It’s Monday. You woke up at 6, arrived to the office at 9, and went home 7 o’clock in the evening. Despite the headache and symptoms of fatigue, you fell to sleep instantly. But in the middle of a deep slumber, you heard your baby cry. Feeling restless, irritable, tired yet worried, you stared at the ceiling for a while. And you ask yourself &nda
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You know for a fact that some foods can help you lose weight while others can improve your memory, strengthen your heart, and keep you energised. But did you know there are foods that can also improve your quality of sleep? Yes, you read it right! In an article published in the 2012 issue of Nutrition Research, scientists from the University of Helsi
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With the right choice, the colour of the container can enhance the taste of the food. For instance, chocolate served in an orange or cream-coloured cup would taste better than the same chocolate served in a red or white cup – new research reveals. For their study, scientists from Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Oxford asked 57
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It’s the third day of January. Have you started doing something to achieve your goals for this year? Have you started dropping the unhealthy habits that you included in your New Year’s resolution? The desire to change for the better sounds beautiful and inspiring. There’s no wonder lots of people create their own resolutions every start of
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Weight loss is perhaps one of the most talked about topics in the World Wide Web. Type ‘weight loss’ into Google and you’ll have 420,000,000 results! This only means that millions of people across the world are at least curious about a fitter and healthier life. But what causes weight gain? Ask this to your friends, colleagues, relatives
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Ask a teenager to define the word ‘beautiful’ and you are likely to hear a name of a celebrity or a supermodel. Many people, especially the young ones, confine their thoughts about ‘perfection’ and ‘beauty’ with what they see in magazines – flooded with photos of tall, lean (should I say super thin?) and gorgeous-loo
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Patients with severe migraine experienced relief from chronic pain after scientists applied low dosages of electricity to their brain. Such a procedure allowed the release of an opiate-like substance – a very strong, natural painkiller produced by the human body. In a previous study, researchers from Harvard University, University of Michigan and City
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New Year’s celebration is not just about food, parties and get-togethers. It is also the time when we attempt to create a fresh new start in our lives – the time when we try to get rid of the bad habits and obtain new goals. Unfortunately, out of the millions of people who make resolutions at the start of the year, only a few succeed to achieve t
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Universal emotions such as happiness, anger, and sadness triggered by music and movement are processed by the brain in nearly the same manner, according to new research. It is a known fact that music stimulates different emotional reactions. As they say – music moves us. For instance, listening to a sad, mellow music can bring you relevant feelings wh
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You may not notice it but on average, your eyes blink 22 times per minute. But do you ever wonder why it happens? In a new research, scientists discovered that blinking is the brain’s way to experience ‘wakeful rest’. As many of us know, blinking is the body’s way to lubricate the eyes. When you blink, your tears spread across your e
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