, —, ”, Kenton Kaufman, Hall Wendel Jr, Kaufman, ” Kaufman, Anat Lubetzky, Lubetzky, ” Lubetzky, we’ll, it’s Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, Mayo Clinic, ”, New York University Locations: Rochester , Minnesota

☆ Dolphins inhale microplastics, according to first-of-its kind evidence
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —For the first time, scientists have found evidence that marine mammals could be inhaling microplastics, according to new research that detected the potentially harmful particles in the breath of bottlenose dolphins off the coasts of Louisiana and Florida. Previous research has discovered the tiny particles present in marine mammals’ tissues from exposure through consumption and then movement from the digestive tract into other organs. “We found that dolphins may be breathing in microplastics, even if they live in rural areas away from high levels of human activity. The researchers are unsure how inhalation of microplastics will affect dolphins, but they suspect it could have an impact on the creatures’ lung health, according to the study. The study team held up petri dishes to the mammals’ blowhole, through which dolphins inhale and exhale.

Persons: “, ”, Miranda Dziobak, ” Dziobak, Greg Merrill, Merrill, Dziobak, ” Merrill Organizations: CNN, College of, Duke University in, Marine Pollution Locations: Louisiana, Florida, College of Charleston, South Carolina, Duke University in Durham , North Carolina, Barataria Bay, Sarasota Bay

☆ Your preference for spicy foods may be all in your head
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In other words, I may find spicy food overwhelming simply because I expect it to be. “Some of it could be expectations, but some could also be how you’re biologically wired to experience food,” Albers said. Remember expectations can significantly influence your experience.”Listen to your body: As you eat spicy food, check in with your body’s responses. “There’s no ‘right’ level of spiciness — it’s about what feels good to you.”Pair spicy foods thoughtfully: Consider balancing spicy flavors with cooling elements, such as a piece of cheese or bread. “Spicy foods can increase your metabolism, your heart rate, cause vomiting and gastric distress, so there is definitely a physiological response that’s going on,” Albers said.

Persons: ”, “, I’m, “ There’s, Susan Albers, Oscar Wong, Yi Luo, ” Luo, ” Albers, Albers, it’s Organizations: CNN, Spice Girls, Cleveland Clinic, Getty, PLOS Biology, East China Normal University Locations: Ohio, Shanghai, Carolina

ISER Caribe executive director Stacey Williams dives underwater to clip lines of astroturf-like material where baby sea urchins are growing. The group is working to restore 5 acres of coral reef in Puerto Rico by planting fragments across six reefs and returning long-spined sea urchins to the ecosystem. Then, once the urchins reach young adult size, the researchers place them in a coral reef in need of extra support. Manzello said scientists used to think coral had a longer runway — perhaps until 2040 or 2050 — before conditions became so grim. A look at the underwater lab where ISER Caribe nurtures baby sea urchins.

Persons: Derek Manzello, ” Manzello, ”, That’s, they’d, Stacey Williams, Jackie Montalvo, Maura Barrett, —, “, ” Williams, Juan Torres, Andrew Baker, ” Baker, Manzello, “ You’re, We’ve, haven’t, Evan Bush Organizations: Oceanic, Reef Watch, NOAA, Atlantic, ISER Caribe, NBC, Preserve ., Institute for, Ecological Research, ISER, NASA, Caribe, University of Miami, Rosenstiel, of Marine, Science Locations: Florida, Atlantic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, ISER Caribe, Puerto Rican, La Parguera, Honduras, Caribbean, Seattle, La

☆ A dietitian who researches ultra-processed foods mostly avoids them. Here are her 3 favorite healthy, quick snacks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA dietitian whose research on the potential harms of ultra-processed foods has led her to eat fewer of them shared her three favorite quick, minimally processed snacks with Business Insider. "I try and lean on whole foods for snacks," Patel said. Here are the healthy, quick snacks Patel has on hand to help her avoid reaching for UPFs. Related storiesNuts are whole foods, containing health fats as well as some protein, and require little to no preparation or cooking to eat. But be mindful of how much you eat because despite being nutritionally dense, these snacks can be quite high in calories, Patel said.

