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St. John’s Wort: Could It Improve Your Mood?
A combination of antidepressant medications and talk therapy is the treatment mental health providers typically recommend for managing depression. But if you’re looking for another therapy, either because you...
Posture Matters—in Bed, Too
Are you a back, side, or stomach sleeper? Or a little of each, perhaps? The position you favor when sleeping can either support your spine in terms of maintaining...
What Your Nose Knows
Scents and memories are intertwined, which is why the smell of baking cookies takes you straight back to your mother’s kitchen and a whiff of suntan lotion recalls childhood...
The Art of Taking a Cognitive Test
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) first made headlines in 2018 when President Donald Trump, during his first term at age 71, was reported to have received a perfect score...
Putting the Lid on Snoring
If you snore, you’re in good (albeit noisy) company. By some estimates, about 90 million American adults snore on occasion, and 37 million do so regularly. That means more...
Robotic Pets: Walks and Litter Boxes Not Needed
People have long turned to pets for a source of unconditional love and companionship. Now a small but growing body of research suggests that robotic pets might help fill...
Marijuana and Sleep: A Good Night’s Buzz
A good night’s sleep can feel even more elusive as we age. Many people turn to sleeping aids or alcohol to help them fall and stay asleep. Nearly all...
Defining ‘Healthy Sleep’
Regularly getting a good night’s sleep can have major health benefits, but the definition of “good” is more complicated than you might think, according to a scientific statement from...
Do You Worry Too Much?
Worrying is a normal part of life. Did you forget to turn off the stove? Can you afford to pay the rent? Could your nagging cough be something serious?...
Your Blue Heaven
For many people, being in nature—areas of grass, trees, shrubs, gardens, trails, and forests—is their happy place. Research has long supported the idea that such "green spaces” have mental...
