I used to be an owl but now I’m a lark!“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”, according to the popular saying.  Whether or not there is truth in this, a study carried out by the University of Liège’s  (ULg) Centre de Recherches du Cyclotron today demonstrates that the way in which our brains work to focus our attention throughout the day changes according to whether we are “evening people” or “morning people”. It also shows that this difference is particularly marked at the end of the day when the pressure to sleep is higher, reflecting the number of hours spent awake. [continue reading…]

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Wedding bells are in the air in the James household as my son gets ready to ‘tie the knot’. So it comes as no surprise maybe that this new study would capture my attention!

Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they’ll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new study suggests.

Will the partner who supports your hopes and aspirations while you are dating also help you fulfill important responsibilities and obligations that come with marriage? [continue reading…]

Then yours probably will! Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who do not buy in to negative stereotypes about aging and memory loss. [continue reading…]