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10 super stress-relief articles from psychology and wellness experts
Stress fires up the body’s fight or flight response; a very primitive function of our brains that protects us from danger. The urge to flee, pounding heart, sweating, breathlessness and dry mouth are all responses the body has if threatened. They prepare the body to defend itself and mobilize you for survival and may even …
Miraculous part of your brain makes you ‘stop in a split second’
You are driving down the street and suddenly someone walks out in front of you. You slam on the breaks in a split-second. A few seconds later, you probably wonder what part of you knew how to react so fast. Was it a miracle, divine intervention or a part of your brain? Though scientists have …
New scientific breakthrough proves why acupuncture works
New groundbreaking research shows that the insertion of an acupuncture needle into the skin disrupts the branching point of nerves called C fibres. These C fibres transmit low-grade sensory information over very long distances by using Merkel cells as intermediaries. Dr. Morry Silberstein of the Curtin University of Technology will publish his research in the …
Scientists grow fully functional tooth from stem cells
Though teeth have been grown in mice before, scientists revealed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences success at growing a ‘fully functional’ tooth from stem cells in mice. The article states: “Here, we report a successful fully functioning tooth replacement in an adult mouse achieved through the transplantation of bioengineered tooth germ …
Incredible cures ignored by science: Royal Rife and others
In the 1950’s Dr. Royal Rife, an American inventor designed a very powerful microscope that could detect living microbes by the color of their vibratory rates. Financed by millionaires like Henry Timken, Rife invented the Universal Microscope with 5,682 parts. It was a miraculous machine that could see things smaller than waves of light (which …
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Binge eating in the middle of the night? It may be genetic, new study says
Play Satchin Panda of the Salk Institute explains his latest discovery and how it links our genes with our sleeping and eating patterns. Video credit: Salk institute on YouTube Ever have to get up in the middle of the night for a ham and cheese sandwich or scoop of Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie …
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Are you stressed out? Careful it might be contagious
Empathic stress Flickr: “scared” by Vic Nanda (CC) Researchers have found there is such a thing as “empathic stress? which arises when one person views another person stressing out. It appears that just from observation alone our bodies will create the stress hormone cortisol, even if we are viewing a stranger on a video in …
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Neuroscientists pinpoint the key to keeping your mind sharp into old age
Laboratory T-shirt. It was designed by Dr. Anna D. Fails, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University Separate from some more serious problems like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, memory-making and cognitive abilities weaken somewhat as we age. But according to new studies, this biological mental decline can be …
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Fascinating new fact on why we yawn and it is contagious
Yawning cools the brain, researchers say Photo credit: John Clarke on Flickr “cat yawning” (cc) Why we yawn is pretty much a mystery. Some studies associate it with stretching and penile erection in humans and animals. There is also the mistaken belief it modifies our oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood, which surprisingly, …
Harvard led scientists repair teeth with low level laser therapy
Low-power light that triggers the human dental stem cells to form dentin Photo Credit: Harvard’s Wyss Institute and SEAS Though teeth have been grown in pigs, mice and “in vitro,” scientists had yet to figure out how to repair a damaged tooth except through classic drilling and filling?until now. A Harvard-led team is the first …
America debuts an all marijuana cigarette and the Club of Hashish-Eaters
Celebstoner and The Cannabist announced on April 28, 2014, that 10-pack Cranfords Cannabis Cigarettes with 100 milligrams of THC are now available for sale in stores in Colorado. This isn’t the first time in history cannabis has made a major debut. Until mid nineteenth century, cannabis use remained quite secretive in Europe until the dawn …
Cell phone research proves gossip is good for you
Gossip as social grooming In 2001, a major cell phone company BT Cellnet commissioned researchers at a UK social research centre (SIRC), to verify if gossip was good for one’s health. If gossip was good for you, then SMS messages, Twittering and talking with friends on our cell phone, Smartphone or BlackBerry about the “latest …
Men who suffer from premature ejaculation need to chill, study says
Paying way too much attention to his sexual performance is bad Photo credit: Daniela Vladimirova “Tightly Knotted” on Flickr (cc) Men, who suffer from premature ejaculation, may need to relax a bit about their problem and concentrate on other ways than intercourse to satisfy their women. Apparently, if a guy is paying way too much …
Health and aging: Scientists discover key to longevity in hypothalamus
The hypothalamus, an almond-sized structure located deep within the brain, is known to have fundamental roles in growth, development, reproduction, and metabolism Albert Einstein College of Medicine Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University may have found the “Fountain of Youth? or rather, the “fountain of aging?. In a paper published on …
Ground-breaking research: Incredible clothing that senses moods and soothes
Futurustic fashion that responds to your moods There is a garment that might know you better than you do and that will try and soothe you during times of despair. It appears the future is being fashioned through a new fashion. During the 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, two professors, Layne of …
New research corrects misperceptions of homeless; not choice, but brain injury
Play In this social experiment, unsuspecting people walked by relatives pretending to be homeless YouTube: NYCRM In an April 25, 2014 release from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, “Study finds almost half of homeless men had traumatic brain injury in their life,? researchers challenged the assumptions that homelessness is a result of mental illness, addiction …
Little exercise and heavy use of electronic media, health risk for children
No exercise and heavy use of electronic media is health risk for children, study says Photo credit: Brad Flickinger “student ipad school” on Flickr (cc) We know that children who don’t exercise may have weight and obesity issues in later life. There is also evidence that sedentary behavior, like watching TV, playing video games and …
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New scientific study links Tai Chi to anti-aging and longevity
Tai Chi Photo credit: Hao Jiang “Tai Chi” on Flickr (cc) For centuries, Tai Chi Chuan’s spontaneous meditative movements are known to bring balance to the body. Many studies over the years have shown the practice leads to healing, stress neutralization, and personal tranquility. But few research attempts explored the effects of practicing Tai Chi …
