Similar to cluttered pantries or office spaces, which make it hard for adults to focus, having too many toys around the house can make it difficult for children to concentrate, learn, and develop important skills around play.
Our diet has an influence upon sleep patterns by affecting the sleep hormone melatonin. For example, foods rich in the essential amino acid tryptophan are commonly cited as helping sleep, as tryptophan helps produce melatonin
The team identified 14 regions containing DNA markers important for stool frequency. Individual genes and their specific biological functions still need to be characterised.
We also know that loss of excess weight tends to be more permanent in children and young people, which could be related to a more flexible weight set point.
Like many other behavioural addictions, such as sex addiction, work addiction and exercise addiction, binge-watching addiction is not officially recognised in any psychiatric manuals. We also don't have accurate estimates of the prevalence of problematic binge-watching.
In Australia, as well as countries such as the United Kingdom, India and New Zealand, "reproductive leave" has emerged as an innovative response to the tensions between work and human reproduction
Birds are really intelligent animals. They use their intelligence, along with their beaks and feet, to find the most clever ways to make nests with whatever materials are available.
Neurologic music therapy works a bit like physiotherapy or speech therapy, in that it aims to help patients manage symptoms and function better in their daily life. Therapy sessions use musical or rhythmical exercises to help patients regain functional skills.
A related suggestion is that Adele's sad music can be a friend to us. It can act as a social surrogate. Sad music can be experienced as an imaginary friend who provides support and empathy after loss.
Some research has indicated that women may be more likely to experience SAD -- though, due to a lack of specific research, it's uncertain whether these gender differences really exist and if so, why.
In much of Australia just after WWI there were often no doctors close by. So many people were used to dosing themselves with homemade potions and remedies
If there are changes to the virus that mean it looks like it has the potential to do more harm, then we might designate it a 'variant of interest'. Mu has mutations that might confer some of these properties, but evidence is still emerging.
