Month: June 2019

Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?

Researchers have found a significant improvement in the peripheral awareness of people who played computer games specially designed around using peripheral vision. This finding opens up the possibility that these types of games can be used to help improve players’ performance in team sports – so they can spot team-mates quicker – or to help […]

Published on June 12, 2019

A sauna session is just as exhausting as moderate exercise, study finds

Your blood pressure does not drop during a sauna visit — it rises, as well as your heart rate. This increase is even comparable to the effect of a short, moderate workout, according to a new study. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute […]

Published on June 12, 2019

Never Say ‘Die’: Why So Many Doctors Won’t Break Bad News

PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly 40 years as an internist, Dr. Ron Naito knew what the sky-high results of his blood test meant. And it wasn’t good. But when he turned to his doctors last summer to confirm the dire diagnosis — stage 4 pancreatic cancer — he learned the news in a way no […]

Published on June 12, 2019