Study: Websurfing Boosts Brainpower!

You're not surfing for gossip, porno or politics; you're engaged in a rigorous program of self-improvement!"Internet beats books for improving the mind, say scientistsBrowsing the internet is better than reading books for boosting the brain power of middle-aged and older...

Body Scanning Technology Could Detect Terrorists

The US Department of Homeland Security is in the early stages of developing a body scanning technology which will detect hostile intent by examining a number of physical and physiological factors.  Sensors and imagers will scan the entire body to measure body...

Blogging--It's Good for You

"Self-medication may be the reason the blogosphere has taken off. Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing...

Mindful sex 'the new anti-depressant'

A new group therapy technique from a UBC researcher uses meditation techniques to improve sex.  The discussion here is aimed at women, but I'm sure there are men who could benefit from similar therapies...

Depressed at work? Get a new carrer

"Depression is a physiological disease of the brain, but a person`s individual circumstances can affect its frequency and severity. Both drugs and counseling can help. SAMHSA used data from the National Survey of Drug Use, which involved interviews of more than 60,000 people....

Hostile Intent Technology

The Department of Homeland Security is developing new biophysical sensors and detectors designed to detect "hostile intent" on the part of people crossing borders."The novel program, named “Hostile Intent,” is geared towards detecting and gauging physiological and...

Pregnant women fail to relieve back pain

"Less than 10 percent of pregnant women with musculoskeletal back pain were satisfied with the symptom relief they obtained, a U.S. study found. The study, published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, says despite the high prevalence of...

Walking in Sepia

"Mark Soo’s installation, Monochrome Sunset (English Bay - Oppenheimer Park), uses colour as an indexical marker to explore aesthetic and socio-cultural experience. Engaging the properties of vision in general,...

Learn how to manage emotional stress effectively.

"Because your body cannot defend itself against the damage that emotional stress creates quietly over time. Your body pays a heavy physiological price for every single moment that you feel anxious, tense, frustrated, and angry. "

Horrors of war haunt the nights

More than 30 years later, Vietnam Veterans experience recurrent nightmares. PTSD does exist. These men are not draft-dodgers.

The Vietnam War and PTSD

The Vietnam War produced tens of thousands of PTSD victims. More than anyone else, Vietnam Veteran's wives have seen the effects of PTSD.

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