Expanding the scientific research on how to slow the ageing process would have greater economic returns than advancements in individual fatal diseases such as cancer and heart disease, reports a new study. It says that every year, an additional 5 per cent of adults or 11.7 million over 65 will be healthy rather than disabled from 2030 to 2060. The analysis
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Positive Psychology is among the most recent areas of psychology, which was introduced by Martin Seligman in 1998. It is different from old-fashioned psychology in a sense that it focuses on the “brighter side” of life. Rather than studying the negative side of human nature and the problems that make people unhappy, miserable and lonely, positive
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About 2.9 million people in the UK have diabetes, according to the NHS. Type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes, occurs when the body doesn’t produce enough insulin to function properly or the body cells could not effectively utilise insulin (also called insulin resistance). About 9 per cent of all British adults with diabetes suff
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Sleeping longer doesn’t mean you are sleeping well. According to a group of American researchers, having too little or too much sleep are both linked with chronic health conditions such as heart disease, obesity and diabetes. Their study involved 54,269 adults ages 45 and older who took part in the 2010 Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System surv
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Affective touch, which has been previously correlated with pleasant emotion and reduced anxiety symptoms, may also promote and sustain a healthy sense of self, new research suggests. The study, which was carried out by scientists at University College London and the University of Hertfordshire, showed that slow caresses or strokes such as those given by a m
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Do you mind-wander whilst washing the dishes, cleaning your room, or preparing dinner? Do you daydream when relaxing on a sofa on a boring weekend afternoon? Daydreaming has gotten a bad rap since recent studies revealed that it makes people unhappy and unwilling to pursue their goals. According to a 2010 study by the Harvard University, a wandering mi
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You don’t need out-of-country vacations, new gadgets and other luxury treats to enjoy and have fun. Just as the old saying goes, sometimes, the best things in life are for free.Here are the most satisfying simple pleasures life has to offer that sadly, many of us forget to enjoy: YourMorning Coffee Whether you want it black or sweetened, the warmth o
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Most of us hate waiting. It annoys many of us to wait for a couple of minutes before the customer service representative answers the phone, to get stuck in a traffic, fall in line in the bank, or to get caught in the long queue at the doctor’s office. But according to experts, waiting helps us build patience. What’s more, it also helps us make wi
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Colic or the frequent episodes of crying for more than three hours a day of which causes are generally unknown, affects as many as one in five babies. This condition often leads to relationship stress, breastfeeding failure, postpartum depression, recurrent GP visits, and even child abuse. But researchers are currently investigating possible effective and sa
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“Good job!”, “Awesome”, “What a beautiful picture!” – We often hear parents say these things to their children. Praise is used to encourage someone (in this case, a child) to continue with his or her positive behaviours or actions. But then, many people, including those from the scientific community, have questioned
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