We all have days when we’d rather just skip our workout and kick back on the couch. Missing one sweat session might not be a big deal, but calling it quits one day for no good reason can make it even easier to skip the next workout, which could kickstart a bad pattern. If you’re… Read More: 4 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself to Workout »
Smart sock maker Sensoria is teaming up with the Michael J. Fox Foundation and independent research group Neuroscience Research Australia to launch a 100-patient clinical trial looking at what smart textiles in socks can do for Parkinson’s disease patients. The trial, called Standing Tall-PD, is supported by a grant from MJFF. The first part of… Read More: Clinical trial will explore how Sensoria's smart socks can help… »
Almost one in five Irish workers is under continual stress in their jobs, a study has shown. New research by the Economic and Social Research Institute shows that job stress doubled over a five year period. The study counted an employee as experiencing job stress if they said that they felt stressed at work “always”… Read More: 20% of Irish workers feel stressed in their jobs »
Is social media a friend or foe of science? An opinion piece published in JAMA last week suggests the latter: Protecting the Value of Medical Science in the Age of Social Media and ‘Fake News‘ The authors argue social media poses a threat to science in several ways: Unfettered publication of unvetted information by sources… Read More: Is social media hurting science … and people? »