Persons: —, Linia Patel, Patel Organizations: Service, Business, University of Milan, Global Public Health Locations: Italy

☆ Egypt’s first pyramid constructed using a hydraulic lift, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Now, a team of engineers and geologists brings a new theory to the table — a hydraulic lift device that would have floated the heavy stones up through the middle of Egypt’s oldest pyramid using stored water. Water from ancient streams flowed into a system of trenches and tunnels that surrounded the Step Pyramid, according to the study team. The shaft within the Step Pyramid is connected to a 200-meter-long (656-foot-long) underground tunnel that connects to another vertical shaft outside the pyramid. Conversely, a moderate-sized hydraulic lift can raise 50 to 100 tons. “It doesn’t mean (the hydraulic lift device) wasn’t used,” she added.

Persons: Pharaoh Djoser, ”, Dr, Xavier Landreau, aren’t, David Jeffreys, Paleotechnic, Guillaume Piton, Judith Bunbury, rainier, Jeffreys, Fabian Welc, Stefan Wyszynski, Welc, ” Welc, King Djoser, Landreau, University of Cambridge geoarchaeologist, ” Bunbury Organizations: CNN, University College London, France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, Institute of Environmental Geosciences, University Grenoble Alpes, University of Cambridge, of Archaeology, Stefan Wyszynski University Locations: Egypt, Paris, London, Old, Old Kingdom, Kingdom, Moat, Warsaw, Poland, Saqqāra, Giza, University of Cambridge geoarchaeologist Bunbury

☆ Hens blush when excited or scared, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

To understand how hens visibly express emotion, researchers spent four weeks on a French farm observing 17 hens of two different breeds, Bertin said, filming their routine behaviors and their reactions to different stimuli. Researchers observed 17 hens on a French farm. INRAE Arnould BertinTo make their more general conclusions, researchers extracted images from every two seconds of film and selected ones that featured the hen in profile to best study them. Although researchers weren’t able to explain the mechanism by which hens blush in this study, they concluded that the cheeks and ear lobes were more revealing of the birds’ emotions than their comb or wattles. Building on the results of this study, Bertin hopes to investigate whether these displays of emotion are linked to the hens’ social interactions, as well the implications for animal welfare.

Persons: CNN — Blushing, Charles Darwin, Aline Bertin, Bertin’s, ” Bertin, Bertin, –, INRAE Arnould Bertin Organizations: CNN, National Institute of Agricultural Research, University of Tours

☆ Humor could be a key to good parenting, new research shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

And it turns out, humor like that may be an important skill in parenting, according to new research. More than a laughYes, humor can get your family laughing, but it also serves a lot of important functions in parenting, Levi said. Other times, using humor can create a bond between you and your child from which you can better solve problems, she added. “The real question is, how can humor be used appropriately for the children? The best humor you can use with your children is the kind that puts the two of you on the same side, she added.

Persons: Benjamin Levi, Katie Hurley, Levi, ”, Anne Libera, ” Hurley, Libera, jolting, ” Levi, Hurley, “, they’re Organizations: CNN, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Columbia College Chicago, ”

☆ Giant armadillo fossil reveals humans were in South America a surprisingly long time ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Instead, the team determined that the shape of the cut marks was consistent with those made by stone tools. “The cut marks were not randomly distributed but focused on those skeletal elements that harbored large muscle packs like the pelvis and the tail,” he said. A detailed examination of cut marks on the fossils revealed they were made by stone tools in a deliberate sequence. Along with three perforated giant sloth bones found in Brazil that archaeologists believe humans used as pendants 25,000 to 27,000 years ago, the butchered armadillo bones suggest that humans were in South America a surprisingly long time ago. “Until recently, the traditional model indicated that humans entered the continent 16,000 calendar years ago,” he said.

Persons: CNN —, —, ”, Miguel Delgado, ” Delgado, Delgado, Miguel Eduardo Delgado et, “, paleoanthropologist Briana, Pobiner, wasn’t Organizations: CNN, National University of La, Smithsonian National Museum of, North Locations: what’s, Argentina, Americas, National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Merlo, Washington ,, North, South America, Africa, New Mexico, North America, New York City, Cincinnati, Des Moines , Iowa, Asia, Alaska, Brazil

☆ Kyrenia shipwreck has a new estimate for the year it sank, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —A lone diver first laid eyes on the ancient Kyrenia shipwreck off the north coast of Cyprus nearly 60 years ago. The authors of a new study dated almonds found aboard the Kyrenia ship to find a new estimated range of years for when the ancient vessel's last voyage took place. Dating a Hellenistic-era shipTwo main obstacles stood in the way of achieving a high-precision age estimate for the Kyrenia shipwreck, according to Manning. The Kyrenia ship's hull is seen shortly after it was raised from the seabed and reassembled. Kyrenia Ship Excavation“Part of the value of this story is about process.

