Tag: Research

New York: If your wife immediately bursts into laughter after a humorous moment, while you barely manage to crack a smile, this could be due to her genes, new research says. The researchers demonstrated that people with a certain genetic variant smiled or laughed more while watching cartoons or subtly amusing film clips than others. […]

Washington: Memories that have been lost as a result of amnesia can be retrieved by activating brain cells with light, a study suggested. The findings, published in the US journal Science yesterday, may help answer a fiercely-debated question in neuroscience as to whether memories lost to amnesia are completely erased or merely unable to be […]

Toronto: Performing vigorous physical activity over one’s lifetime may lower the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), says a new study. “Our findings suggest that people who do vigorous physical activity may also have a lower risk for NHL,” said study author Terry Boyle, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia’s department of cancer […]

New York: If you wait for the weekend to watch multiple episodes of the popular Netflix shows that portray violence, chances are you may see the world as meaner than it really is – a phenomenon known as “mean world syndrome”, suggests new research. For the study, the researchers from Boston University College of Communication […]