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A sun salutation a day may keep the doctor away
Training patients to practice deep relaxation techniques like yoga and meditation – long touted to ease stress and anxiety – may also lead them to make fewer doctor visits, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers analyzed data on more than 4,400 patients who were referred by their health Read More...
How to design a ToDo list to sync productivity with happiness
What is productivity? Number of tasks you finish per hour or, the impact you produce by finishing a task? “You don’t keep TODO’s to do more work every day; but to prevent yourself from cluelessness.” Most of you will go with the later one, which is true as well, however does Read More...
5 easy ways to reduce food waste in your daily life
For many, the question is uttered nearly every evening, and the answer is easy. But for 795 million people in the world — those who don’t have a reliable meal to look forward to according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — the question is more Read More...
Urban waste In Africa offers large source of electricity
For renewable energy researchers in Europe, now is the time to look closely at what is happening with waste in Africa. The estimated electricity production from the total waste generated in Africa could reach 122.2 TWh in 2025, reports the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC). This kind Read More...
Volvo's first fully electric car will arrive in 2019
Volvo's been bullish about self-driving vehicles, but it's much more coy when it comes to electric cars. The company's latest XC90 has a hybrid edition, and there's an existing V60 plug-in, but nothing fully electric. Finally, the Swedish auto-maker is ready to go all in, confirming an all-electric Read More...
Tapping into nature: The future of energy, innovation and business
Nearly all living things rely on diffuse and transient flows of energy and materials. And yet, life thrives. Organisms are able to procure materials and assemble themselves — essentially constructing "technologies" — using only resources that are locally available. Increasingly, Read More...
UK Government Highlights Benefits of Blockchain Tech
The economic secretary to the UK government's economic and finance ministry – HM Treasury – has spoken about the benefits of digital currencies and blockchain technology. During her speech in London yesterday about the government's technology drive, Harriet Baldwin MP said the Read More...
Stress relief can slash your healthcare costs by 43%
Stress-related problems are the third highest healthcare expenditure in the US. A little stress relief, however, can go a long way in changing that. In a study done at the Massachusetts General Hospital, a large group of people attended an eight-week relaxation and resiliency program, for which Read More...
The technology behind Bitcoin could change the financial industry for the better
The technology that backs the cryptocurrency Bitcoin is being hailed for its potential to fix the modern world of finance. Digital ledger technology, known as the blockchain, allows people or financial institutions to instantly make transactions without any intermediary. Additionally, these Read More...
Malaria may have helped scientists find a potential cure for cancer
It's still in the early stages, but scientists are wondering if they might have just found a cure for cancer. And alike many more amazing scientific discoveries, it was all a bit by accident. While looking for a way to protect pregnant women from malaria, Danish researchers found that armed malaria Read More...