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Getting Shorter As We Age: Adjusting to Shrinking Stature

February 12, 2021

As you grow older, have you noticed that there are some activities you can no longer perform? It may be because you’ve gotten shorter. As we age, we shrink. Starting around age 40, you typically lose about 0.4 inches every decade. Most of the height loss comes from gravity that continually compresses

Playing Mind Games: How Criminal Interrogations Work

February 11, 2021

Not all criminals are created equal, nor indeed are all crimes. In order for law-enforcement officials to be able to see through the lies of someone who has committed a crime — as the suspect is trying to talk his way out of it — knowing the background of that individual is key.

Walking Is Brain Exercise

February 10, 2021

One of the most effective and simple brain exercises is something that we do naturally — walking. Although stepping forward by placing one foot in front of the other may seem ordinary, it’s actually a complex process that requires the harmonious coordination of all your joints, bones, muscles, and nerves. Normal walking

4 Tips To Overcome The Stress Of A New Job

February 8, 2021

There are few happier feelings than the moment you finally get the phone call or acceptance letter. You got the job you’ve been agonizing over for weeks and soon you’ll be taking home a new paycheck. Yet, on the night before your first day, or maybe after the first round of job training, you might begin

The Heart and the Brain: Our Heartbeat at Its Best Performance

February 5, 2021

Developments within the field of neurobiology and neuropsychology have shown that the brain is the center of wisdom, insight, cognition, and emotion. However, if one were to look back over the last millennia, the heart has traditionally stood as the symbol and driver of such feelings — especially of love.

No Laughing Matter: Fran Drescher Speaks About Early Cancer Detection

February 4, 2021

Everyone’s favorite flashy girl from Flushing, Fran Drescher is well known onscreen for her unique voice and her infectious laugh; one could even say that she’s famous for being funny. Offscreen, however, the star of “Happily Divorced” lends her famous voice to a very serious cause that is no laughing matter: reforming healthcare

Signs Of A Brain Injury After A Car Accident

February 4, 2021

Before learning about the most common symptoms, it can be worth knowing about the cost of brain injuries and their implications. If you’re involved in a vehicle accident, your entire way of life may change. You may require lifetime care and medical treatment, and you might experience financial hardship due to not being able to work.

How to Take Care of Your Parent (And Yourself) When Alzheimer’s Strikes

February 3, 2021

Finding out a parent has Alzheimer’s can be worrying and confusing. Your parents may not know they have a problem — or if they do — they may not want to take any action. Some signs to watch out for include forgetfulness, confusion, the inability to think through challenges, trouble handling everyday tasks, and difficulty

How Does Your Brain Make Long-Term Memories?

February 2, 2021

On a day in late August 1953, a young man later known to medical history as patient H.M. underwent an experimental procedure. The operation, an effort to control the debilitating seizures he suffered, meant the removal of parts of his brain, among them was part of a mechanism known as the hippocampus. The surgery was

How To Prevent (and Deal With) Hearing Loss

January 31, 2021

While the thought of diminishing your ability to hear may sound troubling, it is more common than you might realize — with one out of three people experiencing a hearing impairment by the time they reach 65. Here are the most common causes for the loss of hearing that you should be aware of.

The Odor of Your Dreams

January 30, 2021

I woke up last week convinced that I could smell coffee. My husband, the coffee drinker in our household, was away for business and my 20-month-old son hasn’t yet discovered the substance so it seemed odd that there would be the familiar comforting aroma in the air. Within seconds of my waking up

Can Inherited Trauma Shape Your Health?

January 27, 2021

They are sometimes called “memorial candle” children. They are the second generation of holocaust survivors; with the names of their ancestors, they are living reconstructions of the life before. They are resilient and hard-working, but also more prone to develop anxiety disorders like post-traumatic stress disorder. And so are

“Flame Addiction”: The Neuroscience of Infidelity

January 26, 2021

When most people think of infidelity, they don’t think of injecting heroin or smoking crack cocaine. They ought to, because the behavior that takes place during an affair mimics exactly the behavior of a drug addict. Like a moth drawn to a candle’s glow, the person who is having an affair keeps

If Our DNA Doesn’t Make Humans Different From Chimps — What Does?

January 25, 2021

When we imagine the course of human evolution — the roughly three-million year period from the moment when Lucy began to walk upright through grasses of the Awash River Valley to modern times, it’s hard to determine the moment at which we became human, or at least as human as we might recognize ourselves. After all, there’s only

Save Me From Myself: Why People Feed The Need To Hoard

January 24, 2021

“It’s no one’s business but my own,” she states matter-of-factly. “It’s my stuff, I don’t know why everyone is so concerned. I keep food in case something happens, and a little mold never hurt anyone,” she says, amused. “It’s just like penicillin.” Julia is like most hoarders — blind to the conditions they live in. “If I wanted to throw

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