Mind and Body - Page 698

January 8, 2015

Are Math Smarts Innate?

There's more to picking up math concepts than paying attention in class, according to recent research. It turns out kids' math performance may be better for those with a natural knack for sensing number quantities.

January 8, 2015

Smartphone App Can Delay Need for Reading Glasses, Scientists Claim

A new smartphone app developed by scientists in Tel Aviv could delay the need for reading glasses in older people by training the mind to process blurred images, researchers said Thursday.

January 8, 2015

Largest Study on Cell Phones and Cancer Finds No Link

Heavy cell phone users worried that they might be setting themselves up for cancer can breathe easier.

January 8, 2015

GPS Shoes, for Alzheimer's Patients and Prostitutes?

The first batch of shoes built to help track down dementia-suffering seniors who wander off and get lost just shipped from GTX Corp. But well before GTX untied its latest product, a second manufacturer strode into the picture with a decidedly different demographic -- prostitutes.

January 8, 2015

Sunscreens: The Difference Between SPF and Skincare

As we know, SPF gives you a relative scale of protection for how long you can stay out in the sun without becoming sunburned versus the time it would take you to burn without using sunscreen. Sunscreens are graded from SPF 2 to SPF 70. The question is when is it necessary to use a higher numbered blocker versus a lower numbered blocker and are higher numbered blockers actually that more efficacious to justify the higher cost?

January 8, 2015

More Than Skin Deep: Potential Dangers of Bikini Waxing

There are several minor dangers of bikini waxing, although none of great severe potential. These minor aftereffects are usually secondary to inflammation or allergic reactions. The inflammation can be from the mechanical aspect of the waxing related to the stripping and removal of the hot wax or they can actually be an allergic reaction to one of the components of the wax itself. Other than discomfort, those are the two major potential dangers noted in this setting.

January 8, 2015

More Than Skin Deep: Is Evolence the Rebirth of Collagen?

Questions always arise as to what is the newest and greatest filler and whether it is possible with these new fillers to erase the lines of time.Evolence is a new porcine or pig-based collagen that has been recently released by the Food and Drug Administration.It has been researched initially in Europe and Israel and is now available throughout the world, including the United States.

January 8, 2015

More Than Skin Deep: Do-It-Yourself Beauty Treatments

It is finally possible to achieve professional-like results when using at-home skin care and hair removal products. The best results are experienced when consumers employ novel technologies similar to what dermatologists and plastic surgeons utilize in the office.

January 8, 2015

More Than Skin Deep: Cellulite - Why Men Don't Get It.

Cellulite is a body condition that affects more than 90% of women. All women have cellulite to some degree - even those who think they do not. Men, however, do not have cellulite. It is a secondary sexual characteristic of women which is why men aren't physically affected by it.

January 8, 2015

More than Skin Deep: Skin Rejuvenation - What's New?

With summer over, it's time to begin thinking more seriously about how the sun and other environmental factors have affected the skin. Many of us have enjoyed the outdoor activities-tennis, running, cycling, boating, even eating al fresco. In the past few months, it's likely that skin - especially the face-has been tanned, sunburned and left dry.