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Depression During Midlife Crisis: How to Find Relief When the Happiness Pattern Takes a Dip to Depression

Based on research, happiness peaks at childhood, takes a dip toward depression at midlife and peaks back up to happiness later on in life.

By A. M.

Sneeze Mechanics: A Design in the Making

Researchers recently discovered a sequential design found in the substances that we eject when we sneeze. They were able to uncover how the fluids slowly break into drops using a high end video footage. There is an obvious progression of the shapes and the movement.
Double-Dipping: Merely a Nasty Habit or a Food Safety Problem?

A research team from Clemson University came up with a series of experiments to discover what really happens when people double-dip.
Average Pregnancy Weight Gain: How Much is Too Much?

When a baby bump grows the mother often grows with it. But what is a healthy pregnancy weight gain? When a baby bump grows, the mother often grows with it.
Thanksgiving with Recipients of Brother's Face and Heart

Rebekah Brown celebrates Thanksgiving in honor of her late brother, Joshua. She lost her 21-year-old brother because of a car accident. It happened in 2012. This time, she wants to honor her brother in a different way. Brown shared a meal with the two men who were recipients of her brother's body parts.
Here's Why You Need to Be Your Daughter's Mother and Not Her Bff

Lifestyle writer and contributor for Stuff, Rachel Halliwell, writes about the importance of drawing the line between being your daughter's best friend and mother.
Holm to Beyonce: "What Is Your Name?"

The Hollywood power couple Beyoncé and Jay-z met UFC champion Holly Holm last weekend in a VIP viewing party in Las Vegas, for the Alvarez and Cotto match. Holly Holm asks Beyoncé, "Oh, hi what is your name?"
Teenage Brain Development May Be the Issue Behind Tendency to 'Ignore' Parents: Music May Enhance Brain Development

Brain development in teenagers may be the issue behind teenage tendency to 'ignore' parents. Correspondingly, music has been found to enhance and accelerate brain development.
Get to Know More About Dopamine and Its Connection With Learning

Dopamine plays an important role in several brain functions, including learning and memory. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is activated when we experience pleasure.
Thanksgiving: How it Started and Why America Still Celebrates the Occasion Today

A new finding revealed that the very first Thanksgiving celebration happened 50 years earlier from that time. Here are some facts about where it originates and the reason why it's being honored up to this time.
Greater Heights: Bezos' Success With New Shepard

Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, announced the successful flight of New Shepard. The 2 main parts of the space craft, its capsule and propulsion unit, safely landed as claimed by Bezos' company.
Science Explains Why We Really Love Celebrity Gossip

Our appetite for celebrity gossip is still unsatisfiable, which isn't exactly surprising. Considering it's a combination of our two favorite things: fame and bad news, we still read these write-ups.
How Folic Acid Enriched Bread and Flour Can Deflect Birth Defects

Bread and flour with a special infusion of folic acid is the recommended workaround by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) to encourage folic acid intake among women and prevent neural tube birth defects among newborns.
Genetically Modified Flies: An Apparent Solution for Australia's Problem with Destructive Species

Australia chose to conduct trials using an insect which is genetically modified, with the purpose of managing a harmful pest. These flies were manufactured by Oxitec, a British company.
Older Women: The Modern Image of Eating Disorders

A study released in the International Journal of Eating Disorders found that 13% of women age 50 and older revealed that they are experiencing signs of eating problems such as bingeing, purging, diet pills consumption or doing extreme exercises to drop pounds.