By Erin Davis A woman stays hydrated during a workout by drinking from a water bottleDo people with diabetes have special hydration requirements? Here’s how water affects blood sugar – plus tips for getting more much-needed fluids. Between carrying a water bottle around and fitness apps reminding you to hydrate, there’s no reason you shouldn’t...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Credit: CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers with members from the University of California, San Francisco, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, also in San Francisco, has found that a certain part of the brain releases dopamine in response to hydration. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group...
NIH/NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their findings, which appear in the European Heart Journal, suggest that consuming sufficient amounts of fluids throughout life not only supports essential body functioning but may also reduce the risk of severe heart problems in the future. Heart failure, a...
New electronics platform provides better data for personalized care A NEW FORM OF ELECTRONICS KNOWN AS “DRAWN-ON-SKIN ELECTRONICS ” ALLOWS MULTIFUNCTIONAL SENSORS AND CIRCUITS TO BE DRAWN ON THE SKIN WITH AN INK PEN. view more CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical...
by Pennsylvania State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Not getting enough water is enough to make you feel sluggish and give you a headache, but a new Penn State study suggests it may also relate to cognitive performance. The researchers investigated whether hydration levels and water intake among older adults was related with their scores on several tests designed to...
When it comes to staying hydrated, “just drink when you’re thirsty” has been a rule of thumb for years. Yet a recent study by University of Arkansas researchers may prove that thirst alone is not a reliable indicator of proper hydration levels. Stavros Kavouras, director of the Hydration Science Lab, says, “We believe that drinking...
