Author Archives: Jennifer Pooni

Coffee, the Memory Booster

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins university has done a recent study that suggests coffee can help consolidate memory up to 24 hours after it has been consumed. In the study, participants were either in the control group and received … Continue reading

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Bell Let’s Talk Day 2014

Yesterday (January 28th) was the annual Bell Let’s Talk Day initiative, a day dedicated to the promotion of mental illness as a serious problem and to help get rid of the stigma that surrounds it (which is also one of the goals … Continue reading

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How to Make Stress A Positive Thing

A TED-Talk by Kelly McGonigal on “How To Make Stress Your Friend” A classmate showed me this great TED-Talk about a month ago and thought it would be great to share! If you feel like your stress levels can get … Continue reading

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Sleepy and Hungry: A Bad Combination?

A recent study done on 24 people at UC Berkeley has revealed that people who are sleep-deprived are more likely to select higher calorie foods to eat compared to people who are not sleep-deprived. Not enough sleep was associated with … Continue reading

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High Blood Sugar May Affect Memory

A recent article from USA Today suggests that people with Type 2 Diabetes have a harder time performing memory tasks. The study was able to find a correlation between chronic high glucose levels and poor memory in the participants, among which … Continue reading

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