♠ Many people come to us searching for the answer to the question, “What’s the right way to learn?” First of all, we want to clarify: there is no right or wrong way to study. Still, we can list quite a few misconceptions regarding how the human...
Read More↓ A workout can change the brain for up to 48 hours. On those super busy days, when a workout just isn’t happening, we might feel a bit guilty. And then those busy days can stretch into weeks or months…. On those rare moment when there is...
Read More↓ Skimping on sleep means we’re also missing out on the crucial dream stages of sleep. ↓ If everyone is feeling a little grumpy, one reason is because Americans are getting a lot less sleep than we used to. According to a Gallup poll, we’re down more than...
Read MoreYou don’t need to be conscious to learn—who knew? Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? Why yes, French lesson, we shall doze off with you, and here is why: Research suggests that we can learn vocabulary from a new language, even while we are asleep. A study published in the journal Current...
Read MoreBeing aware of the present moment may reduce certain symptoms. Some women breeze through menopause, barely registering a physical or emotional complaint. For others, menopause can be a truly challenging time, when symptoms such as night sweats, hot flashes and increased irritability become pronounced and interfere...
Read MoreGet the most lutein by juicing this green super vegetable. The cartoon character Popeye the Sailor famously popped open cans of spinach to restore his strength, but if we could be so bold as to give him some advice, he should really put fresh spinach into...
Read MoreA new study helps define what a healthy personality looks like. Am I normal? Do I have a good personality? We’ve all wondered these things. A new study from the University of California, Davis, presents insights in what the most psychologically healthy personality traits are. To create the...
Read More↓ Seize this midlife point as a mile marker for better heart health. “This midlife trauma is not a cruel joke set upon us by an all-powerful god,” writes author Lisa Arnold in her book, For Sanity’s Sake: Devotions for the Temporarily Insane, Otherwise Known as the Menopausal...
Read More↓ Maybe. Some people seem to engage networks that don’t usually team together. ↓ Quick! How many ways can you use this brick? How about this rope? It sounds like a game of Clue, but this test of imagination and spontaneous thinking was given by brain researchers at...
Read More↓ Brain structures may explain this personality tendency. ↓ People seem divided into two camps. Some people swear by expressions such as, “Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.” But others will insist, “Procrastination pays.” We typically are a procrastinator by nature—or not—but why? Researchers...
Read More↓ Beneficial bacteria may become the basis for an immunization. ↓ Stress-related disorders such as anxiety and PTSD affect as many as one in four people over the course of their lifetimes. What if a vaccine could be given that would make people more resistant to the effects...
Read MorePractical suggestions to avoid that nagging sensation of regret. ↓ In one of the most famous lines in cinema history, an anguished Marlon Brando, as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront, says “I coulda been a contender.” He coulda been somebody, but he got “a one-way ticket to...
Read MoreReasonable levels of anxiety boost the memory, a new study shows. ↓ We usually associate anxiety with bad things, like headaches, decreased libido, upset stomachs and irritability. It’s true; high levels of anxiety and/or chronic anxiety can wreak havoc on our hormones and brain, leading to undesirable...
Read More♥ Maybe. Some people seem to engage networks that don’t usually team together. Quick! How many ways can you use this brick? How about this rope? It sounds like a game of Clue, but this test of imagination and spontaneous thinking was given by brain researchers at...
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