Persons: CNN —, —, Andreas Cariolou, Michael Katzev, “, ”, Sturt Manning, Manning, ” Manning, you’ve, it’s, Mark Lawall, Lawall, ” Lawall Organizations: CNN, Cornell University, Northern Hemisphere, University of Manitoba Locations: Kyrenia, Cyprus, New York, Winnipeg

☆ Discovery of a Bronze Age dye workshop reveals secrets of history’s most precious pigment
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed in the Bronze Age, and it retained its status into the late medieval period. Several pottery fragments had residue of Tyrian purple pigment, the research team revealed. The well-preserved pigment could be used to dye textiles today, lead study author Dr. Lydia Berger said. Once collected, the snails had to be kept alive until the purple dye makers were ready to crush them and extract the mollusk’s mucus glands. The process came with a fishy odor, one that the researchers recognized when they came across the purple pigment residue in the recent excavation at Kolonna, she added.

Persons: Lydia Berger, Berger, ”, Maria Melo, Dye, Melo, Rena Veropoulidou, Veropoulidou, Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, ” Veropoulidou, “ Organizations: CNN, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, University of Michigan, Nova University of Lisbon, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, CPA Media Locations: Byzantine Empire, Aegina, Austria, Tyre, Lebanon, Phoenicia, Portugal, Kolonna, Greece, Rome

☆ New ‘Detective Work’ on Butterfly Declines Reveals a Prime Suspect
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Catrin Einhorn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

While a growing body of research shows decreases in many insect populations, it has been hard for scientists to disentangle the possible causes. Are insects suffering from habitat loss as natural areas are plowed and paved? The latest insight comes from a study on butterflies in the Midwest, published on Thursday in the journal PLOS ONE. Especially detrimental, the researchers found, was a class of widely used insecticides called neonicotinoids that are absorbed into the tissues of plants. “It’s a story about unintended consequences,” said Scott Swinton, a professor of agricultural economics at Michigan State University and one of the study’s authors.

Persons: ”, Scott Swinton Organizations: Michigan State University

☆ Internet addiction may harm the teen brain, MRI study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A new study has possibly captured that objectively, finding that for teens diagnosed with internet addiction, signaling between brain regions important for controlling attention, working memory and more was disrupted. Specifically, internet ‘addiction,’ which was initially conjured up by (psychiatrist) Ivan K. Goldberg in 1995 as a joke. Das wasn’t involved in the study. “Overall, the mechanisms underlying internet addiction are more like an emerging pattern than a finished picture,” Chang said. “Similar to substance and gambling disorders, internet addiction rewires the brain, making it harder to resist internet related stimuli,” he added.

Persons: ”, Max Chang, ” Dr, David Ellis, Ellis, wasn’t, Ivan K, Goldberg, ’, ” Ellis, isn’t, Eva Telzer, ” Telzer, Smita Das, Das wasn’t, Caglar, Yildirim wasn’t, ” Chang, Chang, Yildirim, Das, ” Das, “ Organizations: CNN — Teens, Mental Health, Brigade, Family Service, University of Bath’s Institute for Digital Security, Disorders, University of North, Chapel Hill, Stanford Medicine, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, American Psychiatric Association, APA Locations: San Francisco, United States, Asia, China, University of North Carolina, Chapel, California, Boston, APA’s

☆ Some birds may use ‘mental time travel,’ study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Kate Golembiewski | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“It’s often helpful to think about episodic memory as remembering, whereas semantic memory is just knowing,” he said. To find out whether Eurasian jays are capable of "mental time travel," researchers worked with birds trained to find food hidden under cups. “The idea is that with human episodic memory, we remember details of events that, at the time, weren’t necessarily relevant to anything. This aspect of episodic memory is sometimes referred to as “mental time travel.”To find out whether Eurasian jays are capable of mental time travel, the researchers worked with birds that had been trained to find food hidden under cups. “The big disease of memory is Alzheimer’s disease, and of course, the most debilitating aspect of Alzheimer’s disease is a profound loss of episodic memory,” Crystal said.

