How to Lift Your Mood? Try Smiling
The face isn’t a pressure-relief valve. It is more like a thermostat. When you turn down the setting, the machinery inside has to do less work.
Brain ‘Switchboard’ Separates Learning, Remembering
One region of the brain may act as a switchboard that helps it in the constant struggle to learn and remember simultaneously, a new study says.
Feeling pretty? Hormones may lead to more…
Women with high levels of estrogen not only look and feel prettier — but they may act on those feelings by moving from man to man, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Behaviour link to lifelong health
People who behaved badly at school are more likely to suffer mental health and social difficulties as adults, a 40-year-study of Britons suggests.
Older Women Who Are More Physically Fit Have Better Cognitive Function
New research by Marc Poulin, PhD, DPhil, finds that being physically fit helps the brain function at the top of its game. An Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Senior Scholar, Poulin finds that physical activity benefits blood flow in the brain, and, as a result, cognitive abilities.
Are Cities Bad for You?
A study published last month in the journal Psychological Science found that college students given psychological tests after taking a short walk in an urban environment experienced significant cognitive defects, including low scores on attention, working memory and overall mood.
How you eat could impact your smarts
It’s common to resolve to lose weight, but any sane person dreads a diet’s dulling effect on the brain.
In fact, many studies have shown that counting calories, carbs or fat grams, is truly distracting — to the point that it taxes short-term memory.
Sleep gives brain disease warning
Physically “acting out” dreams when asleep could be an early warning sign of dementia or Parkinson’s disease.
Magazines show cosmetic surgery’s emotional “lift”
A survey of popular women’s magazines suggests articles tend to portray cosmetic surgery as an empowering option for improving women’s emotional health and physical appearance, despite the lack of scientific consensus that cosmetic surgery boosts emotional health.
Blood sugar loss may trigger Alzheimer’s: study
A slow, chronic reduction of blood sugar to the brain could trigger some forms of Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
