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Brain Waves Help Answer The Question Of Where Do Our Minds Wander by Pooja Shete on  January 21, 2021 at 1:39 PM Some people fail at meditation because their minds are rarely still. The question arises about where our minds roam. The researchers have come up with a way to track the flow our internal thought processes and signal if our minds are focused, fixated or wandering. The research led by UC Berkeley is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The brain activity was measured by using an electroencephalogram (EEG) while the people perf...

Emotional intelligence skills key to navigating COVID-19 Given the current COVID era of anxiety, distress, stress and uncertainty, and based on empirical evidence that emotional intelligence (EI) predicts a range of positive outcomes in the workplace and in higher education, institutions may need to rely on their EI skills to navigate the challenges emanating from COVID-19. Emotional intelligence skills are essential to create a positive learning environment, especially in COVID-19 conditions. For the purpose of this article, I adapt the 1990 definition of Mayer and Salovey of EI as a person...

Discrimination May Up Mental Health Problems by Hannah Joy on  January 16, 2021 at 12:08 PM Published in the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences journal, the study determined that even after controlling genetic risk for anxiety, depression and neuroticism, people reported greater discrimination experiences. "The results demonstrate that discriminatory experiences can potentially cause stress and mental health problems regardless of the genetic constitution of the individual," said researcher Adolfo G Cuevas, an assistant professor at Tufts University in the US. �...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Helps Map Intestinal Bacteria by Colleen Fleiss on  January 16, 2021 at 11:31 PM A new artificial intelligence (AI) technique helps researchers unravel some of the human intestinal bacteria's mysteries, said University of Copenhagen researchers. Both past and present-day scientists have suspected the intestines of playing a role in various diseases. Present-day studies focus on the intestinal flora's role in physical diseases such as diabetes and overweight, while others seek to establish a connection between the intestinal flora and e.g. auti...

Mental Health Issues Dampen Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines by Colleen Fleiss on  January 14, 2021 at 11:09 PM Fortunately, it may be possible to reduce these negative effects with simple steps like exercise and sleep. Vaccines are among the safest and most effective advances in medical history, protecting society from a wide range of otherwise devastating diseases, including smallpox and polio. The key to their success, however, is ensuring that a critical percentage of the population is effectively vaccinated to achieve so-called herd immunity. ‘Depression and stress cou...