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05/09/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Experts warn that it just takes ONE sleepless night to dramatically increase your risk of Alzheimer’s
The health-conscious do their best to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, minimize stress, and sleep well. But they may not live to a happy old age if they have trouble sleeping. A research team headed by Dr. Ehsan Shokri-Kojori, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health found that just one sleepless night significantly raised levels […]
05/08/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Music improves your brain: Study finds musicians are better at solving problems and making decisions
Music has charms to soothe the savage beast, so wrote the playwright-poet William Congreve. Science has shown that music can also heal and slow down the aging process. But new research has found one more reason to learn this universal language: Music can actually make you smarter. Researchers from the University of Granada observed the neurological changes that […]
05/05/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Are you a slave to your phone? Happiness researchers explain how social media is making you unhappy
Many things aren’t what they used to be because of social media. We don’t talk to each other often anymore, because we’d rather check our mobile phones even if we’re seated at a table with friends and family. So everyone ends up reaching for their mobile phones as well. According to happiness researcher and psychologist Dr. […]
05/03/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Evaluating how human rhythms are affected by light, darkness, and the clock
We’d like to think that we have full control of our habits – when we wake up, sleep, work, and do other things. However, A new University of Seville study has just shown that we’re ruled by where we stand on Earth, and by the light-dark (LD) cycles that govern it. José María Martín Olalla, a […]
05/01/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
To become an adult we must let go of our childish… memories? Scientists unravel the paradox of “childhood amnesia”
Despite your parents’ prodding on how you acted when you were a very young child, chances are you won’t even remember it. This is because of what psychologists call “childhood amnesia,” or the inability of a person to remember what happened before their third or fourth year of age. “This is a phenomenon of longstanding […]
04/28/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Breaking up sleep into two parts, like they did before the Industrial Age, may cure insomnia
The invention of electricity has brought a lot of benefits, like powering appliances that make housework faster and easier for us. But it also created a group of people who find it hard to sleep at night. These insomniacs toss and turn in bed. They wake up at around two or three in the morning, […]
04/27/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Less is more, as we age: Fasting, calorie and fat restriction found to help preserve brain health
Many changes happen as we age. Our energy levels drop. We’d rather stay home and putter in the garden than go outdoors and chase the wind. Declining muscle mass requires less energetic movements. Fasting becomes more important, becomes more doable. Less is more. A new study published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience showed why. Researchers conducted a […]
04/23/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Having “fiddle fingers” is a good thing: Research shows busy hands alter your brain’s chemistry, making you happier
Many people say, “the eyes have it”, but some researchers insist that “the hands have it”, instead. That’s because our hands hold the key to our happiness. Kelly Lambert, a neuroscientist at the University of Richmond says “our brains reward us for getting a grip on the world.” She explains that we change our brain’s […]
04/17/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Neuroscientist shares easy, natural ways to prevent dementia
So you’ve become a regular at the gym, turned vegan, and done almost everything in your power to stay physically healthy. What about staying mentally fit as well? Mental health is just as important as physical health. Mental fitness protects us from depression, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases. Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi, director of the […]
04/11/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
BUSTED: 8 sleep myths that actually make you more tired
Imagine this: It’s way past midnight, but you’re still tossing and turning in bed. If that’s you – or worse, that’s you on most days – then you may be an insomniac. In an article in Healthista, sleep expert Dr. Neil Stanley talks about some misconceptions about sleep that may be keeping us awake. (h/t to […]
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