Tag: brain
What Botox Does to the Brain
Not long ago, if you wanted to look younger you would call up a plastic surgeon and undergo any number of painful surgical procedures...
Detoxify Your Brain With These Five Foods
We spend a lot of money on products that promise to detoxify our skin and hair, yet we often pay little attention to one...
4 Healthy Reasons to Read
For any self-proclaimed bookworm, the thought of going more than a few days without a book in hand seems downright unthinkable. Unfortunately though, according...
Understanding Self-Control and Why We Lose it Sometimes
A new study performed by neuroscientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of California, San Diego has...
How Brain Health Can Keep You out of Depends
The ability to enjoy, perceive, sense and experience life is dictated by the neuron firing rate and health of your brain. Without a well-functioning...
Study: Meditation Actually Increases Frontal Cortex and Boosts Frontal Lobe Activity
Many of us have heard that meditation has an array of benefits, but are unsure as to specifically what they are. We have heard...
Stress 101: The Science Behind Your Stressful Emotions
Your company's revenues are shrinking. Your kids need braces--and thousands of dollars for college just down the road. Your aging father has landed in...
Cognitive Function of Facial Recognition in Birds?
It seems like a silly question, but the ability to recognize friends from foes is an essential survival skill for humans and animals alike....
Study Shows Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s
A new study shows that people who drink three cups of coffee each day are at a lower risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease early...
Harvard Health Question: What Happens When You Faint?
Fainting, the temporary loss of consciousness that doctors call syncope (SINK-uh-pee), can be embarrassing, scary, and dangerous. It's also quite common -- an estimated...