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Skip a night’s sleep, and you end up hungrier, less coordinated, and anxious—possibly because may be running short on myelin, a type of cell essential to brain function. If the findings of a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience hold up, part of the mystery of why we … Read More
Can’t schedule enough time at the gym to get those 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week? That’s okay—according to a new study, those five minutes here and there actually matter and add up. Researchers published in the American Journal of Health Promotion found their data by examining the … Read More
Just got shot down by the pretty girl from accounting? Guess what? Your brain is releasing the same painkillers that it uses for physical pain. A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry has found that the brain responds to social rejection in a similar manner to how it responds to … Read More
A new study that examined data from 340,000 patients has found that exercise is as good as prescribed drugs when it comes to treating heart disease, and it was found to be better than medication when treating stroke victims. The study was a massive meta-analysis of 305 different trials that … Read More
Planning on burning the midnight oil through to Friday, and catch up with some Z’s on Sunday morning? Bad plan. Aside from the fact that you’ll miss out on Sunday brunch, a great place to meet women and an excuse to drink before noon, your plan won’t work. According to … Read More
