According to a psychology professor at the University of California, the heart beats of lovers’ beat in sync or at the very least beat at the same rate which gives new meaning to often sung lyrics about our hearts beating for another. Maybe it is truer than we think? Conducting several studies on romantic couples, Emilio Ferrer, a UC Davis professor
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People who constantly need reassurance that they are loved, excessively worried about being rejected, and interpret ambiguous events in their relationships negatively are at risk of developing serious illnesses, a new research reveals. Anxious individuals have lower immunity In a study published in the journal Psychological Science, researchers foun
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Are You Happy? There’s a question we all have to ask ourselves. It’s the basis of our lives. Take a moment of silence, take a deep breath and ask yourself, “Am I truly happy?” Soulful feeling is just that. No thinking just feeling. Use your emotions as a measurement for your quality of life and really find out if you are shrinking or
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Consider this situation, your relative is in hospital, sick and bed bound. They require around the clock care from nurses. You return the next day to find that they have not been fed, tended to or even washed. You, of course, want to do something about it but the nurses simply walk by and choose to do nothing. Incidences like this raise a lot of questions w
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Deaths from heart and circulatory disease are falling faster than for other diseases, but it remains one of the UK’s biggest killers. – British Heart Foundation Stress management alone is not enough to keep your heart healthy. If you want to improve your cardiovascular health and reduce your risk of developing serious illnesses, incorporat
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Electroacupuncture is among the newest forms of acupuncture treatment that is currently used for varying conditions. This technique involves stimulating two needles at a time so that the impulses can be passed on from one needle to another. Several studies have shown how electroacupuncture can be as effective as the traditional technique. Another study attes
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"Learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all" so goes a popular song. But many people interpret self-love or self-care in a negative way. Some thinks it is just the same with narcissism – a generalised personality trait characterised by conceit, selfishness and vanity. Because of this, a lot of us are afraid to give specia
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After their experiment on mice, researchers from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in Spain performed a single session of gene therapy on dogs with diabetes. The treatment resulted to healthier animals without any symptom of the disease. The estimated number of diabetic people around the world is 285 million in 2010, and this figure is expected
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A little fear is good. It keeps our mind and body alert of potential threats. Imagine the entire world fearless. In that case, people wouldn’t mind killing each other, eating poisonous foods, shooting animals, and exposing themselves to all sorts of danger! But too much fear can be a problem as well. If we all live in fear, we will find it extremely ha
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In old age, the brain hardly produces neurons – specialised cells that carry electrical impulses and transmit information to and from various regions of the brain. But when a signalling molecule is turned off, more neurons are produced, regardless of the animal’s age. This occurrence leads to better cognitive functions, researchers revealed. In
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