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Gut Bacteria Imbalance Linked to Chronic Fatigue: Connection Found in Patients

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

In a Columbia University study, people with chronic fatigue syndrome were found to have an imbalance in the levels of certain gut bacteria.

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Pink Noise While Asleep Helps Memory: Random Sound While Sleeping Increases Brain Activity

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Random sound with more bass than white noise—known as pink noise—improved sleep brainwave patterns linked to memory retention in older adults.

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Alcohol Affects Our Heartbeat: Study Finds Consumption Linked to Arrhythmia

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

In a study during German Oktoberfest, arrhythmia showed up in the heart rhythms of 30 percent of drinkers, compared to 4 percent of the general population.

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Dear Diary Comforts the Elderly: Journaling Helps With End-of-Life Care

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Elderly volunteers that kept reflective journals on the dying process were better able to be companions for those in their final days.

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Tree Nuts Cut Colon Cancer Relapse: Reduces Recurrence in Patients

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Two or more ounces of tree nuts a week sharply reduced cancer recurrence and premature death risk in patients with Stage III colon cancer.

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Naps Boost Toddler Talk: Daytime Snoozes Help with Language Development

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Toddlers under age three that took the most daytime naps developed larger vocabularies over time, British researchers found.

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Tai Chi Eases the Blues: Helps Depression Sufferers

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Weekly lessons in tai chi along with thrice-weekly home practice sessions significantly lowered depression in Boston Chinese-Americans.

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Regular Sleep Times Promote Health: Train Your Brain to Fall Asleep

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Picking a wake-up time and sticking to it is a way to train the brain to fall asleep, which boosts the sleep time helpful in appetite control.

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Robot Roomies: New Tech May Relieve Elder Isolation

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

Emerging technologies may provide mental enrichment, fun, companionship and health reminders to the many seniors that live alone.

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Tree Tally: Digitalizing Data Helps Rainforest Census

Nov 30, 2017 02:21PM

By digitalizing photographs and other museum records, scientists are closing in on the number of tree species left to be discovered in the Amazon rainforest.

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