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Having a nap in the afternoon can help your brain function – particularly for remembering things. I do enjoy a good nap every so often and now I think’ll make a habit of it.
Researchers in the U.S. studied 39 young adults who were divided into two groups. At noon, study participants took a memory [...]

Here’s a neat idea: a body part that uses itself to propel itself.

We developed a microprocessor-controlled artificial foot that captures some of the energy that is normally dissipated by the leg and “recycles” it as positive ankle work. In tests on subjects walking with an artificially-impaired ankle, a conventional prosthesis reduced ankle push-off work [...]

If you’re a christian who observes lent then consider going green for 40 days.
Repentance, reflection and self-discipline are supposed to be observed during Lent, which symbolizes the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert and resisted Satan’s temptations, as described in the Bible.
A green Lent could mean “thinking about the environment and doing things [...]

You want to be happy? Well then pick up some crosswords or sudoku and get it done as fast as you can. No, don’t question it! Go!
According to some new study thinking fast will make you happy.
Results suggested that thinking fast made participants feel more elated, creative and, to a lesser degree, energetic and powerful. [...]

Some beers might help with bone density due to the inclusion of silicon within the brew. Of course, the study points out the benefits of beer drinking but that the drinking needs to happen in moderation. Getting drunk from beer doesn’t make you stronger, it just makes you feel stronger.
Beer is a rich source of [...]

When it comes to running it’s not the shoes that count, it’s the muscles. Some researchers have examined barefoot runners compared to shoe runners and found out that barefoot runners don’t strike their heels like those who shoes. Running barefoot is fun and healthy!
“People who don’t wear shoes when they run have an astonishingly different [...]