Intelligence Impacts Health and Aging
Razi Berry For over 100 years, scientists have sought to understand what links a person’s general intelligence, health and aging. In a new study, a University of Missouri scientist suggests a model where mitochondria, or small energy producing parts of cells, could form the basis of this link. This insight could provide valuable information to […]
CBD Helps Anxiety in Those Suffering with Substance Addiction
Razi Berry Cannabidiol (CBD) reduced cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with a history of heroin abuse, suggesting a potential role for it in helping to break the cycle of addiction, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published May 21 in the American Journal of Psychiatry. The […]
Say Cheeeeese! Smiling Makes People Feel Happier
Razi Berry A recent article supports the notion that simply smiling can actually make people feel happier.1 The conclusion comes from a team of research psychologists who combined data from 138 studies of over 11,000 people and found that the facial expressions we use do have a small impact on the feelings we experience. Research […]
New Studies on MDMA Show Possibility for Improving PTSD
Razi Berry Recent research into MDMA (ecstasy) has shown that the drug can induce a neural response that allows the brain to become more sensitive to the reward and value learning process of social behaviors. This “critical period” of learning is typically seen in adolescence when people and animals are most sensitive to the social […]
Eating Mushrooms for Your Brain Health
Razi Berry A team from the Department of Psychological Medicine and Department of Biochemistry at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine has found that seniors who consume more than two standard portions of mushrooms weekly may have 50 percent reduced odds of having mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Seniors consuming more than two standard […]
Breakfast May Not be the Most Important Meal of the Day
Razi Berry There is a cultural idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In fact, many individuals and groups champion breakfast as a crucial component to weight loss, stating that it prevents snacking, balances metabolism, which leads to weight loss. A recent study has disproved all of these beliefs and has […]
Sleep, Stress and Mood May Modulate How ‘In Control’ Older Adults Feel
Razi Berry From North Carolina State University Psychology researchers have found another reason that sleep, mood and stress are important: they affect the extent to which older adults feel they have control over their lives. The findings can inform efforts to improve an individual’s sense of control, which has ramifications for physical, mental and emotional […]
Vital Exhaustion May Lead to Dementia
Razi Berry A recent study has linked vital exhaustion later in life to an increased risk of developing dementia.1 Vital exhaustion can be seen as psychological distress and manifest as fatigue, increased irritability and demoralization. The research The research was conducted at the Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen have, in collaboration with the […]
Tiny Implants Use Light to Treat Bladder Issues
Razi Berry From Washington University School of Medicine A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable device that has potential to help people with bladder problems bypass the need for medication or electronic stimulation. Team created a soft, implantable device The team — from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the […]
Dysfunctional Sperm Could be Related to Frequent Miscarriages
Razi Berry A small, but significant study from the Imperial College in London has found that a possible cause of frequent miscarriages could be dysfunction in the sperm of the woman’s partner.1 Recurrent miscarriages are defined as three or more miscarriages occurring before week 20 of pregnancy. One in 50 couples in the UK are […]