Category: Studies
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Exercise and Sleep
Read more: Exercise and SleepFrom the NYT: Does Exercise Help You Sleep Better? Maybe, maybe not. [T]he most practical advice that science can offer at the moment about exercise and sleep is not to fret too much about whether you’re getting enough of either. Worrying, as the Swiss study showed, is what will keep you awake long into the…
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Study: Be Nice
Read more: Study: Be NiceNewsflash? Daily Appreciation Helps Romance. In study-ese: “Gratitude triggers a cascade of responses within the person who feels it in that very moment, changing the way the person views the generous benefactor, as well as motivations toward the benefactor. This is especially true when a person shows that they care about the partner’s needs and…
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The Future v. Fibromyalgia
Read more: The Future v. FibromyalgiaFrom PsychCentral: Cell Phone Therapy for Fibromyalgia. Virtual reality and accelerometers! Background: Fibromyalgia is a complex and chronic pain syndrome which causes generalized pain and deep exhaustion, among other symptoms. It is a serious public health problem, more usual among adult women, and causes significant negative psychological effects. In fact, 35 percent of affected patients suffer…
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Your Brain on Love
Read more: Your Brain on LoveA study shows scans of love-struck brains look the same in China as they do in the West. Regions of the brain related to addiction and even mental illness light up on the scan when a person sees a photo of his or her beloved…[New] scans showed that love lights up the brain in the same…
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Against “Halfalogues”
Read more: Against “Halfalogues”From the Los Angeles Times: Cellphone conversations we overhear really bug us. “Hafalogues” distract, annoy, and impair, says a study: [P]articipants were seated at computers and asked to perform various cognitive tests while exposed to one of the three sounds or silence. Hearing the halfalogue was the only background noise that distracted the study participants…