November 10, 2014

It goes against the stereotype, but women may be the ones less likely to go to the doctor when it comes to heart health. A study found that women more often thought that symptoms like chest pain would pass and get better on their own. Men acted more quickly when they developed symptoms and spent less time dismissing them. Source Link

Jobs that require workers to rotate shifts can take a long-term toll on the body and the mind. Researchers say people who did shift work for more than 10 years had memory and thinking skills that aged faster. They believe it might be tied to an increase in stress hormones when shift work disrupts of the body's internal clock. Source Link

Would you like to trade your reading glasses for a permanent solution to seeing close-up? American researchers are testing a corneal implant that can adjust the eye to see near and far. The thin ring can be inserted in a 10-minute office procedure and yielded 20-40 vision for most users. Source Link