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Hypnosis can make you fall in and out of love – behavioral scientist
Hypnosis has always tread the line between trickery and science leaving some fooled while helping others explore their psyche. What's true or false about this somewhat occult practice? We asked Paul McKenna, hypnotist, behavioral scientist, and...
Dec 10, 2021 06:26
Physical exercise helps grow new brain cells – neuroscientist
Life is motion and motion is life – the benefits of physical activity are hard to overestimate. How exactly does it influence the workings of our brain? We ask Wendy Suzuki, professor of neuroscience and psychology at the New York University...
Jul 16, 2021 06:37
Happy returns? Loretta Breuning, Professor Emerita of Management at California State University
If you want to be happy, just be. This maxim, mistakenly attributed to Leo Tolstoy, has found support in neuroscience. Far from being metaphysics, the feel-good vibe is a product of our daily actions and expectations. How can it be maximized in a...
Jul 12, 2020 08:32
Happy returns? Loretta Breuning, Professor Emerita of Management at California State University
If you want to be happy, just be. This maxim, mistakenly attributed to Leo Tolstoy, has found support in neuroscience. Far from being metaphysics, the feel-good vibe is a product of our daily actions and expectations. How can it be maximized in a...
Jul 12, 2020 07:22
Feeling nervous? Blame evolution for making human brain more susceptible to anxiety, study suggests
Depression can come from many things, such as reading Twitter too often, but a new study has revealed that feeling lousy is partly the fault of changes in the brain over the course of human evolution.
Dec 24, 2019 11:15
Knowledge is Hydra - neuroscientist
The human mind, however beautiful it can be, remains a mystery. What is consciousness and can we even try to explain it? We talked about that with neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield. Follow @SophieCo_RT ...
Nov 29, 2019 07:00
Key antidepressant ingredient contributing to antibiotic-resistant superbug
Scientists have discovered a key ingredient in the most widely used antidepressants may be contributing to the antibiotic resistant superbug that has spread through hospitals across the world.
Sep 11, 2018 02:53
Effortless fat loss could soon be a reality thanks to roundworms
A team of researchers in California have discovered the exact hormone that triggers fat to burn, using roundworms as their test subjects. If they can replicate their results in humans this could be a game changer for fat loss.
Jan 28, 2017 21:45
Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified, medical uses explored – academics
Psychedelic drugs such as magic mushrooms and LSD should be legally reclassified so researchers can investigate their potential medical uses, an academic specializing in drugs has said.
May 26, 2015 22:43
Affluent society: Westerners' moods head south in middle age
Middle aged people suffer a huge decline in happiness, a new study has shown. The phenomenon discovered by the Lancet Global Health, however, only affects those living in the affluent West.
Nov 6, 2014 13:01