A recent study suggests that preserving physical and mental health helps older adults experiencing cognitive impairment stave off declines in cognitive engagement. “We found that declines in physical and mental health were associated with more pronounced cognitive disengagement,” says Shevaun Neupert, corresponding author of the study and a professor of psychology at North Carolina State…
With roughly 80% of jobs being sedentary, often requiring several hours of sitting stooped in front of a computer screen, neck pain is a growing occupational hazard. Smartphones and other devices have also caused people to bend their necks for prolonged periods. But is bad posture solely to blame? In a recent study, researchers at…
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Have you recently turned to your mobile device or computer to find out if your cough, sniffle or fever could be caused by COVID-19? The online symptom checker you used may have advised you to stay home and call your medical provider if symptoms worsen, or perhaps told you that you…
A team of researchers from Dartmouth has been awarded nearly $225,000 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop and test “BandPass,” a remote-sensing resistance band exercise system that would allow health care providers to monitor, evaluate, and guide patients as they use the device in…
A Texas A&M researcher is discovering the demographic characteristics that can produce or lessen stress for racial and ethnic minority students in school settings. The study, recently published in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, collected mental health survey assessments among 389 sixth-graders from 14 Texas public schools in urban areas. Melissa DuPont-Reyes, assistant professor at…
BOSTON – New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not associated with mortality among men indicating long-term consequences of back pain may differ by sex. The overall findings suggest that mild back pain (pain that does not…
The lack of accountability, poor communication and insufficient planning plaguing the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic — especially in its early months — have roots in how the nation responded to 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the H1N1 swine flu, a new study involving the University of Washington found. Focusing on the way government agencies…
On Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, 2021 LaGuardia Community College/ CUNY will host the first-ever CUNY Conference on Climate Change Education. Bill McKibben, environmental activist, author, and founder of 350.org, will give a keynote address titled, “Climate Education: A Way to Make an Education Whole.” Considered the father of modern climate change education, McKibben was…
Michael Kors Collection is celebrating its 40th Anniversary, and to honor the occasion, will debut its fall 2021 runway show with a digital livestream experience on Tuesday, April 20th at 9 a.m. EST. Watch the New York-staged runway from the comfort of your own home right here. This content is imported from Third party. You…
What is the first thing you reach for every morning? For some, it might be their phone or a gargantuan cup of coffee. But for me, it’s my headphones—and I have a feeling I’m not alone. Whether you’re dialing into a Zoom call, in need of a good playlist to get the day started, or…