Water based batteries can make electric cars even cleaner
Electric cars are great for reducing air pollution and global warming, but the materials used to make the car’s batteries come from chemicals that are damaging to the environment. That’s why this invention by a team of scientists from the University of Southern California is so important: a car Read More...
What you don’t know about the microorganisms in your body
Scientists are continuing to learn more about the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies: our micro-biome. The Dutch science journalist Jop de Vrieze wrote a book about it: Allemaal Beestjes (All kinds of critters). The Dutch team at The Intelligent Optimist collected nine Read More...
Green tea sharpens your memory
Scientists have published the first physical evidence of how green tea improves memory, paving the way for its therapeutic use among people with memory problems like dementia. In addition to its well-documented benefits for the body, like cancer protection, heart health and weight loss, a number of Read More...
The magic of gardening
According the Huffington Post, those who garden are more likely than the average person to feel satisfied with their lives and show less signs of depression or unhappiness. A recent study in the Netherlands echoes this bit of news, suggesting that gardening can fight stress even better than Read More...
The gospel of forgiveness therapy
Can forgiving improve your health? Researchers studying the Forgiveness Therapy model say it can. Forgiveness therapy reduces anger and promotes emotional health through forgiving those who cause psychological injury. Asked how he became the poster child for what he refers to as “forgiveness Read More...
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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...
For mental health, settle near nature
We often extoll the benefits of getting more nature in our lives. Jay Walljasper wrote about it for us, way back in 2005. But today we've got a bit of new research to further back up the premise: Green is good. More specifically, a study published this month in Environmental Science and Technology Read More...
Best. Year. Ever.
They can tell you anything about 2013. That it was a miserable year because of the ongoing crisis, the NSA leaks or the violence in Syria and Egypt. More than 10 million people in the Philippines were victimized by a typhoon. Of course, they’re right: 2013 was horrible. But don’t forget all the Read More...
Use your stress for good
For years we’ve come to believe that if we’re stressed, we’re unhealthy. We spend money on vacations and are constantly searching for ways to avoid stress. But new information is showing us that, when used correctly, stress can be beneficial to health. In a recent TED talk, “How to make Read More...