We Are Our Harshest Critics
TweetHave you ever shied away from asking someone out, too afraid of being rejected? Stayed away from the dance floor because you were worried others might judge you or laugh? It is no secret that we worry how we appear to others. But recent studies have proved that we really are our harshest critics.Working with elderly […]
backaches
TweetIf backaches, migraines and muscle cramps have been making you miserable, you are not alone. Over 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, surpassing the number of people affected by heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined. But besides physical discomfort and emotional stress, pain is also costly. It racks up $635 billion a year in […]
Laughter: The Best Painkiller
TweetNext time you have a toothache, try watching The Simpsons. Or if that herniated disk begins to remind you of its existence, ward it off with The Family Guy rather than Tylenol triple strength. That’s how Professor Robin Dunbar at Oxford University suggests we fight our aches and pains: by giggling, chuckling and laughing out […]
De-plaquing the Brain
TweetIn the next several years, scientists will be testing three types of Alzheimer’s drugs on an international scale.Affecting more than five million people in the United States, Alzheimer’s remains an incurable and fatal disease. It is caused by the formation of beta-amyloids, lose protein fragments which build up inside the brain disrupting normal, healthy communications […]
Mending Dementia
TweetAlzheimer’s remains one of the most terrifying and still incurable human plagues of the aging population. While the disease attacks the brain, its repercussions affect the entire families as the relatives watch their loved ones lose their memories, independence and ability to function. Still not fully understood and even less so yielding to treatments, this […]
Trouble making decisions? Try a brain chip.
TweetA brain chip that boosts up your acumen and decision making is no longer science fiction, but a reality. Led by Robert E. Hampson, a group of neuroscientists at Wake Forest University have successfully implemented an experimental brain implant in monkeys, which enhanced the primates’ ability to match two identical objects.First, the scientists implanted sensors […]