Isolated elderly individuals could find solace in a new service which helps them to utilise the world wide web. In today’s society a huge number of us could not imagine a day going by without access to the internet. From working online to staying in touch with friends and internet shopping, the world wide web read more »

BBC Lab UK’s Big Money Test explores the relationship between personality and money behaviour in a bid to find out if financial decisions are governed by emotion. According to psychologist Adrian Furnham, creator of the Big Money Test, the following emotions are the ones most frequently associated with money (in ranked order): anxiety, depression, anger, read more »

Research from the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans has found that exercising consistently throughout life helps to preserve muscle in the heart to the point where they can match that of a younger individual. The study, which involved 121 individuals who had no history of heart disease, set out to find whether physical read more »

Studies have shown that whilst people tend to take a sympathetic view of men having a cry, when women open the floodgates it is a different story, with their actions often perceived as dramatic, irrational and manipulative. So should women resist the urge to cry, or should they simply let it all out? For many read more »

In a bid to raise awareness of the importance of sleep in school children, the charity Sleep Scotland is to offer a teaching pack to schools as part of the curriculum for excellence. The charity, which already offers a sleep counselling service, has said that excessive use of T.V computers and mobile phones late at read more »

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine found that individuals who exercised regularly were 30 per cent less likely to develop large polyps most at risk of becoming cancerous. The study itself involved the analysis of 20 previously published studies and has drawn on these findings to produce a new report which now appears in read more »

Poor February has a difficult act to follow after the excitement of Christmas and New Year, and other than being the shortest month it doesn’t really have much else to bring to the table. As the New Year’s resolutions begin to fizzle out and summer still seems but a distant dream, February seems like a read more »

According to recent research, more single men than single women are looking to settle down. Stereotypically it has always been women who are constantly trying to get their man to commit to them and settle down. However, recent research conducted by dating website Match.com has revealed that the tables have turned. According to a study read more »

With valentines day fast approaching this time of year is often difficult for those who are not in happy relationships, or for those who are struggling to come to terms with a separation. Coming out of a relationship is always difficult but there are ways to minimise the distress. In a recent article from the read more »

Today marks the beginning of 2011 International Coaching Week, during which coaches from around the globe will be promoting and celebrating the coaching profession with a number of activities, special events/offers and opportunities. International Coaching Week was originally founded in 1999 by International Coaching Federation member Jerri N. Udelson and is now a fantastic opportunity read more »