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Imagination and memory

Imagining something from a personal perspective can be an effective strategy in helping memorise it, says new study.
Broken clock

Does haste inevitably make waste?

As regards to decision-making, accuracy stress and speed stress make the brain work differently. Hence decisions in haste may be different from deliberated decisions
Glass of lemonade

Sugar spurs self-control

And even if you gargle with a sugar solution, it may suffice to boost self-control in the short-term.
Travel

The best of both worlds

Living abroad and being able to identify with the host culture and the root culture can help us develop a more rounded personality, with better professional success in tow.
lonely girl away from group

Social perception training to cure loneliness

A new study advocates that lonely people can be taught how to improve their social perception and cure their loneliness to an extent.
Teflon and velcro surfaces

How we react to everyday stressors determines our future health

It's not the stressors that damage our health, it's our reaction to the stressor— notes new study.
Couple

When “stability” loses its attraction

At their most fertile period, women who married for stability are less likely to find their mates attractive
Woman having a headache due to blood pressure

High BP starts killing at 40

The silent killer causes structural damage to the brain even among people as young as 40
Sherlock Holmes

Empathy, dear Mr Sherlock Holmes

New research shows that our physiology allows us to be either empathetic or analytical…but never both at the same time.
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You smoke, I get a heart attack

Heart attacks seen to decrease after smoke-free workplace laws were implemented, says new research