Have you noticed that sometimes it is practically impossible to speak without making hand gestures? A study from the University of Chicago (USA) suggests that, far from being an unimportant detail, these gestures give us a visual image of our own thoughts and can even change the way of thinking and help us solve problems faster.
According to a survey carried out by the American Psychological Association (APA, for its acronym in English), the members of the generation baptized as "Millenials", or generation Y, are the most stressed today. These are people between the ages of 18 and 33, and their stress levels reach 5.4 on a scale of 10. Researchers consider that a stress level 3.6 is healthy, and that above this figure it is harmful.
Finnish scientists have concluded that the ratio of the width to the height of the face makes it possible to predict how many children a person will have. According to John Loehr and his colleagues in the journal Biology Letters, for their study they have been based on the analysis of the shape of several hundred male faces of soldiers who participated in World War II, in addition to collecting some personal data from the combatants.
According to a study by food psychologists Aner Tal and Brian Wansink of Cornell University, the content of the shopping cart depends on how many hours we have not eaten. Specifically, if we visit the supermarket on an empty stomach, we buy more foods rich in calories, which contributes to being overweight.
A controversial study from the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, has shown a link between the kindness of people and their preference for certain dog breeds. According to the research results, less friendly young people generally prefer dogs considered "potentially dangerous" as pets.
Depression is one of the most frequent psychological disorders today, reaching prevalence rates in Spain of up to 4 percent in the general population, according to the 2006 ESEMeD study. This is especially relevant since it has been estimated that, In our country, the annual expenditure for cases of depression amounts to more than 5,000 million euros, which is why it becomes a problem of not only a health, but also an economic and social nature. And to all this we must add the fact that along with depression, other anxiety disorders and alcohol consumption tend to appear in up to 40 percent of cases.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
