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08/14/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Simple exercises that increase your intelligence gradually

Everyone wants to be smarter. It so happens that there are ways to increase your intelligence every day. An article on Be Brain Fit related the 11 methods by which you can improve your brainpower. The first is hanging out with smart people. Intelligence can indeed rub off on you. People absorb ideas and knowledge from […]

08/08/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Known as the “bliss molecule”, anandamide is a natural way to stimulate a sense of happiness

You probably have not heard of anandamide, but you would have certainly felt its effects. The “bliss molecule” is a natural neurotransmitter and endocannabinoid that creates a sense of happiness, an article on Be Brain Fit stated. Anandamide stimulates the same pleasure receptors as the main cannabinoid in marijuana. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol, this endocannabinoid is naturally […]

08/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Natural ways to boost BDNF levels, a protein that encourages the growth of new brain cells

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) encourages the growth of new brain cells while also helping to preserve existing cells. There are many natural ways to raise the levels of this important protein, an article in Be Brain Fit stated. First, avoid factors that lower BDNF levels. Some of these, such as brain-related mental conditions, stress, or age, are […]

08/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

CDC: Rising rates of suicide becoming a “national problem”

A federal agency warned that suicide is becoming a national problem. In an article in The Washington Post, the rate of suicide has been rising steadily in almost all U.S. states since 1996. The increases applied to all ages, ethnicities, genders, and races. To make matters worse, more than half of the people who took […]

07/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Treating diabetes is also dependent on your mindset

Patients struggling with diabetes undergo a lot of mental hardships alongside their physical problems. That is why adopting the right mindset is a big part of the effective treatment of the disease, an article by the American Psychological Association stated. In the special “Diabetes and Psychology” issue of its flagship journal American Psychologist, various researchers […]

07/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Your brain may be older than your body, new study finds

A new animal study suggests that aging affects the brain earlier than the rest of the body. During the experiment, the immune cells of the brains of middle-aged mice showed similar activity to the ones in older mice, an article in American Physiological Society states. These cells are called microglia cells, which control potentially harmful […]

07/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Do you know why you order what you do when you’re in a restaurant? Study shows that background music influences your meal choices

Ever wondered why you entered a restaurant in the hopes of eating a healthy salad, only to find yourself chowing down on a greasy burger? According to a report from The Daily Mail, the music playing in the background of the establishment could be subconsciously affecting your choice of product. American researchers found that music exerts […]

06/27/2018 / By Edsel Cook

MIT researchers develop a machine that manipulates hypnagogia, the state between wakefulness and sleep

As we move from sharp awareness to restful sleep, we undergo hypnagogia, a state where we experience small but surreal dreams that escape our recollection when we wake up. In a Motherboard article, an MIT team reported how they developed a device that can access this dreamland. MIT Media Lab researcher Adam Horowitz led the efforts to create Dormio, […]

06/25/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists look at the therapeutic effects of Shinrin-yoku on blood pressure

Japanese scientists have conducted a systematic review of multiple studies that covered the preventive and therapeutic effects of Shinrin-yoku on blood pressure. They reported that the act of forest bathing has significant anti-hypertensive properties, being able to lower the blood pressure of practitioners by a large margin. Researchers from Gunma University led this review, the […]

06/19/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Understanding observational learning: Why we are able to learn from other people’s mistakes

Humans learn from mistakes – but those errors don’t have to be their own, an article in Science Daily states. The ability to learn from the experiences of other people is called observational learning. A study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has identified the unique brain circuit that enables this secondhand learning. The circuit is […]

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