It's a struggle that many people face as the years go by, and now scientists have revealed why people gain weight as they age. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that lipid turnover in the fat tissues - the rate at which fat cells are removed and stored - decreases during ageing. This makes it easier to gain weight, even if y...

According to Vogelstein's study, we can't do much against 'bad luck' but we can succeed in controlling other factors like lifestyle, and nutrition.  [1] For example, we could adopt the 0-5-30 rule: 0 cigarettes, at least 5 portions of fresh fruit and vegetables, and 30 minutes of moderate exercise. Cancer is a complex topic, and a big business...

I've drunk more alcohol than is good for me all my life. Deep down, I knew it couldn't be doing me much good, but I kept my lips to the glass and my head in the sand and ploughed right on. Mea culpa. In the course of making a documentary called Drinkers Like Me last year, I found out just how much I was putting away, and what harm I'd done myself. ...

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Kim Joon-hyup recently went on his first date in three years. But the 24-year-old student wasn't looking for a girlfriend, he was completing a college assignment. From picking the right partner to coping with breakups, the "Gender and Culture" course at Seoul's Sejong University teaches students the various aspects of dating...

The young environmental activist has shown that being different is a gift. But too many people with autism still face cruel treatment Greta Thunberg is an impressive individual. Just 16 years old, she has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize after sparking environmental protests around the planet. There is a glorious simplicity to her arguments...

Modern society push the individuals to compete, ads paint 'successful' individuals as owners, having a a beautiful partner, and a beautiful home. Sociery act like a mirror on the average individual by driving and amplifying the goal at which every individual should point. But there is a dangerous downside about it. The individual may fail because o...

Druglords make billions on selling psychoactive drugs in rich countries, and the war is lost unless we change strategy. How could we improve on this war? The power of money can buy anything including politicians, and I think we should go at the root of the problem if we want to resolve it. From where that money comes? From people of course, and fro...

In this article I'm trying to discuss how terror fight could be improved, virtually without additional expenses for the taxpayers. Violence is a complex topic which involves many factors including economy, human values, corruption, and environment. Terrorism is the use of violence with the aim of achieving a political or ideological goal at the exp...

In this article I'm trying to discuss how violence emerge, and what we can do about it.  Violence is a complex topic which involves many factors including economy, human values, corruption, and environment. Considering violence as a disease is a relatively new approach that is being adopted by some countries, especially in the west. Bear with ...

Scientists have long found a possible link between anticholinergic drugs and an increased risk of dementia. A study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday suggests that the link is strongest for certain classes of anticholinergic drugs -- particularly antidepressants such as paroxetine or amitriptyline, bladder antimuscarinics su...

​ Nishkamakarma means action without desire for the result. If we think that the average man will not engage in actions unless there is a clear benefit, this approach sounds like a 'mission impossible'. However in my view this is very interesting because it triggers fundamental questions that we usually take for granted. For example, who's acting? ...

​ We often see people looking for help, and we usually have different behaviors about it. Probably the basic question is: why should I help others? In general helping others is always appropriate, regardless of the situation. But the answer is not so obvious, as there are multiple situations where helping could take different forms and trigger diff...

It seems age is an important factor to access 'adult' content online, though in reality anyone can click and access anything. My question is not on the target recipient (adult or kid) but on the content itself and the effects that it could trigger on the average person. Let's take the example of a terror propaganda. Recently the UK government appro...

​ This topic is complex, and of course it has many dependencies, but I'll try to simplify things in order to highlight few basic concepts that I think remain valid in many situations. I'm assuming you're looking for your partner, either husband, wife, or just the right person with whom you'll be happy to live, as long as it goes. This assumption ex...

In Indian culture women have a crucial and highly respected role. Of course this is not what recently was reported by media, but I'll probably discuss that in another article.  Indians are about 80% Hindus and in this article I'll focus on this community, although there are inspiring examples in all cultures all over the world. For Indians a w...

Criminal records are full of facts that, according to the public opinion, would deserve an eternal penalty. According to Hervey M Cleckley, Psychopathy is diagnosed using an assessment tool that scores individuals against a series of criteria. Those above a certain threshold are officially classified as psychopaths, but not all psychopaths are crim...

In business is common to say "time is money", because the use of time can have a return that can be converted into money (ROI). This assume that the person is able to contribute actively to the working environment. To do that, you normally need to have some skillset that makes you fit for the role, and to be productive. For instance as a waiter, yo...

​ According to WHO (World Health Organization) mental health diseases are expected to rank second by 2020, behind ischaemic heart disease, but ahead of all other diseases. Why do we have such a massive mental health conditions? I think there are multiple reasons, but probably the main ones are found in our lifestyle, genetics and environment. The W...

 Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent  As many as 60,000 cases of depression in adults could have been avoided by preventing teenagers trying cannabis, researchers behind a major new analysis have said. In the largest study to date, researchers from Canada and Oxford University found robust evidence that trying the drug before the age ...

Insomnia may have clinical and psychological causes, and it's sometime challenging to properly find the root cause of it because it may be linked to other conditions. Insomnia, disturbances of sleep pattern, and sleep disorders, they all mean that we don't sleep well, this may cause quite a large number of issues, on the long run. For instance dayt...