In any communication, we generate myriad predictions regarding what we are about to hear. It's just like when we play the game hangman, where we try to predict the target word based on a few letters.
Since 2004, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a set of milestone checklists as part of its “Learn the Signs. Act Early” program. Important skills are listed for a series of ages, enabling anxious parents to know whether baby is developing typically.
A “pro-inflammatory diet” may increase inflammation in the body over the long term. Such diets are usually low in fresh produce like fruits, vegetables and wholegrains, and high in commercially baked goods, fried foods, added sugars and red and processed meats.
Those who get stuck into gardening also experience less stress and more physical activity. Research finds that these people even tend to eat more fruit and vegetables.
The task force concluded that the evidence does not support annual widespread skin screening of adolescents and adults, but that catching cancers at the earliest stages reduces the risk of death from skin cancer.
Hair begins growing under the skin's surface, but it's what happens after it pokes through the skin that determines whether you have a good hair day or a bad one
Known as anhedonia, this symptom is present in up to 75% of adults and young people with depression. But despite how common this symptom is, it remains one of the most difficult symptoms to treat and manage
English Heritage is not alone in its efforts to beguile visitors with historical treats. In Edinburgh, the National Trust for Scotland's Gladstone's Land features an ice cream parlour linked to the dairy which stood there in 1904. The property sells elderflower and lemon curd ice cream based on a recipe from 1770, and visitors can go on several food-themed tours.
For the first time, we showed that gamma oscillations differ greatly between people, but that people's response pattern to pain stayed the same over time.
At first glance, it might appear feasible that people who pick their noses would be at increased risk of contracting COVID. That's because COVID infection relies on the SARS-CoV-2 virus coming into contact with mucous membranes that line the respiratory system, including those in the nose.
As a mother and a media scholar, I couldn't help but see “Barbie” through an even narrower lens: as a film that, at its core, is about mothers and daughters.
Wearing headphones all day is likely to signal the office environment is too noisy or distracting. It can also indicate the dynamics of the team's interaction is ineffective.
This is known as social proof, when we look to the behaviours of others to inform our own actions. People are likely to act more hedonistically while on holiday
Weight stigma is associated with harms including increased cortisol levels (the main stress hormone in the body), negative body image, increased weight gain, and poor mental health
Low back pain has ranked first among causes of disability for the last three decades. Back pain, however, is not inevitable, even if that sometimes feels like the case
Within the brain itself, young-onset Alzheimer's disease causes similar chemical changes as those in late-onset Alzheimer's. But the brain areas targeted by these chemical changes can be different.
The research involved multiple centres across Australia and New Zealand and compared how well ketamine injected under the skin compared with taking another drug in treating people with treatment-resistant depression.
It is only when the damage done is so significant our brains can no longer compensate for it that we develop the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
The journey from being an ordinary consumer to becoming a brand influencer involves a significant shift in mindset, since influencers must maintain brand consistency to ensure a positive image. This pressure often leads to burnout over time.
Global tuberculosis deaths followed a similar pattern, reaching a low point of an estimated 1.4 millions deaths in 2019, then rising to 1.5 million in 2020 and 1.6 million in 2021.
