Just 5 minutes more exercise and 10 minutes more sleep may lower your risk of heart disease.

People running, bird's eye view

A new study suggests that making small lifestyle changes can significantly protect your heart health. Image credit: Westend61/Getty ImagesThis article was originally published on Medical News Today A new study investigated how small changes in lifestyle affect cardiovascular health. The research team followed more than 50,000 people for about eight years, tracking their sleep, nutrition, … Read more

It’s not your imagination. It’s strange rattlesnake season. what’s happening here

It's not your imagination. It's strange rattlesnake season. what's happening here

Emily Taylor has lived in California for 20 years and has never received as many calls about rattlesnakes as she has in the last month. Taylor runs a snake consulting firm, Central Coast Snake Service, directs the Reptile Physiology Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and is part of a network of volunteers who … Read more