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Yawning is Cool 11Researchers around the world are studying the human brain to find out what makes it tick. One interesting finding from the University at Albany found that the simple act of yawning helps the brain. Researchers Andrew C. Gallup and Gordon G. Gallup, Jr., say our brains burn up to 33 percent of the calories we consume | Brain Food8 var addthis_pub="rdasia"; var addthis_brand = "RD Asia"; var addthis_options = 'email, digg, facebook, delicious, friendfeed, linkedin, multiply, friendster, twitter, technorati, more'; | Feel the Rhythm of Your Feet6 Get back to basics | Sexercise5 Is that exercise bike in your bedroom gathering dust? You can still turn the room into a fitness haven | Burn Fat by Eating Chocolate2 Chocolate-loving (and eating) men are in better health than those who don't like it, say researchers at Imperial College London and Nestl | | Meet the Myth Busters2 TV's daredevils in lab coats explode (literally!) today's most persistent urban legends | Ease the Strain2 As you age, you lose the power to focus your eyes, a problem commonly known as eyestrain. "It's a gradual process that happens to everyone," says Dr Maria Imelda Yap-Veloso, an ophthalmologist at the Asian Eye Institute in Manila.And younger people who spend long hours in front of the computer aren't immune, warns Dr Gerard Chuah, a senior consultant ophthalmologist at | Think Quick: Smile More2 "Racing thoughts" are commonly considered a symptom of bipolar disorder or manic depression but a study at Princeton University in New Jersey has found that when healthy people are made to think more quickly, they feel happier. Researchers asked a group of people to read a statement twice as fast as they normally would from a computer screen. (They | Teens Be Wary of Dairy2 Drinking milk can make acne in teens worse, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr Clement Adebamowo, one of the authors of the study, says the hormones and growth factors produced by cows, which we ingest through their milk, exacerbate the state of flux of teens' hormones. During puberty, steroids produced by the body lead to the production of | Don't Just Throw Out Old Meds2 Flushing old medications might seem like the best way to keep them out of your child's reach, but it creates a potential public health hazard by allowing drugs into our water supply.Similarly, do not pour it down the sink as it may end up in the local water table. And do not throw it in the trash. It may still be within reach of kids and pets.;The |
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