People look alike if we think they have similar personalities, new study finds

Do Vladimir Putin and Justin Bieber look alike? They do if you think they have similar personalities, shows a new study by a team of psychologists. Its findings, which appear in the journal Cognition, reveal that knowledge of a person’s personality can influence the perception of a face’s identity and bias it toward unrelated identities. […]

Post-bariatric hypoglycemia is a silent danger after surgery

A serious side effect of weight-loss surgery can take more than a year to appear. Vanessa Hurta is spreading the word. Hurta, who completed her doctorate of nursing practice at UConn’s School of Nursing this month, has worked as a nurse practitioner in a bariatric surgery practice for many years. UConn’s DNP program requires students […]

Your Entire Body Will Love this 5-Minute Mobility Flow

Can you relax every muscle in your body and loosen hips that have been tightening for hours upon hours of sitting and doing office work in a matter of minutes? With one smartly built mobility flow, the answer is yes. That flow is from Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., and it’s actually a […]

RNA released from damaged cells acts as signal to initiate repair after injury

New research from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University has identified novel cell types and RNA signals that may assist with brain and spinal cord repair. Tissues and organs have different capacities to regenerate after injury or disease. Identifying cell types and signals that can promote repair is particularly important for organs […]

How a 'fight club meets nightclub' transformed women's boxing

Ever since Britain’s Nicola Adams won gold at the London 2012 Olympics, women’s boxing has been on the rise. The sport used to be dominated by men in ‘spit and sawdust’ gyms, but in 2015, KOBOX launched a venue that took authentic training and placed it in a nightclub-esque studio. This completely transformed the mentality […]

Men can improve sex and reduce erectile dysfunction by changing diet, study says

Men who suffer from erectile dysfunction may find that they are able to improve their condition without tablets by changing their diet. Plenty of people have suffered the disappointment of losing an erection or being unable to remain erect during intercourse. For many, pills like Viagra have been the solution, but research now shows that […]

The community garden saving locals from loneliness and more

It was once a derelict piece of land in Walsall. Now transformed into Caldmore Community Garden, it is a beautiful urban oasis where all ages and cultures can come together and make friends. Support from Walsall Housing Group (whg) and Walsall Council made it possible. What’s more, funding from People’s Health Trust using money raised […]