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In an effort to understand why and how listeners remember some spoken utterances more clearly than others, University of Texas at Austin researchers Sandie Keerstock and Rajka Smiljanic are specifically looking at ways in which clarity of speaking style can affect memory.

It’s easy to think that baby oil should be used on babies, but what are we really putting on our babies’ delicate skin?

 

 

Sleep, and quality sleep in particular, is as essential to our health as eating healthily, fresh air and exercising regularly. Unfortunately, two thirds of adults worldwide don’t get enough sleep.

Written By Serene Hitchcock / Reviewed By Ray Spotts

A true Himalayan salt lamp is made with the crystalized salt, mined from the outer edges of the Himalayas and it has a ton of health benefits. Here are five of the most beneficial things about owning one of these amazing lamps.

As more and more research is being done medical devices, it has been found out that these devices that many people rely so much on, sometimes with their lives, are prone to attacks - cyber-attacks specifically.

There is more than 80 percent chance that everyone is going to have backache issues at some point in life, according to research. Thankfully, there are a lot of natural remedies that one can try to treat body aches - especially back pain.

This year, stick to the following principles to make the most of your resolutions and create lasting change.

As we start making New Year's resolutions it’s easy to become stressed out by the many demands on our time and energy. But this can also be the perfect time to try practicing mindfulness to create the year that you really want.

Sitting for too many hours per day or sitting for long periods without a break is now known to increase a wide range of health risks - even if one engages in recommended amounts of physical activity.

Reviewed By Ray Spotts

In a study of more than 2,000 overweight individuals with pre-diabetes who followed a low-calorie diet for eight weeks, men lost significantly more body weight than women, and they had larger reductions in a metabolic syndrome score, a diabetes indicator, fat mass, and heart rate. Women had larger reductions in HDL-cholesterol, hip circumference, lean body mass - or fat free mass - and pulse pressure than men.

New research from the University of South Australia and University of Exeter in the UK has found the strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

Written By Kerry Brooks / Reviewed By Ray Spotts

Getting your first tattoo can get the manliest person out there giddy and excited - it'll even show on his face! Why wouldn’t he be? A tattoo is a beautiful piece of artwork, and to some, it symbolizes strength and creativity. Here are 5 skin care tips to follow after you get your tattoo.