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Not only is dementia terrifying and heartbreaking, it’s pretty common. In fact, 14% of Canadians over the age of sixty-five suffer from it. So, how to avoid this fate? It’s not a sure-fire thing, but a new study in JAMA Neurology suggests that intellectual curiosity can help stave off dementia. … Read More
Need to generate ideas? Take a stroll. A study (pdf warning) published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition has found that walking can double your creativity. Researchers had 176 subjects complete a series of experiments involving walking on a treadmill, walking outdoors, sitting inside, sitting outdoors, … Read More
Stressed? Of course you are. That said, you can be a better friend to yourself by being a better friend to yourself. A study published in Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity, found that self-compassion may be helpful in lowering one’s stress. Researchers had forty-one participants rate their levels of self-compassion by … Read More
Sit at a desk all day, watching your beer belly grow, and wondering what it might be like to wear a fitted suit? Well, stop sitting there and get busy. According to a study presented at a congress devoted to cardiovascular health, the health benefits you gain by starting to … Read More
Fresh off an all-nighter and ready for this morning’s conference call with a guy whose smug tone you can’t stand? Well, maybe hold off on that judgement—said smug tone, and a whole host of other things, might be a figment of your imagination. According to a study published in Psychological … Read More
