Mayo Clinic news

Interest in how built environments can affect our health and wellbeing has become a major topic of discussion globally, especially as lockdown has seen people ... More

Cancer advocate charity Wellness for Cancer (WFC) has partnered with regional US spa associations to host a virtual training conference to provide free accredited oncology ... More

ISPA is hosting a virtual event series bringing together luminaries from a variety of backgrounds for in-depth conversations touching on topics that impact spa professionals ... More

Tech giant Amazon has entered the highly-contested health and fitness tracking market with a huge splash, launching an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable alongside a subscription ... More

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a huge influx of hospital admissions around the globe and there are wide-spread concerns over hospitals experiencing equipment shortages. In ... More

A study has offered new evidence of the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and brain health – particularly in the regions of the brain involved with ... More

New science has revealed a potential solution to age-related diseases which works on a systemic basis, improving overall health and reducing the need to treat ... More

A study by Mayo Clinic has suggested that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can reverse signs of ageing at the cellular level. The research, published in ... More

The EHL Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality (SSTH) hosted the first Swiss Medical Spa & Hospitality Think Tank on 6 June 2019 in Chur-Passugg, ... More

Carlo Ratti's recently debuted Scribit invites users to create robot-assisted artworks on the walls of their homes, but the device might also help to foster ... More

Emerging evidence suggests that beyond its use for leisure, sauna bathing may be linked to several health benefits. A new report published in Mayo Clinic ... More

Attendees at the second Wellness For Cancer roundtable last week identified steps to move the spa industry forward in treating guests who have – or ... More

The International Spa Association (ISPA) will present Jeff Kohl, former chief operating officer of Spa & Club Ideations, with the 2018 ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award ... More

Three new board members have joined the International SPA Association’s (ISPA) board of directors and officers. The board has welcomed Damien Craft, senior spa director ... More

Luxury hotel operator Mandarin Oriental and nonprofit medical practice and research group Mayo Clinic have expanded their wellness partnership and launched a new healthy living ... More

The Global Wellness Summit is bringing an all-star lineup of integrative medicine leaders to its 2017 conference in Palm Beach, Florida, where this year’s theme ... More

The Global Wellness Institute Wellness for Cancer hosted its first roundtable on Friday, 31 March, with a focus on research, evidence-based guidelines and collaboration with ... More

Wellness real estate and technology firm Delos has announced the latest in a long line of strategic alliances as it continues its bid to expand ... More

New board members have joined the 2017 ISPA board of directors, with their terms set to start at the ISPA board meeting in January. The ... More

A panel gathered for a break-out session at the Global Wellness Summit in Kitzbuhel, Austria this week to discuss how to make a destination successful ... More

The Well Living Lab – the first human-centred research centre investigating the links between health and well-being and indoor environments – has announced its founding ... More

After surpassing its US$20,000 (€17,940, £15,287) crowd-funding goal, nonprofit Wellness Warrior will proceed with its PolicyWell.com “wellness scorecard” online watchdog site. The site will monitor ... More

It’s been a busy week in the spa and wellness world, with major openings, plans revealed, new initiatives launched, and new positions announced. At Spa ... More

Luxury hotel brand Mandarin Oriental is launching a worldwide Digital Detox initiative at all of its spas, beginning 5 September. The programme is designed to ... More

A new comprehensive analysis of mindfulness research, co-directed by a management scientist at Case Western Reserve University, suggests that injecting a corporate culture of mindfulness ... More