It’s that time again: Each January, millions of Americans avidly resolve to improve themselves for the year ahead. Unfortunately, the vast majority end up breaking those New Year’s resolutions by February. We don’t fail because we lack willpower or stop caring about our goals, though. Rather, it may be that we don’t fully understand the […]
Recommendations are independently selected by our team but may result in a commission to Nice News which helps keep our content free. Sleep is as important for health as diet and exercise: It restores energy levels, improves brain function and mood, supports our immune systems and hormones, and plays an important role in many other
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Walk into designer Ingrid Fetell Lee’s home in East Hampton, New York, and you may find yourself feeling lighter than you did a few minutes earlier. That’s because Lee has dedicated her career to exploring what she calls “the aesthetics of joy,” and her living space represents that work. “The other day I had the
There are three common reasons one might pull an all-nighter: working a graveyard shift, cramming for a big exam, or caring for a new baby. Whatever the cause, not getting any sleep can be brutal, particularly if you need to be awake and alert the following day. Thankfully, research out of Japan points to an
Articles featuring advice from centenarians seem to abound these days, with people age 100 or older graciously offering tips for a long and happy life. Indeed, there are more men and women in the demographic alive today than there have been in the past two decades. Many factors are at play in that increase, but
Some promising news for people who struggle to fit exercise into their daily routines: Research has shown that short bursts of activity derived from simple, household tasks are tied to lower risks of heart attack, stroke, and death. Publishing their work in the journal The Lancet Public Health, scientists out of Australia and the U.K.
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A recent study is challenging long held beliefs about Parkinson’s disease, and the findings could lead to new and improved avenues of treatment. The widely accepted explanation for what causes the disease is the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, the main source of dopamine in the central nervous system. Found in the midbrain, they
Alzheimer’s can be a devastating disease, and it’s one that touches so many: More than 6 million Americans may be living with the neurological condition. So it might seem unnatural to approach it with comedy, but for Seth Rogen and wife Lauren Miller Rogen, it’s the only way they know how. “It’s kind of just
When’s the last time you thought you needed a break from your phone? For many of us, cell phones are an unavoidable — and often really wonderful — part of life. They’ve become so integrated into the ways we work, move, connect, and exist that we frequently use them without even noticing, peering down in
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Who doesn’t enjoy success? It feels amazing to accomplish our goals and reap the rewards of our efforts. From proverbial victory laurels and that general feel-good inner glow that comes with triumph, to tangible results like a big payday, trophies, and public recognition, success is naturally easy to celebrate. As a result, humans have developed
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