The millions of people who spend hours every day on a cell phone may have a new excuse for yakking. A surprising new study in mice provides the first evidence that long-term exposure to electromagnetic waves associated with cell phone use may actually protect against, and even reverse, Alzheimer's disease. The study, led by University of South Florida researchers at the Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), was published January 6 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease."It surprised...
Friday, January 8, 2010
Being Nice to Yourself Increases Creativity
When you write (draw, play a musical instrument, or brainstorm), are you as accepting of your creations or ideas as you would be of a friend's? Most of us are not. We criticize ourselves, telling ourselves we are not good at this or that, that we don't have the skill or the talent, that our ideas are not worth pursuing, etc., etc. Imagine your friend playing a piano piece - would you criticize him/her for not being perfect and dismiss the attempt as not being worthy, or instead would you be encouraging...
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