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Here’s one more reason to limit your child’s time in front of a screen. Social media could be reprogramming children’s brains and making them hooked on “likes,” a new study from the University of North Carolina reveals. Experts say that apps such as Instagram or Snapchat could be making teenagers constantly check their phones to…

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Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of weekly classes and 45 minutes of daily practice at home. Participants were randomly assigned to the program or everyday use of a generic drug…

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Doing an act of kindness can make you feel good about yourself, and a new study suggests it also benefits the brains of everyone living under one roof. Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas report that teaching and practicing kindness at home improved parents’ resilience and children’s empathy. Because both resilience and empathy…

Did you know giving to others is likely to increase how long you will live? Whether it’s money, resources, or even a helping hand, generosity is being linked to longevity, and it’s proved to be a worthy cause. A paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science states there is a linear…

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Cabin fever has set in for many people still on lockdown, and they’re using social media as an outlet to express their frustrations towards the current pandemic. A study at Nanyan Technological University recently found that the fears people had towards the coronavirus has now turned into anger, and people are letting it all out on…
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