Dr. Lee Berk at the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California found that laughing lowers levels of stress hormones, and strengthens the immune system. Laughter increases levels of a hormone called beta-endorphines (which elevates mood state) by 27% and increases human growth hormone by 87%. Human growth hormone (HGH) is used to treat patients with hormone deficiencies and has been shown to improve the immune system, bone and muscle Read More ...
Dairy cows produce more milk when listening to relaxing music, say researchers. They believe farmers could get an extra pint from their charges by playing classical music or Rap music in the cowshed. Psychologists at the University of Leicester, UK, played music of different tempos to herds of Friesian cattle. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and Mark Morrison’s – Return of the Mack were a big hit in the milking shed. But when Read More ...
Giving most of us a reason to whine, complain and show up late for work, traffic jams are a way of life, but these 7 longest traffic jams in history stand above the rest as the worst ever. From 110-mile pileups in France to millions of residents evacuating before a natural disaster, these traffic jams make the M1 highways in England look deserted in comparison to some of these. 1. Read More ...
Did you know that Michelle Obama wants to jump into the Guinness World Records next week by helping to break the current world record for the most people performing jumping jacks together in one place at once. The first lady will be leading lots of local children in doing the once minute jumping jacks record to break the current record. The record will be attemped on the South Lawn on Read More ...
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who passed away today at the age of 56, had a rare form of pancreatic cancer called pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer, which produces islet cell or neuroendocrine tumors. This form is usually less aggressive than pancreatic exocrine cancer and patients can live longer, with the average survival rate more than three years. Some people with the neuroendocrine form can live as long as 20 years. Several forms of treatment are available. Jobs Read More ...
Designed and built by Alpine’s Advanced Application R & D team of Steve Brown and Gary Bell, with help by Glenn Swackhamer from Alpine of Canada, the Sinister 6 carries on the tradition of show-stopping vehicles emanating from Alpine’s North American headquarters in Torrance, CA. The Sinister 6’s silhouette, motorization, and paint scheme given the car mysterious undertones. The striking shape of the car was created entirely by hand, using Read More ...
