News

Posted: 24th September 2020

Subject: Consciousness, Mind-Body Medicine

Is consciousness continuous or discrete? Maybe it’s both, argue researchers

Two major theories have fueled a now 1,500 year-long debate started by Saint Augustine: Is consciousness continuous, where we are conscious at each single point in time, or is it discrete, where we are conscious only at certain moments of time?

Posted: 23rd September 2020

Subject: Green Living

How to get a handle on carbon dioxide uptake by plants

How much carbon dioxide, a pivotal greenhouse gas behind global warming, is absorbed by plants on land? It's a deceptively complicated question, so a Rutgers-led group of scientists recommends combining two cutting-edge tools to help answer the crucial climate change-related question.

Posted: 20th September 2020

Subject: Self Help

Sub-category: Massage

Ten minutes of massage or rest will help your body fight stress

Allowing yourself a few minutes of downtime significantly boosts mental and physical relaxation. Research by psychologists at the University of Konstanz observed higher levels of psychological and physiological relaxation in people after only ten minutes of receiving a massage.

Posted: 18th September 2020

Subject: Excercise & Movement

Sub-category: Yoga

Yoga for Pain

Yoga may help relieve low-back pain and neck pain, but it has not been shown to be helpful for some other painful conditions such as headache, arthritis, fibromyalgia, or carpal tunnel syndrome.

Posted: 16th September 2020

Subject: Complementary Therapies

Sub-category: Anxiety & Depression

New Study Links Signaling by Immune Cells in the Meninges to Anxiety-Like Behavior

A new study provides insights into how a population of immune cells in the meninges (the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord) regulates anxiety-like behavior in mice through neuroimmune signaling.

Posted: 13th September 2020

Subject: Nutrition

Sub-category: Red Clover

Red Clover Beats Inflammation and Oxidative Stress

Red clover has been touted as one of the top herbal medicines in the world and now scientists are discovering how red clover actually works in your body.

Posted: 12th September 2020

Subject: Mind-Body Medicine

Lifestyle improvements may lessen cognitive decline

Results from a new study suggest that lifestyle changes may help to improve cognition in older adults experiencing cognitive decline that precedes dementia.

Posted: 12th September 2020

Subject: Nutrition

Sub-category: Alcohol

Binge-drinkers’ brains have to work harder to feel empathy for others

People who binge-drink show more extensive dysfunction across their brains than previously realised, a new study from the University of Sussex has shown.

Posted: 8th September 2020

Subject: Green Living

International Day of Clean Air for blue skies

The very first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies will be held on September 7th, 2020.

Posted: 7th September 2020

Subject: Nutrition

Sub-category: Coffee

Green Coffee Extract Benefits Weight Control

Research highlights the potential weight loss benefit of green coffee, which describes coffee beans spared from the process of roasting that gives them their usual brown color.

Posted: 3rd September 2020

Subject: Complementary Therapies, IM Approaches by Illness, Gender & Age

Sub-category: Meditation, Mental Health

Researchers Develop New Metrics for Measuring Mental States During Meditation

In a recent proof-of-principle study, researchers developed a new framework, based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data, to identify mental states during meditation, including the focus-on-breath state and mind wandering, and to estimate how much time meditators spend in each state.

Posted: 2nd September 2020

Subject: Excercise & Movement, IM Approaches by Illness, Gender & Age

Sub-category: Mental Health

Exercise ‘Fundamental’ for Healing of Mental Illness

Thinking about skipping your workout because of a flat mood? If you're upset, depressed or anxious, a recent study indicates that's when you need exercise the most.