8 Easy Ways to Instantly Boost Your Mood if You’re Social Distancing Alone

8 Easy Ways to Instantly Boost Your Mood if You’re Social Distancing Alone

Photo credit: Hearst Owned Photo credit: Hearst Owned How do you prevent being alone from turning into feeling lonely —especially during a pandemic ? Science tells us that the key is reaching for small things that might spark happiness by creating a flood of…

6 ways to get your stress hormones under control, this week

Right now, no matter who you are or what you do, it’s a safe bet that you’re probably more stressed than usual. You’re certainly not alone. The COVID-19 outbreak — and all that’s come with it — has most of us on edge. “The…

Researchers Developing Fanny Pack Exoskeleton To Improve Walking In Children With Cerebral Palsy

Researchers Developing Fanny Pack Exoskeleton To Improve Walking In Children With Cerebral Palsy

Benjamin Conner, a researcher at the University of Arizona, and his team are working on developing new ways children with Cerebral Palsy can train their brains to learn effective ways to walk, ultimately allowing them to be a lot more independent as they grow…

New therapeutic targets for treating memory impairment in Down syndrome

New therapeutic targets for treating memory impairment in Down syndrome

Barcelona, 4th May, 2020. A team of researchers led by Dr. Victoria Puig from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), which also involved the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), has studied the neural basis of intellectual disability in mice with Down syndrome…

What dreams may come: Why you’re having more vivid dreams during the pandemic

What dreams may come: Why you're having more vivid dreams during the pandemic

An interesting side effect of the coronavirus pandemic is the number of people who say they are having vivid dreams. Many are turning to blogs and social media to describe their experiences. https://twitter.com/SiouxsieW/status/1247983766179434496 While such dreams can be confusing or distressing, dreaming is normal…

Coronavirus: Why you’re having weird dreams during isolation

Many are turning to blogs and social media to describe their experiences. Had an awful anxiety dream this morning. I was trying to buy a train ticket to get to Ms13. I couldn’t get the machine to work (it was like a pinball machine)….

Aromatherapy can be used to improve symptoms like depression, stress, and pain in post-partum women

Aromatherapy can be used to improve symptoms like depression, stress, and pain in post-partum women

( Natural News ) The volatile oils present in plants have long been used to treat common human ailments. The earliest records of their use date as far back as the time of the Ancient Egyptians, who were credited with inventing the first ever…

Why You’re Having More Vivid Dreams During The Pandemic

Why You're Having More Vivid Dreams During The Pandemic

An interesting side effect of the coronavirus pandemic is the number of people who say they are having vivid dreams While such dreams can be confusing or distressing, dreaming is normal and considered helpful in processing our waking situation, which for many people is…

How Not Only To Live Longer, But Healthier, According to Global Experts

How Not Only To Live Longer, But Healthier, According to Global Experts

If you want to increase your “healthspan” as well as your lifespan, you need to take simple daily actions involving physical activity, nutrition and social connection. That was the message from experts at the International Federation on Ageing’s (IFA) 14th global conference, Towards a…

5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy During the Pandemic

5 Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy During the Pandemic

man sits on floor as he meditates Is your brain feeling … foggy? You’re not just imagining it. “Keeping busy with regular activities and spending time with others are both key to brain health and lowering your risk of dementia — and they’re also…

6 popular supplements that could boost your immune functions

6 popular supplements that could boost your immune functions

The current COVID-19 pandemic gives us a good opportunity to pay attention to our immune system, which can influence how our body responds if we are exposed to the disease. Our daily lifestyle habits can strongly affect our immune system. Among these habits, eating…

Green tea, turmeric and more: 12 Supplements and herbs that can naturally relieve pain caused by arthritis

Green tea, turmeric and more: 12 Supplements and herbs that can naturally relieve pain caused by arthritis

( Natural News ) Arthritis refers to a group of degenerative conditions that target the joints and the tissues that surround the joints. Common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout. Although each type is influenced by unique factors, arthritis is generally…

Efforts to Legalize Psychedelics is Quickly Picking Up Momentum

Efforts to Legalize Psychedelics is Quickly Picking Up Momentum

Denver, Oakland, and Santa Cruz voted to decriminalize mushrooms. Washington, D.C. just took a major step toward adding legalization to the Nov. 2020 ballot. Chicago city leaders passed a resolution supporting scientific and medicinal research, with a goal of decriminalization. Vermont lawmakers filed a…

Why Your Immune System Declines as You Age — and 5 Things to Do About It

Why Your Immune System Declines as You Age — and 5 Things to Do About It

Every cold and flu season, and especially now during the novel coronavirus outbreak , we’re reminded that older adults tend to be hit harder by viral infections and other illnesses. That’s mostly because, as we age, our immune systems start to weaken. Cooking more…

Can Zapping the Brain Boost Memory?

Can Zapping the Brain Boost Memory?

ABOVE: © HUMM What if you could boost your brain’s processing capabilities simply by sticking electrodes onto your head and flipping a switch? Berkeley, California–based neurotechnology company Humm has developed a device that it claims serves that purpose. Their “ bioelectric memory patch ”…

Boosting the brain with physical activity

Boosting the brain with physical activity

Apr 30, 2020 at 2:11 PM Physical activity is well-known for its benefits related to weight control, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and elevated blood glucose levels. Increasing data is accumulating, however, about the effect it has on our brains. For most people, concerns…

Older adults enjoy the heart-healthy benefits of beetroot juice more than younger adults, study says

Older adults enjoy the heart-healthy benefits of beetroot juice more than younger adults, study says

( Natural News ) Packed with essential nutrients like iron, potassium and vitamin C, beetroot is steadily gaining popularity as a heart-healthy superfood. A recent study showed that consumption of beetroot juice led to improved heart and brain functions in both young and old…

Skeletal Muscle: The Forgotten Part of the Immune System, By Mukaila Kareem

Skeletal Muscle: The Forgotten Part of the Immune System, By Mukaila Kareem

The failure of modern medicine in preventing and curing modern chronic diseases partly rests on the inability to connect the dots between health, overconsumption, physical inactivity, and the immune system. Everyone knows that exercise is good, but few could explain how good and one…

Pandemic causes widespread sleep disruptions: Experts explain how to get your sleep schedule back on track

Pandemic causes widespread sleep disruptions: Experts explain how to get your sleep schedule back on track

Natalie Morgan, sleep specialist, offers advice on how to get healthy, consistent, quality sleep. Disrupted lifestyles have led to disrupted sleep cycles during the pandemic, and that shift in sleep patterns can have negative effects on both health and mood, according to sleep experts….

How deep learning can improve how we conduct scientific research

How deep learning can improve how we conduct scientific research

Whether we take it for granted or not, deep learning algorithms have become an inseparable part of our daily lives. Personalized feeds, face and voice recognition, web search, smart speakers, digital assistants, email, and many other applications that we can’t part ways with using…

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