Working Women More Likely to Pile on Pounds
Working women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce , and 51 percent of professional workers, like doctors, lawyers, nurses and accountants, are female. While climbing the career ladder can be rewarding, it often comes with one big downside: weight gain! New research published this week in the International Journal of Obesity shows that working women are more likely to be overweight, and the...
Poor health, lifestyle factors linked to memory complaints, even among younger adults
If you're depressed, don't get enough exercise or have high blood pressure, you may find yourself complaining more about memory problems, even if you're a young adult, according to a new UCLA study.UCLA researchers and the Gallup organization polled more than 18,000 people about their memory and a variety of lifestyle and health factors previously shown to increase the risk of...
How high blood pressure in middle age may affect memory in old age
New research suggests that high blood pressure in middle age plays a critical role in whether blood pressure in old age may affect memory and thinking. The study is published in the June 4, 2014, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology."Our findings bring new insight into the relationship between a history of high blood pressure, blood...
Does Life Go Faster as You Grow Older
Do you have the sense that life is speeding up the older you get? If so, you're not alone.Can there be a reason for this perception? There are three scientific theories that shine a little light on this mysterious experience. 1. The first is a phenomenon called "telescopy." Telescopy is simply the underestimation of time. It's as though you're looking through a...
8 Tips to Boost Your Personal Energy
As Tony Schwartz of The Energy Project remarked, “The way we are working isn’t working.” It’s as true for the C-suite business executive and high-powered lawyer as it is for the tireless teacher and caring nurse.Think about the nurse who often skips her lunch to care for a patient, or the teacher who spends his free time helping students, leaving very little time for...
New strategies to improve quality of life for cancer patients, caregivers
Key studies released at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) identify new strategies for easing the short- and long-term effects of cancer therapy and improving the quality of life of patients with cancer, as well as their caregivers."We've made incredible strides in cancer treatment, and more cancer survivors are alive today than ever before. But...
Women With Diabetes Face Greater Heart Risks Than Men
Type 2 diabetes substantially increases the risk for heart disease, but a large review of studies has found that women with diabetes are at much higher risk than men.The meta-analysis, published in Diabetologia, included 64 studies with 858,507 subjects and 28,203 heart attacks and other coronary events.The studies adjusted for various other cardiovascular risk factors, including age, blood...
A Desk Designed for Sleeping on the Job
If you're anything like me, chances are there's been a point in your life that you've fallen asleep at your desk. And that's not to mention the countless hours spent not exactly sleeping, but day dreaming, with thoughts drifting anywhere and everywhere but the task at hand.Artist Nick DeMarco sought to embrace—and even encourage—these mind wandering moments by creating...
