What do Cher, Warren Buffet, and OKCupid founder, Christian Rudder, all have in common? While you might have guessed that they’re professionals at the top of their game, it’s not the only similarity. The truth is that they all have an even bigger commonality...
Intake of prebiotics — dietary fibers found naturally in foods like chicory, artichokes, raw garlic, leeks and onions — may help improve sleep and act as a buffer against the physiological impacts of stress, a study shows. Prebiotics are certain types of non-digestible fibers...
London, Jan 12 (PTI) People with heightened activity in the amygdala – a region of the brain involved in stress – may have a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a study published in The Lancet journal today that may lead...
In the movies, college is all about ice luges, frat parties, and snoozing in class to recover from it all. You know what? Movies lie. Sure, there are parties, but most of the time college is more stress than fiesta followed by siesta. And...
The physiology of pregnancy is a beautiful design but when mums gain too much weight it exposes their unborn child to diseases later in life, experts say. Research shows that a child is at greater risk of being overweight or obese later in life...
Runners showed greater functional connectivity — or connections between distinct brain regions — than non-runners within several areas of the brain, including the frontal cortex, which is important for cognitive functions such as planning, decision-making and the ability to switch attention between tasks. If...