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·March 11, 2011·6 min read

Live Longer and Prosper by Doing the Opposite of What You’ve Heard: Maybe Read this First

The claim that stress can shorten your life isn’t necessarily true, according to researchers at UC Riverside. Undertaking a twenty...

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·July 5, 2023·5 min read

Abnormal Brain Folding a Biomarker for Major Depressive Disorder

Researchers discovered a biomarker for major depressive disorder (MDD) in the brain's outer layer folds, or gyri. The investigation, first of its kind, associates MDD with the local gyrification index (LGI), a measure of cortical folding derived from brain scans.

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·June 21, 2013·2 min read

Time Perception Altered by Mindfulness Meditation

Research suggests mindful meditation has the ability to temporarily alter time perception.

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·October 7, 2015·2 min read

Benzodiazepines May Increase Dementia Risk

A new study reports benzodiazepines such as Valium and Xanax significantly increase the risk for developing dementia in elderly people who have taken the medications for three months or more.