The concept of "home" refers to more than bricks and mortar. Just as cities are more than buildings and infrastructure, our homes carry all manner of emotional, aesthetic and socio-cultural significance.
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Stress while driving is a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and sudden cardiac complications such as heart attack (myocardial infarction), according to studies published in recent years. Selecting ...
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Why is it that people find songs such as James Taylor's "Country Roads," UB40's "Red, Red Wine," or The Beatles' "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" so irresistibly enjoyable? In a study reported in the journal Current Biology on November ...
Nov 7, 2019
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As soon as Paul Cardall was born, doctors knew something was terribly wrong. He was a blue baby. Oxygenated blood wasn't pumping properly through his body.
Nov 6, 2019
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In a new paper, a team of USC computer scientists and psychologists teamed up to investigate how music affects how you act, feel and think
Oct 31, 2019
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The human brain can recognise a familiar song within 100 to 300 milliseconds, highlighting the deep hold favourite tunes have on our memory, a UCL study finds.
Oct 30, 2019
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Jazz artist Louis Armstrong once said, "never play a thing the same way twice." Although musical improvisation—composing new passages on the spot—is not unique to jazz, it's perhaps the genre's most defining element. ...
Oct 24, 2019
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People prefer songs with only a moderate amount of uncertainty and unpredictability, according to research recently published in JNeurosci.
Oct 21, 2019
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The Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney, has surveyed people who regularly use illicit drugs about drug checking (often referred to as pill testing) the contents of ...
Oct 16, 2019
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Music may be just what you need to stick with an exercise program—and picking the right tunes could even improve performance.
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