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How sad movies make us happy

Watching a tragedy movie causes us to think about our own close relationships—the sad story draws our attention to some of the positive aspects of our own lives, which in turn boosts our happiness quotient
Bandaged heart

New way to abate a heart attack

Administering GIK as soon as a person has a heart attack reduces the severity of the damage to the heart tissue from the heart attack
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Men on insulin have an increased risk of heart trouble

Men with diabetes taking insulin had a 70 per cent increased risk for a first cardiovascular event compared to men with a known history of cardiovascular disease
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Stand or die soon

Individuals sitting for over 11 hours a day are at 40 per cent increased risk of dying in the next three years compared with those who sit for less than four hours in a day.
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Prevent organ rejection, listen to opera music

Japanese researchers found that opera and classical music both increased the time before the transplanted organs failed, but single frequency monotones and new age music did not
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You learn best if you rest

To improve your memory, sleep soon after learning, says news research
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Many women experience the big O during exercise

The concept of exercise-induced orgasm is known as the "coregasm" because it's often experienced while exercising the core abdominal muscles
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Supressing feelings of compassion costs us

Suppressing feelings of compassion increases our risk of behaving immorally
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Powerless against temptations? Say, ‘I don’t’!

Those who say "I don't" instead of "I can't" when faced with temptations are better able to resist them—be it chocolate, chicken wings or an extra helping of chips
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Marriage is medicine for an ailing heart

Married individuals undergoing heart surgery are thrice as likely as single individuals having undergone the same surgery of surviving the first three months post-surgery