Biology stands on the brink of a shift in the understanding of inheritance. The discovery of epigenetics – hidden influences upon the genes – could affect every aspect of our lives. At the heart of this new field is a simple but contentious idea – that genes have a ‘memory’. That the lives of your [...]
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Epigenetics – the Ghost in your Genes
Posted in Reports, Research on 14/10/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Britons ‘deluded’ about their health and well being
Posted in Reports, Research, Stress on 28/06/2010 | Leave a Comment »
A study of more than 3,000 people in the UK reveals a nation of people who are stressed and tired, think they will live longer than they probably will, but who are ‘deluded’ into thinking they don’t need to take positive action to protect their health via Stressed & tired: Britons ‘deluded’ about their health [...]
Well-being achieved with web use Health & Families, Life & Style – The Independent
Posted in Reports, Research on 15/05/2010 | Leave a Comment »
According to a new study, published on May 12 and commissioned by the former British Computer Society, known as BCS -The Chartered Institute for IT, the ability to use and have access to the internet makes people happier and provides a greater sense of well-being. The study was conducted by analyzing data from the World [...]
Five emotions you never knew you had!
Posted in Reports, Responsive on 16/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
CAN you name the six basic emotions? Take a straw poll of your friends and we guarantee that you will find no consensus. Yet psychologists are unequivocal: joy, sadness, anger, fear, surprise and disgust. These are the Big Six, quite literally, the in-your-face emotions – the ones that everyone the world over exhibits with the [...]
Are signs of wealth good for our health?
Posted in Reports on 10/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
The dash for economic growth – measured as rising GDP – has been a central target of governments’ policies ever since detailed national accounts were first collected in the postwar years, partly prompted by the urging of John Maynard Keynes. But even as the Treasury hopes desperately that we have now pulled out of recession, [...]
YOUNG ‘MISSING OUT ON BENEFITS OF NATURE’
Posted in Nature, Nurturing, Reports on 09/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Little more than a third (37%) of under 35s feel connected to the natural world, compared with more than half (55%) of those aged over 35. People who spent time with nature claimed significant benefits for their mood and health, with more than three quarters (76%) saying that being out in nature was a great [...]
Psychological fitness
Posted in Reports on 17/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Psychological fitness – support projects that enhance resilience and coping with shocks. From Young Foundation’s recent research A second priority is to take resilience seriously. Resilience matters and can be influenced. Everyone is bound to face shocks and setbacks at some point in life. But what makes the difference is how well we cope with these shocks, how [...]
New Everyday Wellbeing Programme
New Everyday Wellbeing Programme starting in Newcastle upon Tyne in October Details here
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