Persons: CNN —, ”, James Davies, Davies, “, “ There’s, James Davies Corvids, Nicola Clayton, —, advisee, ” Davies, weren’t, didn’t, ‘, I’ll, ’ ” Davies, Jonathon Crystal, ” Crystal, “ It’s, Kate Golembiewski Organizations: CNN, University of Cambridge’s, University of Indiana Bloomington Locations: Chicago

☆ These diets may reduce cancer, heart disease and early death, according to a 20-year review
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Eating a vegan, vegetarian or lacto-ovo vegetarian diet significantly reduces the overall risk of developing cancer, heart disease and dying early from cardiovascular disease, according to a new “umbrella” analysis of more than 20 years of research. “Plants have more fiber (animal foods have zero), less saturated fat and zero cholesterol (all animal foods have cholesterol),” Gardner said in an email. However, vegetarian diets limiting but not completely excluding certain types of meat and fish, such as pesco- or pollo-vegetarian diets, were excluded, he said. “Strictly vegan diets can be deficient in vitamin B12,” Gardner said. “Iron is another nutrient that is harder to get from a fully vegan diet,” Gardner added.

Persons: ”, Dr, Angelo Capodici, Federica, Guaraldi, David Katz, ” Katz, Christopher Gardner, Gardner, ” Gardner, “, Davide Gori, ” Gori, It’s, Wesley Soares Ferracini Organizations: CNN, Scuola Superiore, IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, True Health Initiative, Stanford Prevention Research Center, University of Bologna, Mayo Clinic, B12 Locations: Pisa, Italy, Bologna, Palo Alto , California

☆ Stone Age humans once sheltered in lava tube caves
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Beginning in the Stone Age, Neolithic herders descended into and occupied these vast tunnels, known as lava tubes, archaeologists have discovered. Umm Jirsan spans nearly 1 mile (1.5 kilometers), with passages that are up to 39 feet (12 meters) tall and as much as 148 feet (45 meters) wide. The researchers enter Umm Jirsan, the longest lava tube system in the region. Animal carvingsIn another tunnel near Umm Jirsan, the researchers found 16 panels of engraved rock art. “Collectively, the archaeological findings at the site and in the surrounding landscape paint a picture of recurrent use of the Umm Jirsan Lava Tube over millennia,” Stewart said.

Persons: Jirsan, haven’t, Umm, ”, Mathew Stewart, ” Stewart, Umm Jirsan, Guillaume Charloux, Charloux, Stewart, “, —, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN —, Australian Research Centre, Griffith University, CNN, Umm, French National Centre for Scientific Research, ’, Saudi Geological Survey, Arabia, Scientific Locations: Medina, Saudi Arabia, Umm Jirsan, Australia, Arabia, Asia

☆ Weight-related bullying risk goes up the more time teens spend on social media, study shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The more time adolescents spend on screens and social media, the greater the likelihood that they will be bullied about their weight, according to the study. An X spokesperson said the social media platform’s policies had evolved since the data was first collected. “Weight stigma and bias are common on social media,” Ganson said in an email. “Social media use is ubiquitous among adolescents,” he added. Then, you can come up with solutions together on how to handle social media moving forward, Hanson said.

Persons: ”, Kyle Ganson, Twitch, Joe Benarroch, Elizabeth Busby, “, “ We’ll, ” Busby, Kendrin Sonneville, Sonneville, ” Ganson, Crispin la Valiente, Oona Hanson, ” Hanson, ’ ” Sonneville, “ Young, ‘, ’ ” Hanson, Ganson, Hanson, ” Sonneville Organizations: CNN, PLOS, Survey, Inwentash, Social, University of Toronto, Twitter, Advisory Council, Ambassadors, Guilds, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Getty Locations: Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Ancient fossils lead to discovery of largest known marine reptile
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Dr. Dean Lomax, Ruby Reynolds, Justin Reynolds and Paul de la Salle (from left) are shown with the fossil discovery in 2020. “To think that my discovery in 2016 would spark so much interest in these enormous creatures fills me with joy,” de la Salle said. I am overjoyed.”Together, the Reynoldses, Lomax, de la Salle and others returned to Blue Anchor to search for additional fragments. The nearly complete giant jawbone is shown along with the jawbone (middle and bottom) found by Paul de la Salle in 2016. Sergey KrasovskiyThe discovery made by the Reynoldses and de la Salle will soon be displayed at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery in the UK.

