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Making changes in your lifestyle, which includes your dietary choices, can help you improve your sleep quality. Certain natural remedies and supplements may even assist in this process. Good quality of sleep is essential to complement your regular healthy diet and exercise routines. Research has shown that poor-quality sleep can negatively affect brain functions, exercise …
A person’s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond a hearing aid or cochlear implant. But now, UCSF scientists have achieved a breakthrough in understanding what is happening in the inner ear during hearing loss, laying the groundwork for preventing deafness. The research, published on Dec. …
From time to time most people will struggle to fall asleep, but insomnia can leave you feeling pretty desperate after a few restless nights. It may take trial and error but there are some practical strategies that could help you to fight insomnia and fall asleep, at least maybe for tonight. Insomnia often has an …
From time to time most people will struggle to fall asleep, but insomnia can leave you feeling pretty desperate after a few restless nights. It may take trial and error but there are some practical strategies that could help you to fight insomnia and fall asleep, at least maybe for tonight. Insomnia often has an …
There is a correlation between traffic noise and the risk of developing tinnitus, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found. They point to a vicious cycle involving stress reactions and sleep disturbance as a potential cause. In a new study with data from 3.5 million Danes, researchers from the Department of Clinical Research …
Each January sparks a flurry of New Year’s resolutions: drink less alcohol, eat better, quit smoking, spend less, exercise more, and so on. Many may try Dry January, 30-day diets or exercise challenges, or deleting social media apps – and the January Gym Rush speaks for itself. These goals can often be boiled down to …
An international team of researchers including Sofya Kulikova, Senior Research Fellow at the HSE University-Perm, found that ketamine, being an NMDA receptor inhibitor, increases the brain’s background noise, causing higher entropy of incoming sensory signals and disrupting their transmission between the thalamus and the cortex. This finding may contribute to a better understanding of the …
In the past 30 years, the non-profit organization Friends of Trees planted trees along the streets of Portland, Oregon. Now, a new study shows that each tree planted was associated with significant reductions in non-accidental and cardiovascular mortality (of 20% and 6%, respectively, for trees planted in the preceding 15-30 years). The researchers also estimate …
October is national protect your hearing month. It’s a noisy planet, safeguard yourself and your loved ones from induced hearing loss. Sounds can harm your hearing when they are too loud and last too long. The louder the sound, the quicker it can damage your hearing. For example, everyday sounds such as emergency sirens range …
Noise pollution is a huge problem in our world today. We are constantly surrounded by noise, and it is not easy to escape it. This is especially true if you are a new homeowner with renovation activities going on in your new home. Construction sites are a common source of noise pollution and can be …