Category: Feeling good
Researchers found the key to a successful online dating profile
Researchers have found the key to creating a successful online dating profile. And if you feel like you haven’t got much to boast about, you’re in luck. It turns out humility is more attractive than impressive life experiences or advanced qualifications. Professors from the University of Iowa’s Department of Communication Studies created eight fake profiles…
WhatsApp, baby? Why always-on communication is turning us off #LoveWeek
For the most part, being connected all the time is a good thing. It means you can always find a friend when you need one, get a taxi home when you're drunk and lost, and pay for said taxi when you realise you've left your purse in the pub. But I think being able to reach…
11 ways to celebrate Galentine’s Day just like Leslie Knope #LoveWeek
[nextpage title="Next"] No, we haven't made a spelling mistake in the headline. Galentine's Day is officially a thing, thanks to the amazing-but-fictional Leslie Knope. Parks and Recreation fans will be aware of the amazingness that is Galentine's Day, but for those of you who aren't, it falls on 13th February and is a day for 'ladies…
Chimps can be bilingual, too (who knew?)
We already knew that chimps can learn to use tools by copying each other. Now, for the first time, researchers have discovered that chimps have the ability to learn a new (chimp) language. Katie Slocombe and her colleagues at the University of York studied chimps that had been relocated from the Netherlands to Edinburgh zoo.…
Fitbit releases Charge HR and Surge wearables in UK, Europe today
Fitbit announced the launch of its three new fitness trackers last year: the Charge, the Charge HR and the Spartan of wearables, the Surge. The Fitbit Charge has been available here in the UK for a few months (check out our review of the Fitbit Charge), but according to the Fitbit team this morning, the Charge…
Medical marijuana could be used to treat depression
American researchers have suggested that marijuana could help to treat depression. Scientists from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions say that in many cases, depression is triggered by long-term stress. Marijuana has been proven to reduce stress and is sometimes prescribed for anxiety in U.S states where medical marijuana is legal. (It’s also…
New microstructures could help treat heart disease
Scientists are doing so many impressive things with nanomedicine. It makes sense that they’d find a way to treat the most common cause of death with something tiny, too. Researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin have created microstructures to help treat heart disease. Specifically, they wanted to find a way to help mend the…
Cold plasma could (finally!) kill off norovirus
Anyone who’s had norovirus (also called the 'winter vomiting bug', lovely) knows how unpleasant it is. Anyone who doesn’t, I won’t describe the gory details. (Although I will say it gives your stomach muscles a good workout.) It’s the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the world, affecting tens of millions of people a year.…
Three-person IVF could be approved in the UK soon
Tomorrow, MPs will decide whether to allow three-person IVF in the UK. If the procedure’s made legal, it would prevent mitochondrial diseases. Mitochondria are the organisms inside cells that produce energy so cells can function. But when a mother has a flaw in her mitochondria, she can pass on severe mitochondrial disease to her baby.…
Could tweeting about sexism help our health?
It might not seem like Twitter has any obvious health benefits, but according to a new study, tweeting about sexism has the potential to improve women’s wellbeing because it feels like we’re making a difference. Dr Mindi Foster from Wilfrid Laurier University and her team recruited 93 female students and gave them information about sexism…
