Ever spend a sleepless night staring at the ceiling, stressful thoughts keeping you awake into the early hours—or log a full 10 hours and feel like you haven’t slept in days? Stress and sleep are deeply intertwined, although little research has been done on the subject. A new study, published by the Genetics Society of …

THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GROUND YOUR KID When I’m dealing with an armed person holding three people at gunpoint inside a store, I’m sometimes reminded of what it’s like to raise three teenage boys. I’ve got to be careful in both situations, because what I say in moments of high stress can be …

Holiday parties and gatherings mean more trips to nail and hair salons for some. But if you’re not careful, you might end up picking up more than you bargained for. As UPI.com reports, in a recent small survey of nail and hair salon clients, more than two-thirds said they’d had one or more health issues …

For patients with mild cognitive impairment, don’t be surprised if your health care provider prescribes exercise rather than medication. A new guideline for medical practitioners says they should recommend twice-weekly exercise to people with mild cognitive impairment to improve memory and thinking. The recommendation is part of an updated guideline for mild cognitive impairment published …

Public Health England (PHE) is set to introduce new guidelines next year which advise that adults cut their calorie consumption to 1,800 kcals per day. Currently, official government recommendations state that women can consume 2,000 calories while men should consume around 2,500. The new guidelines are expected to launch in March 2018, as part of …