Health
Esports, pickleball, and obstacle course racing are surging in popularity. What are their health benefits?
In an era when digital domains and traditional sports fields merge, a new wave of athletic pursuits is on the rise.
Apr 5, 2024
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News tagged with spirit
Gerontology & Geriatrics
Living in an almshouse boosts life expectancy, UK report finds
Living in an almshouse can boost the longevity of its residents by as much as two-and-a-half years compared to their counterparts in the general population, according to a new Bayes Business School report.
May 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicides fall during pandemic
While suicide levels in the USA fell during the first year of the pandemic, Australian researchers warn the lower suicide rate now faces the challenge of dealing with the COVID-19 health and socio-economic gap in society. ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why some people believe they can hear the dead
It's a blustery October night in 1841, and though Liverpool is sleeping, Mrs Bates is very much awake. Before her, shining brightly at the foot of her bed, is an "open vision" of her friend Elizabeth Morgan, "standing in ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Team successfully integrates spirituality and religion with mental health treatment
In a paper published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Psychotherapy, McLean Hospital clinicians describe the success of the hospital's Spiritual Psychotherapy for Inpatient, Residential & Intensive Treatment ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
'Natural' and 'organic' cigarettes are just like other cigarettes
Descriptors such as "natural" and "made from organic tobacco" in the marketing of Natural American Spirit cigarettes imply reduced risk of toxic exposures. Studies show that smokers perceive these cigarettes as being less ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Health
Different types of alcohol elicit different emotional responses
Different types of alcohol elicit different emotional responses, but spirits are most frequently associated with feelings of aggression, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Nov 22, 2017
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Neuroscience
Scientists localize the Christmas spirit in the brain
The Christmas spirit has been located in the human brain, reveals a study published in The BMJ's Christmas issue this week.
Dec 16, 2015
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Health
Labeling of genetically engineered foods: Proposition language raises legal issues
(Medical Xpress)—California's ballot initiative that proposes to require labeling of genetically engineered foods raises important legal and policy issues that could take years to resolve through the courts and other means, ...
Nov 2, 2012
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Spirit
The English word "spirit" has many differing meanings and connotations, but commonly refers to a supernatural being or essence — transcendent and therefore metaphysical in its nature: the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines it as "the non-physical part of a person". For many people, however, spirit, like soul, forms a natural part of a being: such people may identify spirit with mind, or with consciousness, or with the brain.
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