May 15, 2014

Living with Man’s Best Friend may be nothing to sneeze at for youngsters. Researchers say infants who live in homes with a dog are less likely to develop asthma and allergies. They believe that exposure to pet dander changes the microbes that live in an infant's gut to reduce immune system response to common allergens. Source Link

The cure for stagefright might be getting more excited rather than trying to calm down. Researchers say test subjects performed better by telling themselves they were excited rather than trying to talk themselves into calming down before a speech. The difference is that being excited focuses on the positive instead of worrying about what could go wrong. Source Link  

 
Young people seem to have better memories because they’re remembering in HD. Testing found that young and older people had about the same ability to store memories, but people in their early 20’s recall images in higher definition, meaning they can remember details better. Source Link