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The new science of optimism and longevity

WEBOptimists tend to live on average 11 to 15 percent longer than pessimists and have an excellent chance of achieving “exceptional longevity.”. The same …

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What your morning coffee really does to your brain

WEBCaffeine replaces adenosine, which builds your adrenaline and causes dopamine to linger longer. Similar to how morphine binds to endorphin receptors, the …

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AM or PM: When is the best time to exercise

WEBTherefore, more avid exercisers might prefer working out in the afternoon. “The best window for explosive athleticism seems to be between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.” …

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“Insane” new type of virus-like organisms found in human gut

WEBThe more we learn about the human “gut microbiome,” the better our ability to change it to improve our health. A Stanford-led team of researchers has potentially …

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Why a good sense of humor is an essential life skill

WEBIt also improves people’s overall quality of life. Researchers have found that people who score highly in certain types of humor have better self-esteem, more positive …

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How generosity changes your brain

WEBGiving shifts focus toward the needs of others. Studies have found that volunteers are less likely to be depressed and that engaging in compassionate acts can …

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Scientists Find Out How Hope Protects the Brain

WEBIf you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty. In a recent study, Chinese psychologists found out that hope protects the brain against anxiety and …

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Does the body really “keep the score” of trauma

WEBIn a 2023 Big Think video, Lisa Feldman Barrett argued that everything, including trauma, is in our heads, and that “the brain keeps the score and the body is the …

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Anencephaly: when babies are born without brains

WEBAnencephaly is a rare birth defect in which a baby is born without most of their brain and the top part of the skull. It is essentially 100% fatal. The primary cause is …

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The Science Of Why 5G Is (Almost) Certainly Safe For Humans

WEBthe World Health Organization has already declared radio-frequency (WiFi) radiation to be “possibly cancerous,”. and therefore, we should declare a moratorium on …

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Obesity in America vs Europe: Two maps explain it all

WEBIf your BMI is under 18.5, you’re commonly accepted as being underweight. The ‘normal’ weight range is from 18.5 to 25. You’re overweight from 25 to 30, and …

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Golden blood: The rarest blood type in the world

WEBBut don’t let the New-Agey moniker throw you. Golden blood is actually the nickname for Rh-null, the world’s rarest blood type. As Mosaic reported, the type is so …

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Why the Rosenhan Experiment still matters

WEBThe Rosenhan experiment. In 1973, after hearing a lecture from the anti-psychiatry figure R.D. Laing the psychologist David Rosenhan decided to test how …

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Is There a Link between Creativity and Mental Illness

WEBComedians, musicians, writers (gulp!), and other creative types are known to struggle with mental illness. This is by no means a new observation. Aristotle once said, …

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This chart will tell you how biased your favorite news source is

WEBThe most biased conservative sources were found to be the Gateway Pundit and InfoWars, scoring 28.55 and 31.05 respectively. Conversely, the most biased …

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Study explains that sudden urge to jump from high places

WEBIn any case, the researchers reasoned their study could help explain Freud’s idea of the death drive, or maybe why some people seem to commit suicide impulsively. …

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