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Drugs can help ‘lazy’ people exercise
An endurance expert from the University of Kent says that psychoactive drugs can help “lazy” people get exercise. Professor Samuele Marcora suggests that reducing perception of effort during exercise using caffeine or other psychoactive drugs (e.g. methylphenidate and modafinil) could […]
Soy-rich food prevents osteoporosis
Women in pre-menstrual age should eat soy-rich food to prevent osteoporosis, according to a study presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Edinburgh. Osteoporosis is a common condition where bones become brittle and fragile from tissue loss. In […]
One night of poor sleep is equivalent to six months of poor diet, study says
A new research shows that one night of poor sleep impairs insulin sensitivity as much as six months of a high-fat diet. When the body becomes less sensitive to insulin (insulin resistance), the body needs to produce more insulin to […]
Unconscious goal pursuit is effective
Always thinking about goals is not the only way to achieve them. A new study in the Journal or Marketing Research suggests that unconscious goal pursuit, or exposing yourself once to goal-related information, can be just as effective. “Suppose someone […]
People who live alone have unhealthy diets
People who love alone have unhealthy diets, a study by the Queensland University of Technology finds out. Lack of cooking skills, no one to go grocery shopping with, and the lack of motivation to cook a meal are the main […]
Five-year-olds already have self-esteem
A study shows that children already have a sense of self-esteem as early as five years old. The new findings, published in the January 2016 issue of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, used a newly developed test to assess […]
Moody people adapt better
A new theory published November 3 in Trends in Cognitive Sciences argues that mood draws on experiences and can, in fact, help us quickly adapt to changes in our environment. According to the new theory, as people learn from experiences […]
People use smartphones for five hours a day
People use their smartphones for an average of five hours a day or about a third of the time they are awake. People also check it about 85 times a day, research suggests. The study in the journal PLOS ONE […]
New device detects diabetes through saliva
A new device can detect diabetes through saliva samples and gives results in a few seconds, through a smartphone. The device is developed by scientists at the Tec de Monterrey (Mexican University) in collaboration with the University of Houston and […]
Method diagnoses Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms
Researchers at Gothenburg University developed a reference method to identify Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms appear now became an international standard. It will now be used to diagnose the disease worldwide. After decades of research, Henrik Zetterberg and Kaj Blennow at […]
