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Stomach rumblings can be a cause of embarrassment, especially if they happen in front of a stranger or someone you’re trying to impress. You’ll most likely sheepishly laugh it off as hunger pangs. But do these stomach noises really arise from hunger? When your stomach makes growling noises, hunger can be a cause, but it […]

Sorrow is better than fear. Fear is a journey, a terrible journey, but sorrow is, at least, an arriving.” So says Father Vincent in “Cry, the Beloved Country,” Alan Paton’s celebrated novel about South Africa. Now, research published in Nature Communications suggests that knowing that something bad is going to happen is better than not

What if one key could unlock expression in a child with autism, turn a young woman away from substance abuse, or stop a hardened criminal from reoffending? There is perhaps not one key, but there may be one set of keys: drama therapy. In the 1920s, a Romanian psychologist, Jacob Moreno, observed how role play

A researchers suggest attention is not enough to remember the features of events accurately; expectation also plays a role. Blue image of a brain lit up. The psychologists, from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), report their findings in the journal Cognition. Conventional theories about memory suggest attention is the main decider of what is held

As a parent, you are constantly worried about your child’s health and well-being. Allergies developed in infancy or childhood can be a big concern as it can affect your child’s sleep patterns and his ability to play and function in school. The United States’ centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the number of

Living in the middle of the Arabian desert can sometimes dehydrate you. When temperatures rise, getting enough H20 is important whether you’re playing sports, commuting, or just enjoying the Dubai sunshine. Quenching your thirst goes beyond just physically satisfying your body’s need for water, it is about supplying your organs with what they need to

It’s easy to get caught up in the Monday to Friday working life and lose sight of what’s really important in life sometimes. Everyone gets stressed out for various reasons so here’s a few tips to remind yourself that life exists out of the workplace. Make sure you take regular walks to ensure healthy blood

In the holy month of Ramadan, you might be tempted to skip out on sahoor, your pre-dawn meal, simply because of laziness. Skipping out on sahoor however, means that you’re also skipping out on important nutrients that’ll actually help you get through the day much easier! If you’re feeling sluggish in the morning, try out

Let’s be real. When we are in the toilet doing a number one, it is more often than not a routine motion of pee, flush and out the door you go. However, our urine may actually hold more tell tale signs of what’s going on inside our body and the state of our health than

If you are struggling to understand what the words anagen, catagen, and telogen mean, don’t pull your hair out. The hair on your scalp grows around 0.3 to 0.4 mm per day or roughly 6 inches per year and unlike other mammals, the growth of human hair is random instead of seasonal. Anagen, catagen, and