Persons: Ichthyotitan, Justin, Ruby Reynolds, Marcello Perillo, Dean Lomax, Justin Reynolds, Paul de la, Lomax, De la Salle, “, de, Ruby, ” Lomax, Paul de, ”, ichthyosaurs, Perillo, ” Perillo, Mary Anning, Joseph, Sergey Krasovskiy, ” Ruby Reynolds, Paul Organizations: CNN, University of Bonn, Paul de la Salle, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, Salle, la Salle, de la Salle, Bristol Museum, Art Locations: Somerset, Braunton, England, , Somerset, Germany, United Kingdom, Devon, Lilstock, Canada, China

☆ Glasses Improve Income, Not Just Eyesight
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Andrew Jacobs | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But for nearly a billion people in the developing world, reading glasses are a luxury that many cannot afford. Uncorrected presbyopia, not surprisingly, makes it harder for breadwinners to support their families. That’s the conclusion of a new study which found that garment workers, artisans and tailors in Bangladesh who were provided with free reading glasses experienced a 33 percent increase in income compared to those who were not given glasses. Half of the participants — a mix of tea pickers, weavers and seamstresses between 35 and 65 — were randomly chosen to receive a free pair of reading glasses. The others were not given glasses.

Persons: Uncorrected presbyopia Organizations: World Health Organization Locations: Bangladesh

☆ Certain work shifts may harm your health later in life, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

More dire long-term consequences may also be at play, according to new research on the associations between work patterns in young adulthood and health outcomes later in life. Multiple studies have shown how irregular work hours can harm overall health and social life, but the new paper views the relationship through a “life-course” approach, observing how work patterns affect health throughout adulthood instead of one point in time. Despite the challenges of today’s work schedules, health experts say there are strategies people can use to mitigate the negative impacts. Additionally, still having some kind of routine or schedule around that shift can make it easier to fit in those health-promoting activities — especially sleep, Yao added. And past research has found that refraining from eating late at night counteracts the negative effects of shift work on health, he added.

Persons: ”, Wen, Han, ” Han, White, Xiaoxi Yao, wasn’t, Yao, ” Yao, “, Leana Wen, Wen wasn’t, Azizi Seixas, Christian Benedict, Han’s, ” Benedict, Benedict, ” Seixas Organizations: CNN, Silver School of Social, New York University, Longitudinal Survey, Mayo Clinic, “, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Uppsala University Locations: midlife, Minnesota, Sweden

☆ Cold water immersion benefits are not backed by quality science, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hof attributes his success to his training method, which focuses on a commitment to practicing cold water therapy with a specific form of breathing. We have no idea if any benefits arising from the Wim Hof method could not be obtained more safely by other means,” Tifton said. “I do not agree that anyone can do things like cold water immersion.”Submerging the body in cold water is not advised for a range of medical conditions, Tipton said. “When your body hits cold water, ‘cold shock’ can cause dramatic changes in breathing, heart rate and blood pressure,” the service’s website says. Anyone who wants to try cold water therapy at home should do so carefully, and only after a thorough medical checkup.

Persons: Wim Hof, Wim, ”, Mike Tipton, Kin Cheung, —, Tipton, ” Tifton, “, “ Wim Hof, ” Tipton, Ivan Rodriguez Alba Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, Wim, University of Portsmouth, ” Hof, Guinness, Records, of Fame, Hof, National Weather Service Locations: Dutch, Hof, United Kingdom, Wim

☆ Playing with dogs may help you relax and focus, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto something. Playing with your dog may not just be good for your pet — it could also benefit your emotional health, according to a new study. The authors measured participants’ brain waves, using electroencephalogram tests, or EEGs, for three minutes during each activity. Different activities had varying effects on participants’ brain waves. Grooming, playing and gently massaging the dog was linked with strengthened beta-band oscillation, which is associated with heightened attention and concentration.

Persons: ”, Onyoo Yoo, Yoo, ” Yoo, Colleen Dell, Dell, wasn’t, Tiffany Braley, Garrett, Braley, you’re Organizations: CNN, Goodboy, Wellness, University of Saskatchewan, Neurology, University of Michigan Locations: Seoul, Seongnam, South Korea, Canada

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