Researchers Discover the Brain is Strobing, Not Constant

Tom Patriot

It’s not just our eyes that play tricks on us, but our ears. That’s the finding of a landmark Australian-led collaboration that provides new evidence that oscillations, or ‘strobes’, are a general feature of human perception While our conscious experience appears to be continuous, the University of Sydney and Italian universities study suggests that perception and attention are intrinsically rhythmic in nature. This has profound implications for our understanding of human behaviour, how we interact with environment and make decisions. A paper published today in Current Biology provides the important new evidence…

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Here’s How Jessie James Decker Deals With Postpartum Depression and Mom Shamers

Tom Patriot

Jessie James Decker often talks openly about her private life on Instagram—and after having three kids, it seems like she’s basically covered it all. But in a recent interview with Health about her book Just Jessie, the country singer revealed that she never expected to share her experience with postpartum depression after giving birth to her first child, daughter Vivianne. “I hate using the word postpartum depression because I think it’s just being called a normal human being,” she tells us. “After you have a child, we go through such hormonal changes. But that was something…

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Physical activity reduces mortality in patients with diabetes

Tom Patriot

Patients with type 2 diabetes should be prescribed physical activity to control blood sugar and improve heart health. That is one of the recommendations in a position paper of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), a branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The paper is published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC. “Sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets are the most important drivers of the increasing number of patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks,” said first…

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HOUSEPLANTS CAN HYDRATE YOUR SKIN IN THE WINTER, STUDY SUGGESTS

Tom Patriot

In the cool winter months, it can be hard to keep skin hydrated. Fortunately, there is an all-natural method that will help moisturise dry skin. According to a recent study into the benefits of houseplants commissioned by The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in collaboration with Reading University and PHD student Curtis Gubb, there are certain potted plants that are good for your skin. The study found that certain flowers and shrubs can counteract the drying caused by heating units through a process called transpiration. During transpiration, plants lose water through their leaves. When the process occurs…

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