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Grab your headphones: listening to your favorite music can ease your pain. A new study found that a patient’s preferred music effectively eases discomfort without needing medication, enhancing an individual’s ability to cope with physical pain. Recitals, songs, or performances that participants favored significantly outperformed generic clips of relaxing music in reducing comfort. Canadian researchers…

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According to a new survey from Meta and Gallup, more than a billion people, or close to a quarter of the world’s population, are struggling with loneliness. Younger adults are more likely to suffer from the condition, which health experts warn can have the same effect on health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. The…

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Where you live has a lot to do with how you feel. A recent study from Soliant Health, a healthcare research and staffing company based in Atlanta, Georgia, revealed this year’s best and worst U.S. states to live in for mental health. The report weighed numerous factors that impact people’s mental health status across all…

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In news that you shouldn’t take sitting down, a recent study published in JAMA finds that people who stay seated for long hours at home and work are at much higher risk of developing dementia than those who sit less. Researchers found that the adverse effects of extended sitting can be so strong that even…

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It’s clear now that living longer is heavily influenced by lifestyle choices like exercise and diet. Still, a recent unpublished study found that specific habits can add more than 20 additional years to your life. The research, presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting, found that practicing eight healthy habits at age 40…
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