Having trouble drifting off when it comes to bedtime but fed up of counting sheep? Try these alternative sleepy time tips to help you into the world of slumber: 1.     Don’t force it Unfortunately none of us possess the power to ‘will’ ourselves to sleep, so thinking and wishing and praying for it to happen read more »

Holding back the tears? Don’t bother… According to emerging evidence crying could be good for us. Crying remains one of sciences biggest enigmas. We all do it but are yet to find a scientific explanation as to why. What we do know however, is that despite the puffy eyes and hyperventilating, crying does actually have read more »

A new report has highlighted the troubling extent of unhappiness in the UK workplace. According to the study by recruitment company Badenoch & Clark,  just over a third of the 1000 workers surveyed were happy with their current jobs and 1 quarter confessed that they felt ‘distinctively unhappy’ at work. Happiness at work is currently read more »

Results from this year’s GCSE results, show that the gap between the performance of boys and girls is at the highest rate ever. The number of girls who were awarded with an A or A* grade was 26.5%, whereas for boys, it was 19.6% of exam entries. There is now a 6.7% difference between both read more »

Sleep deprivation because of an all nighter studying, rushing to rescue a broken down friend in the middle of the night, or being unable to sleep because of anxiety can all leave you feeling unsure of how you’re going to survive the day ahead. If you would like some helpful tips on how to stay read more »

According to a US study, spending longer in bed at the weekend will not make up for lost hours of shut eye during the week when it comes to cognitive performance. Many individuals believe that after a long week at work with only a few hours of sleep each night, a weekend lie in will read more »

Four great ways to boost your energy levels throughout the day: Lighten up According to neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, Alan Hirsch, M.D., exposing yourself to two minutes of bright light immediately after you have woken up will halt the production of melatonin. Melatonin is the body’s read more »

A 12 week study conducted in both the real world and online has revealed that virtual world weight loss programmes can actually help individuals to shed pounds in reality. Second Life is an online role playing game which allows individuals to create an online character/persona with which they can explore an online world and interact read more »

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 »

A recently published study reveals the dangers of taking the ‘hard work won’t kill you’ mantra to the extreme. According to the research, if you frequently work in excess of 11 hours a day then you have an increased of a heart attack. However, it seems that a 67 per cent rise in the risk read more »