Health

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A molecular biogerontology professor believes we’ve only started to move toward holding off aging, and that humans will eventually have the potential to live for 1,000 to 20,000 years. Technology not yet created would be key to extreme longevity, as we would need to be able to eliminate aging at the …

Summary: New research shows that practicing breathwork while listening to music can induce profound altered states of consciousness similar to those caused by psychedelics. Using self-reports and brain imaging, scientists found that HVB both activated the body’s stress response and increased blood flow to emotion-processing regions like the amygdala and hippocampus. These changes correlated with bliss, emotional release, and unity, …

Between work, errands, family obligations and household chores, life is busy. Taking time for yourself may not be feasible right now and that’s OK. If you can’t fit in the recommended 21 minutes of walking a day, start small.  “Even a quick one-minute jaunt pays off,” according to the report by Harvard Health. The report noted that a 2014 study from …

NEW ORLEANS — Two people have died after eating Louisiana oysters infected with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, officials confirmed to WBRZ. A state health official said that the two deaths happened after people ate oysters harvested in Louisiana at two separate restaurants — one in Louisiana and another in Florida.  Jennifer Armentor, molluscan shellfish program administrator from the Louisiana Department of …

Research has long pointed to a link between poor gum health and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease — and now, a new trial suggests that treating severe gum disease may reduce the narrowing of a major artery over time in otherwise healthy people. Likely by reducing inflammation, this routine oral hygiene procedure may be an unsung way of minimizing …

‘Stratus’ COVID-19 strain surges in Bay Area as vaccine rollout sows confusion  SFGATE Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer  The New York Times Why COVID keeps roaring back every summer, even as pandemic fades from public view  Los Angeles Times COVID cases surge in California as Stratus variant spreads  San Francisco Chronicle Latest on COVID this week: Cases, deaths, variants, vaccines and more  USA …

Global disasters can happen fast. Sometimes they’re man-made, like the 2008 credit crisis, and sometimes they’re natural, like COVID-19. Experts do their best to alert us but, as in the case of the climate crisis, sometimes their warnings go unheard for years. One person recently asked an online community, “What’s a ticking time [explosive] you believe will explode during your …

Zebrafish husbandry Stable transgenic zebrafish lines were kept at 28.5 °C in a dedicated aquatics facility with a 14 h on/10 h off light cycle. Casper fish with the following genotype were used for all experiments: mitfa-BRAFV600E;p53−/−;mitfa−/−. Fish were anaesthetized using Tricaine (MS-222; stock concentration of 4 g l−1), diluted until the fish were immobilized. All animal procedures were approved by the Memorial Sloan Kettering …

A lot of people treat aging like a downhill slope. But the truth is, if you’re over 65 and can still handle certain everyday habits with ease, you’re doing better than most. It’s not about being able to run marathons or bench-press your body weight. The real markers of strong health are often tucked into the little things we do …

Fortuna’s North Pacific Dermatology Says It Is First in Humboldt County to Offer Nonsurgical Treatment for Common Skin Cancer  Redheaded Blackbelt Source link