They say misery loves company, but the same may be even more true of happiness.
In a study published online today in the British Medical Journal, scientists from Harvard University and UC San Diego showed that happiness spreads readily through social networks of family members, friends and neighbors.
Knowing someone who is happy makes you 15.3% more [...]
Filed under: Mind on December 5th, 2008 | No Comments »
TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Although commonly taken to improve memory, new research suggests that the herb ginkgo biloba won’t help prevent dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
“We found that giving a standardized dose of ginkgo biloba over a period of time does not slow down the incidence rate of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease,” said the [...]
Filed under: Disease, Mind, Vitamins on November 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
A popular epilepsy drug can reverse the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists have discovered.
Treatment with valproic acid stops further damage to the brain and improves memory, tests show.
The experiments in mice have proved so successful that the researchers are now testing the drug on Alzheimer’s patients.
With the disease affecting around 500,000 Britons and the [...]
Filed under: Disease, Mind on October 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Despite some recent dramatic failures, Alzheimer’s disease researchers say they have never been more encouraged by the wealth of promising new treatments being studied for the brain-wasting disease.
“Twenty years ago we were at zero,” said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Pittsburgh, who has been studying the problem of addressing Alzheimer’s [...]
Filed under: Body, Mind on August 19th, 2008 | No Comments »
Do you ever get so busy with the details of your life and the countless things you need to complete, that you end up feeling exhausted and disconnected?
The result: Your mind becomes clouded and unable to focus and you start to make poor decisions regarding your priorities. You end up working hard instead of working [...]
Filed under: Mind, Mood on August 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
