by Christine M | May 18, 2018 | General health, Genetics, Mind/body, Relationships, Scientific research, Wellbeing
If holding hands with someone who loves you can ease pain, could arguing with your partner make pain worse? It very well might do just that, say researchers from the Penn State Center for Healthy Aging. Published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine, the...
by Christine M | Mar 29, 2018 | General health, Mind/body, Relationships, Scientific research, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Holding someone’s hand is arguably one of the most romantic gestures there is. But hand holding may come with an added bonus, say researchers writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It could also help if one of you is in pain – which, for...
by Christine M | Nov 17, 2017 | General health, Mind/body, Relationships, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
There’s no doubt that the human heart is an incredible organ. But did you know that when a group of people get together and share a common emotional experience, their heartbeats synchronise? Apparently this boosts bonding and makes us like each other more....
by Christine Morgan | Oct 14, 2010 | General health, Relationships
My award for the most breathtaking scientific discovery of the week, no the month – oh what the hell, the year – goes to the researchers behind a new study that’s just been published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology. So what is this startling piece of...
by Christine Morgan | Jul 2, 2010 | General health, Relationships
The other day I had a bit of a go at the docs at the British Medical Association conference for beating up homeopathy. And now I’m going to say well done to them for boo-hoo’ing the idea of gay conversion therapy. Gay what, you might ask? Yes, gay...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 29, 2010 | General health, Relationships
I know it’s probably a terrible thing to say, given the subject matter, but the BBC headline ‘Old swingers at high risk of sex infections’ has warmed the cockles of my heart (so to speak). No, not because swingers are at risk of getting...
