In what way does compassion improve our well-being? 1. It makes you happy. In a study led by Jordan Grafman, a neuroscientist from the National Institute of Health, it was found that the regions in the brain, also known as “pleasure centres”, which are active when people experience pleasurable activities like having sex, eating and receivi
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Ever wonder what goes on every 60 seconds online? Statistics show that there are over 7 billion people in the world, and a third of us are using the internet. In just one minute, 695,000 searches are made on Google; 80,000 wall posts, 500,000 comments, and 695,000 status updates are created on Facebook and 98,000 tweets are made. The World Wide Web has indee
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If other couples can, why can’t you? Starting and building an intimate relationship is hard, but keeping it is much harder. However, there are ways to deal with the difficulties and make your relationship last. 1. Be realistic – there’s no perfect relationship, only perfect moments. Most people set extremely high expectations when it
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For children diagnosed with autism, their condition can still improve both in behavioural and cognitive levels. That’s if they are given early treatment, a new study suggests. Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurobiological disorders that affect a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships. In
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Feeling low ladies? Why not take a coffee break? In a new study, Harvard researchers found that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of depression in women. The study, which was published in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, was the first to investigate the long-term effects of caffeine on mood disorders, such as depression. It involved more than 50
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When you’re in love, life becomes more delicious. Candlelit dinners on weekends, cheesy popcorn, crisps and cookies while watching films together, and beer and pizza sessions during Holidays – while these routines can make your relationship more cherishing, they can hit back on your weight. Add up those days when you cancelled your gym appointmen
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As winter hits early this year, so do flu and colds. It’s important to keep warm and health so our immune systems can fend off those nasty seasonal viruses. So to protect yourself and your family from the illnesses that come with the cold weather, make the following foods a part of your regular diet: 1. Yoghurt Not all bacteria are bad. You need
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Adults who are less intelligent, less able to empathise with others, more likely to engage in violent acts, crimes and drug use, as well as those who have a high risk of developing serious physical and/or mental disorders are usually those who have been neglected by their Mums when they were still a child. This was the finding of the neurologists who compare
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Women always seek for the best in life. They set high expectations in their career, finances, education and so on. But when it comes to sex, they tend to settle for less as statistics show. Over half a million of married women in Britain are not happy with their sex life, reveals One Poll in their latest survey. Australian women face the same dilemma, with
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Can cancer cells be destroyed without affecting the normal cells? For the past years, medical approaches to treating cancer involved procedures and medications that inhibit the growth of cancer-causing cells in the affected area. The problem is: there is no way that these cells can be isolated from the good ones. HDAC inhibitors – effective yet unsafe
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