The next time you cut your finger or stub your toe but choose, out of propriety, to suppress any foul language, you might want to think twice. A recent study published in the journal Neuroreport has found that swearing might be more than simply an uncontrolled response to an injury, it might actually help lessen the pain.

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It had been said that a person’s home is their castle, but it turns out that it may entail more than just a place to lay their head.

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It turns out that eating less might have more benefits than we originally believed. In fact, it just might help you live longer. A recent study published in the journal Science not only supports this claim, but also seems to indicate that cutting back on our food consumption (calorie restriction) has tangible benefits for our brains.

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We’ve all heard our share of advice, and it’s probably safe to assume that they are told with the best of intentions. However, there is a wealth of health related information out there that is simply not accurate and yet has somehow withstood the test of time, elevating itself into the realm of “medical mythology.” These myths are, for the most part, pretty harmless, though they can have a profound effect on our way of life, despite their inaccuracies.

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By now it is pretty much common knowledge that stress is bad for you in so many ways, but now researchers have new insight into just how detrimental stress can be to our fertility. The reason for this is because it causes the body to release special hormones, also known as glucocorticoids (including cortisol), that inhibit sexual reproduction.

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According to a recent article in the New York Times, researchers have found that diet may play a prominent role in preventing age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the leading cause of severe vision loss in people over the age of 50.

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Drinking coffee may be more than just an enjoyable way to being your day, it might help promote mental health later in life, as well. In fact, a study out of Europe suggests that drinking upwards of three to five cups (or more) a day could possibly reduce the incidence of dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

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It turns out that milk really does do a body good, especially when it’s chocolate milk. In fact, several studies have found that milk is more effective than certain high-tech carbohydrate drinks when it comes to the our muscles recovering from strenuous exercises like cycling, soccer, and weightlifting.

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Doctors have discovered an effective way to help the mental development of premature babies by supplementing their diets with the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA. A major lipid in the brain, DHA is apparently not present in sufficient quantities in pre-term babies and as a result, predisposes them to an increased risk for impaired mental development.

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According to a study out of U.C.L.A., the ancient practice of tai chi not only eased people’s suffering from tension headaches, but it was also shown to improve their perception of their overall heal

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