Have you ever noticed how some spaces are filled with a sense of peace and calm, while others make you feel uneasy or sad, or anxious to leave? Did you notice some houses just won’t sell while others fly off the market? Do you wonder why some businesses flounder while others flourish? This is because spaces become saturated with the residual energy of
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A team of scientists from the University of Southern California devised a way to see how the brain creates and stores memory. The technique allowed them to see live excitatory and inhibitory synapses and how they change as new memories are formed. The team used engineered microscopic probes that light up synapses in a living neuron in real time by attaching
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If you’re like most people, you probably love to tuck earphones to your ear and listen to your favourite workout tunes while you exercise. Listening to workout music is not just a fad. For most of us, it is a tool necessary to improve our performance. What’s the psychology behind workout music? Music has been a subject of numerous studies for t
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For most people, yoghurt is considered an essential part of a healthy diet. Yoghurt is one of the most popular dairy products known for its amazing health benefits. From boosting the beneficial probiotics in the gut all the way to promoting weight loss, this creamy and nutritious snack deserves a spot in your daily diet. Here are the major reasons why yogh
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Whilst drug companies allocate billions of dollars to create the ‘magic bullet’ cure for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, a very inexpensive spice is now doing the job. Based on the findings of three independent studies, turmeric, which contains an active compound called curcumin, does not only alleviate the behavioural and
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is one of the most recognised childhood developmental problems. But contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t just affect children. Even adults can have ADHD. However, only a few are being diagnosed and given adequate treatment. This is most probably due to the lack of information and awareness about this d
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It may feel like summer is here but for many, the slight increase in temperature could mean runny nose, itchy eyes, and total discomfort. Hay fever is a common condition that affects up to one in five people at some point in their life. In UK, London has the highest incidence rate of hay fever, followed by Birmingham, Manchester, Cambridge and Leicester, acc
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It’s true – what you eat affects how you feel. Some foods have the power to boost our mood and energy levels by pushing our body to burn more calories effectively, stimulating the production of the feel-good chemicals in the brain, and by keeping our glucose levels steady. If lack of energy is your problem, here are some foods you can add t
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One of the best gifts that positive psychology has brought to the human race is the shedding of light into the science of compassion. When researchers began studying happiness and well-being, people also began realising the importance of developing a compassionate mind. But what is compassion? How is it different from empathy and altruism? Is compassion inna
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The quality of our waking hours determines how quickly we doze off, according to the researchers at Southwestern Medical Centre. They also identified two proteins never known before, which play a role in alertness and sleep-wake balance. The study involved three groups of mice with virtually identical genes. The control group slept and woke at their will,
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