Feeling stressed during the workday? Research says playing video games may help

More than half of Americans regularly experience cognitive fatigue related to stress, frustration, and anxiety while at work. Those in safety-critical fields, such as air traffic control and health care, are at an even greater risk for cognitive fatigue, which could lead to errors. Given the amount of time that people spend playing games on their smartphones and tablets, a team of human factors/ergonomics researchers decided to evaluate whether casual video game play is an effective way to combat workplace stress during rest breaks.

Read more at: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-07-stressed-workday-video-games.html

Brains are more plastic than we thought

New research has shown just how adaptive the brain can be, knowledge that could one day be applied to recovery from conditions such as stroke.

Read more at Sciencedaily.com 

Vaccines protect fetuses from Zika infection, mouse study shows

Zika virus can cause severe brain damage in people infected before birth. A new study in mice shows that females vaccinated before pregnancy and infected with Zika virus while pregnant bear pups who show no trace of the virus. The findings offer the first evidence that an effective vaccine administered prior to pregnancy can protect vulnerable fetuses from Zika infection and resulting injury.

Read more at: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170713155034.htm

Eating lots of sugar when pregnant may raise risk of allergies

Pregnant women who eat large amounts of sugar may be more likely to have children with allergies.

A study of 9,000 women found that those who ate high levels of sugar during pregnancy were around twice as likely to have a child that went on to develop allergic asthma than woman who ate relatively little sugar. Allergic asthma is the most common form of asthma, and involves allergens provoking the immune system into causing breathing problems.

Read more at: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2139861-eating-lots-of-sugar-when-pregnant-may-raise-risk-of-allergies/

Withholding bad medical news doesn't help patients

"I did my best to take care of my younger sister and her battle with a particularly sinister form of dementia. None of the many specialists we visited over the five years of her demise had the courage to tell me her exact diagnosis. The first time I heard of her specific malady was when I read it on her death certificate: Lewy Body Dementia.
Had I known about this radical brain disease, I could have researched and been better prepared for her and my family."

Read more at: www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-doctors-bad-news-20170630-story.html

Jogging Benefits Your Health: Know the Health Effects of Moving

The role of physical activity in promoting health and well-being is undebatable. In fact, jogging may be a better option for those who cannot run fast because of their health conditions. For example, those with chronic joint diseases or who have chronic respiratory problems.
If you are training very hard, you may use jogging as an “active rest”. Likewise, it can be also used as a warm up or cool down for those who run at higher speeds.

https://anthonycasimano.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/jogging-benefits-your-health-know-the-health-effects-of-moving/

Low physical activity increases risk of bladder, kidney cancer

A new study shows that a chronic lack of physical activity can drastically increase the chance of developing cancer in the bladder and kidneys, and it suggests that engaging in more physical activity may reduce this risk.

New research suggests that chronic sedentarism can increase the risk of bladder and kidney cancer by over 70 percent.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that, every year, almost 57,000 adults have kidney and renal pelvis cancers in the United States. Additionally, almost 14,000 people per year die from these cancers.


Bladder cancer is also widespread. According to the CDC, around 71,000 U.S. individuals developed bladder cancer in 2013, and almost 16,000 people died as a result.

Read more at: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317648.php

What is Gluten?

Heart Disease Numbers: What They Mean and How to Reduce the Risk

Heart disease is a major public health problem across the globe. It is a major cause of disability, loss of productive life years, and death. The good news is, you may be able to prevent it by making some simple lifestyle changes.

Read more at: https://anthonycasimano.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/heart-disease-numbers-what-they-mean-and-how-to-reduce-the-risk/