How to Use Positive Thinking Healthily: 5 Tips to Avoid Toxic Positivity Trap
Positive thinking is a powerful tool for promoting resilience, motivation, and well-being. A positive attitude allows us to approach challenges optimistically and maintain a hopeful outlook, especially in today’s society full of noise. But what if positivity goes too extreme? That’s when positivity becomes toxic. Experiencing toxic positivity can harm our mental and emotional well-being,…
Andre Oentoro
Doctor Claims to Have Reversed His Age by 20 Years—6 Simple Tips for a Longer Life
Taking time to prioritize our health can often feel challenging. However, a physician who believes he has found a way to reverse aging argues that focusing on six key principles could help us live longer. Dr. Michael Roizen, the 78-year-old Chief Wellness Officer at Cleveland Clinic, shared with Business Insider that his “biological age” is…
Scientific Asia
The Persistent Cough Everyone’s Talking About: What Experts Want You to Know
It’s respiratory illness season, and the country is witnessing a steady rise in flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections. As people spend more time indoors and gather with loved ones for the holidays, the spread of these illnesses has become increasingly noticeable. Additionally, reports of a severe, persistent cough are becoming more common….
Are You Holding Your Arm Correctly for Accurate Blood Pressure Readings? If you don’t know, then here is the right way to do it.
Scientific Asia: Checking blood pressure at home? Don’t overlook your arm position. A recent study found that improper arm position affects blood pressure readings. They are “markedly higher” than when the arm is properly supported on a table, with the cuff at heart level. If your arm is not supported and positioned correctly during a…
“Weekend Getaway” Exercise Decreases the Danger of 200 Diseases
Scientific Asia: New research on “Weekend Warriors” taught us a new point. It found that focusing on exercise for 1 or 2 days a week can reduce depression and over 200 diseases, including heart disease and diabetes. As long as they complete the suggested 150 minutes of moderate-to-intense exercise per week, the study indicated that…
One dose of the existing vaccine may stop the infection of mpox
A recent study reveals that a single dose of an existing vaccination can prevent the viral infection known as mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. The World Health Organization first proclaimed the worldwide mpox outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern in July 2022, and this revelation may help halt the spread of…
Study Warns Superbug Crisis Could Kill 40 Million by 2050
Scientific Asia. A recent study estimates that by 2050, the number of deaths globally attributed to illnesses resistant to the drugs used to treat them may rise by about 70%, underscoring the severity of the growing superbug epidemic. Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, may be directly responsible for almost 39 million deaths worldwide between 2025 and…
Detailed Scans Uncover Changes in the Brain During Pregnancy
One of the first comprehensive maps of the changes in the human brain before, during, and after those critical nine months has revealed that the pregnancy brain is genuine. Scientists discovered “remarkable things” based on 26 scans of a healthy 38-year-old woman’s brain, including alterations to areas related to socializing and emotional processing, some of…
Nucleosome: Key Insight into DNA Packaging and Gene Regulation
In our body’s tiny cells, the DNA is like a super long thread, about two meters when stretched out. But it has to fit into a cell nucleus that’s way smaller, less than 10 micrometers across. And not only that, certain parts of the DNA need to be active or inactive at the right times,…
Qadeem Arif