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E-mail breaks decrease stress, increase concentration

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/ May 7, 2012 / Leave a comment

Being cut off from work e-mail significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and US Army researchers. Heart rate monitors were attached to computer users in a suburban office setting, while software sensors detected how often they switched windows. People who...
Think while you eat

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/ April 25, 2012 / Leave a comment

What did you eat during your last meal? Can’t remember? Uh, oh — that’s not a good sign for your waistline. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Bristol in the UK, if you don’t pay attention while you’re eating, your body may actually “forget” that you’ve...
Stress changes how people make decisions

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/ March 1, 2012 / Leave a comment

Feeling stressed changes how people weigh risk and reward. A new article published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, reviews how, under stress, people pay more attention to the upside of a possible outcome. It’s a bit surprising that stress makes people focus...
Omega 3s protect the ageing brain

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/ February 29, 2012 / 1 Comment

Middle-aged and elderly adults who regularly eat foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids may slow the mental decline that leads to dementia, according to a new study. Researchers found that people with the highest blood levels of these essential fatty acids found in fish such as salmon and tuna were more likely to perform...
Scientists decode brainwaves

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/ February 13, 2012 / Leave a comment

Neuroscientists may one day be able to eavesdrop on the constant, internal monologs that run through our minds, or hear the imagined speech of a stroke or a locked-in patient with inability to speak, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. [Living a healthy lifestyle can reduce your chances of...
Pictures of food create feelings of hunger

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/ January 23, 2012 / Leave a comment

Max Planck researchers have proven something scientifically for the first time that lay people have always known: the mere sight of delicious food stimulates the appetite. A study on healthy young men has documented that the amount of the neurosecretory protein hormone ghrelin in the blood increases as a result of...
Focus despite the furore

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/ December 2, 2011 / Leave a comment

Your mind is constantly collecting data from all five of your senses. It’s easy enough to focus in a quiet environment, but how do you concentrate when there’s noise and distraction? If you’re having trouble focusing (Sorry, what were we saying?), perhaps you need to examine your lifestyle. Here are...
Passing through doorways ups forgetfulness

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/ November 23, 2011 / Leave a comment

Ever go into another room for something and then forget what you were there for? A new study suggests that simply passing through a doorway can cause you to forget why you came into a room or what you wanted to find. “Entering or exiting through a doorway serves as an ‘event...
Stroke: SA’s 3rd biggest killer

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/ October 28, 2011 / Leave a comment

The effects of a stroke can be devastating and can result in early death or permanent disability. Furthermore, when someone does survive a stroke, it often puts an enormous burden on family members and/or carers. Moreover, stroke-related medical costs and disability put major strain on our healthcare system and the economy as a whole....
What your eyes reveal

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/ October 19, 2011 / Leave a comment

From Alzheimer’s and diabetes to brain tumours and hypertension, the eyes are offering a window into the body that is helping doctors spot a wide range of conditions. What makes looking for disease in the eye particularly convenient is that it is non-invasive – there is no cutting of skin, bleeding, swallowing...

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