Bye-bye bad memories – hello gaps in space and time

Ok, so we all have those memories that sit locked deep in the chasm of our brains. The ones we really don’t want to relive. Be they embarrassing, painful, or just plain bad, we really would like them to just go away … forever.
Well, some psychologists have come up with a concoction of pills that [...]

Don’t forget: ways to retain memory

Tips on how to retain memories, prevent their loss and create new ones were given at the Columbia Public Library on Wednesday. Catharine Clark, a doctoral student of biomedical sciences at MU, offered advice to more than 20 people, most of whom looked at least 50 years old.
Clark said one myth about the human brain is that [...]

Crippling heart: a bad boss

A new study out of Sweden points to a negative correlation for men between heart disease and employer work-relationships.
The lead researcher of the study, Anna Nyberg, said in a Washington Post article review that without effective communication in employer-employee relationships, specifically an employer’s lack of “providing employees with information, support, power in relation to responsibilities, [...]

Happy people don’t watch as much TV as unhappy people

People who spend more time watching TV are less happy than people who watch less. A New York Times article review of a study from the Social Indicators Research stated that happy people didn’t watch as much TV as unhappy people. Happy people do watch TV, but to a lesser extent. Instead, they enjoy reading [...]

Lessening anxiety

This semester, I have been enrolled in four classes, worked at my job at least 15 hours every week and spent the remaining time hanging out with friends. The conglomerated mess of all the schedules, deadlines and responsibilities has caused a certain level of anxiety. Even though I know I’m working for my future, the [...]