(Natural News) A new study found that a healthy gut can lessen the effects of trauma, as reported by Science Daily. Researchers from Stellenbosch University analyzed the relationship of gut microbiome and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They compared the gut microbiomes of 18 individuals with PTSD to 12 people who also experienced trauma, but did not […]

(Natural News) Have you ever had the urge to do something that you should not, like wanting to eat junk food when you are on a diet? Even though everyone is vulnerable to temptation, some people just seem to have more self-control. Fortunately, a new study from the University of Miami has uncovered why some people […]

(Natural News) Eating alone proves to be detrimental to the body’s overall health, according to a study published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. A team of researchers at the Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital in Seoul, South Korea, has enrolled 7,725 adults as part of the study. The experts have also noted how often the participants ate alone and […]

(Natural News) Do you find your mind wandering at work? New research reveals that daydreaming is not actually bad; instead it is a sign that you are smart and creative, as reported by the Science Daily. “People tend to think of mind wandering as something that is bad. You try to pay attention and you […]

(Natural News) A new study conducted by a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) concluded that infants as young as 15 months are willing to put in the extra effort to accomplish something if they observe adults trying hard to achieve their end goal. “In modern, industrialized cultures, children learn primarily by being instructed in […]

(Natural News) Groups have a greater propensity for lying than individuals, claim behavioral scientists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany. According to ScienceDaily.com, they came to this conclusion after conducting an experiment to delve into whether dishonesty is the result of singular or collective decision making. Led by Martin G. Kocher, the team recruited 273 students […]

(Natural News) A study by Michigan State University (MSU) scientists found that sleep may affect an eyewitness’s memory of a crime, as reported by the Science Daily. The research found that eyewitnesses to a crime who sleep before being given a police lineup are much less likely to pick an innocent person out of a […]

(Natural News) A new study revealed that the key to thriving, rather than just surviving, could be as simple as feeling good about life and yourself, and being good at something, according to a report by the Science Daily. Daniel Brown, a sport and exercise scientist at the University of Portsmouth, studied all the research […]

(Natural News) If you’ve ever gone to a supermarket and taken a free sample of one of the store’s products – maybe a slice of cheese or a small cup of soup, for example – then chances are somebody tried to hack into your brain. Of course, “hacked” in this sense doesn’t mean using some […]

(Natural News) Online reviews of services and products are meant to give other consumers a quick idea of their quality. Though helpful in most cases, new research has pointed towards the possible disadvantages of becoming heavily reliant on reviews. The team behind a recent study discovered that consumers will often prefer a product with more […]