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Blue light special for alertness
If you’re looking to improve your attention or reaction time, if you struggle with daytime sleepiness, or if you simply have some late-night work to do—simply switching your standard light bulb for a blue one might be a big help. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston compared Read More...
Benefits of coconut milk
Rich in vitamins and minerals, coconut milk’s uses extends far beyond an ingredient for beach–side cocktails and into the realm of hair care products, skin ointments, and arthritis remedies. See the health benefits below and find a way to incorporate this underrated antioxidant into your daily Read More...
Minute minnow makes big comeback
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service announced that the Oregon minnow, also known as the Oregon chub, would be be removed from the Endangered Species List. The 2–inch long Oregon chub is poised to be the first fish ever recovered from the Endangered Species List. The Oregon chub was declared Read More...
The World Needs More Love Letters
Hannah Brencher, Winner of the 2013 Kindness Challenge and emotional support specialist is passionate about spreading love. Watch her story below and use it as inspiration to spread love to a stranger on this Valentine's Read More...
Olive oil under the lens for breast cancer prevention
A major component of olive oil—hydroxytyrosol—is the subject of a new clinical trial testing its ability to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women. This powerful antioxidant has been linked to decreased breast density, which in turn is correlated with breast cancer. According to lead Read More...
A fertile future
How does he do it? Pieter Hoff at Groasis is growing trees in the desert. In a first test in the parched Moroccan Sahara, 90 percent of the trees planted with the company’s waterboxx were still alive several months later. In comparison, 90 percent of the trees planted without a waterboxx and Read More...
Drug “personalities” new marketing strategy
With the prescription drug market expected to exceed $1.3 trillion worldwide by 2018, this new strategy is hoped to help maximize profits from existing brands. The United States is unusual in its policy to allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to consumers—in most countries the Read More...
Spiral design
Similar to Australian naturalist and Entrepreneur Jay Harman, Venezuelan artist Rafael Araujo sees spirals everywhere. But where Harman took the spirals and used them to inspire engineering designs, Araujo saw the spirals and used them to make incredibly intricate, and beautiful pieces of art by Read More...
Giving is greater than greed, at least when money’s involved
How does one spend money to maximize happiness? Buy a new coat? How about a tasty meal? While there is quite a large body of research that says people with more money are happier, a recent study conducted by the Harvard Business School has found that the way you spend money could be as important as Read More...
A good night’s sleep for happy bodies
Disrupted sleep patterns—such as occur with jetlag or shift work—have long been associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes, and scientists are beginning to understand why. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science illustrated the huge extent to Read More...