Sugar substitutes: Is one better or worse for diabetes? For weight loss? An expert explains

Jul 03, 2019 21:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Wandering through the grocery store, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the numerous brands and health claims on the dozens of sugar substitutes. It can be particularly confusing for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes who...

Parenting practices around the world are diverse and not all about attachment

Jul 03, 2019 21:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Most parents would agree that parenting is extremely complex and challenging. What works for one child, might not work for another even within the same family. Parenting practices and beliefs around the world can also...

Had gestational diabetes? Here are 5 things to help lower your future risk of type 2 diabetes

Jul 03, 2019 20:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Gestational diabetes is a specific type of diabetes that occurs in pregnancy. Once youve had gestational diabetes, your risk of having it again in your next pregnancy is higher. So too is your lifetime chance of...

Blood-flow-restricted training: a new way to boost muscle performance

Jul 03, 2019 20:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Strapping a band tightly around your limbs to reduce blood flow while training may seem like an odd way to boost athletic performance, but our latest study suggests that it does just that. In our study, we show that if...

Men do see the mess – they just aren't judged for it the way women are

Jul 03, 2019 20:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

On a typical day, men spend a third as much time cleaning as women. Does that make women beacons of cleanliness, while men are genetically unable to see the messiness in their midst? This myth is a common explanation...

Will they ever wake up? New study on consciousness after brain injury shows 'maybe'

Jul 03, 2019 20:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Acute brain injury can result in significant damage and loss of consciousness, warranting life support and admission to an intensive care unit. A complex journey toward recovery begins, sometimes involving daily...

When it's easier to get meds than therapy: how poverty makes it hard to escape mental illness

Jul 03, 2019 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

The poorer people are, the higher their chances of contending with domestic violence, crime, social conflict, homelessness and unemployment. All these factors contribute to increased levels of psychological distress,...