SIMPLE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS WITH STRANGERS can make you happier. That’s the conclusion of a recent study examining 60,000 people. Today, we focus on small talk and big smiles: The surprising... Read More
psychology
Heart and Time Perception
“We show that our heart shapes the perceived duration of events, so time passes quicker when the heart contracts but slower when the heart relaxes.”... Read More
A Psychobiotic Diet Drops Stress
The gut microbiome — the microbe community in the gastrointestinal tract — influences immunity and metabolism. This essential organ of microorganisms contains up to 1,000 species and 100 trillion organisms, encoding 100-times more unique genomes than our own.... Read More
Love Hormones and Dementia
A DERIVATIVE OF OXYTOCIN (THE “LOVE HORMONE”) delivered via nasal passages improved memory in cognitively impaired mice. Today we explore the relationship between love hormones (oxytocin) and dementia. While the study did not... Read More
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Early
Memory loss is the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, with early signs including challenges in remembering recent conversations or events. With disease progression, the memory impairments worsen, and other symptoms emerge.... Read More
Cranberries and Memory
Many of us consume cranberry sauce as a part of the American holiday of Thanksgiving, but cranberries did not arrive in a can form until 1912. Attorney Marcus L. Urann bought a cranberry bog and created a cranberry cooperative subsequently called Ocean Spray. By 1940, the canned, jiggly version we know today had arrived.... Read More