Health & Wellbeing

Wearing red can make you appear angry and dominant

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Men who wear red clothes send out a signal that they are angry and aggressive, in much the same way as if their face had reddened, suggests research published by Durham University in England...   <<Read Article>>
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A gap year does not weaken study success

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A gap year between high school and the start of university studies does not weaken young people's enthusiasm to study or their overall performance once the studies have commenced...   <<Read Article>>
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Nurses cut stress 40 percent with relaxation steps at work

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A study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that a workplace mindfulness-based intervention reduced stress levels of employees exposed to a highly stressful occupational environment...   <<Read Article>>
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First Times and Anxiety

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How do you understand when anxiety is finally over? I’ve asked myself this question many times. Let me be frank: I have no answer to that. Nevertheless, a few months ago I casually stumbled upon the following quote and I believe I couldn’t have found a better way to describe my feelings: "Once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of ...
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Genes Influence Sensitivity to Emotional Information

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Your genes may influence how sensitive you are to emotional information, according to new research by a neuroscientist. The study found that carriers of a certain genetic variation perceived positive and negative images more vividly, and had heightened activity in certain brain regions... <<Read Article>>
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