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Can happiness be inherited?
May 14, 2009 |
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A new article published in Elsevier's journal Bioscience Hypotheses suggests that our feelings in our lifetime can affect our children.
Does Gene Variant Make Women More Prone to Alcoholism?
Jul 08, 2008 |
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A particular gene variant might make women more susceptible to alcoholism. At least, a study carried out by the Universities of Bonn and Sweden’s Karolinska Institute makes this a plausible conclusion.
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The myth of runner's high revisited with brain imaging
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Throughout the world, amateurs, experts and the media agree that prolonged jogging raises people's spirits. And many believe that the body’s own opioids, so called endorphins, are the cause of this. But in fact this has never ...
Pulling together increases your pain threshold
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of Oxford rowers shows that members of a team who exercise together are able to tolerate twice as much pain as when they train on their own.
Low to moderate, not heavy, drinking releases 'feel-good' endorphins in the brain
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Scientists know that alcohol affects the brain, but the specifics remain unclear. One possibility is that alcohol may increase or decrease the release and the synthesis of endogenous opioid peptides - endorphins, enkephalins ...
Sex isn't just fun, it's healthy
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Want a simple way to increase your longevity? Try sex. It's one of the most fun things we humans can do.
Alcohol abuse is in the genes
Jun 29, 2007 |
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According to a study by the research group "Alcoholism and drug addiction", of the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada), although there are no specific reasons to become an alcoholic, many social, family, environmental, ...
'Runner's high' may also strengthen hearts
Nov 08, 2007 |
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Endorphins and other morphine-like substances known as opioids, which are released during exercise, don't just make you feel good -- they may also protect you from heart attacks, according to University of Iowa researchers.
Morphine dependency blocked by single genetic change
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Morphine’s serious side effect as a pain killer – its potential to create dependency – has been almost completely eliminated in research with mice by genetically modifying a single trait on the surface of neurons. The study ...
It really may be the best medicine
May 15, 2009 |
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Talk turned serious -- painfully so, at times -- during the two hours of group discussion.
Runners a marathon a net benefit for the body, experts say
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Historians say the first marathon runner was Philippides, who, in 490 B.C., ran 24.85 miles from the battlefield at Marathon with news of the Athenian army's victory over the Persians. He reached Athens, cried out, "Rejoice, ...
Joyful music may promote heart health
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Listening to your favorite music may be good for your cardiovascular system. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have shown for the first time that the emotions aroused by joyful music ...
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