Loneliness increases a person's risk of dementia by 40 percent, according to a data analysis of 12,030 participants over 10 years. Risk applies to all demographics, including gender, race, ethnicity or education, as well as whether there is social contact with friends and family..
Study: Tetris is a great distraction for easing an anxious mind - Tetris players can achieve a state of blissful distraction known as "flow." People in such a state become completely absorbed and lose their sense of space and time, and as a result, experience less anxiety and stress..
Dads may be more likely to vote for female political candidates if they have a daughter - but only if the daughter is their first-born child, finds new research. This phenomenon is called the “first-daughter effect,” and is stronger in Democrats than Republicans..
