Health Bulletin

Health Bulletin

Fish oil might guard against loss of brain cells
The more you consume the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils, the less likely you are to lose as many precious brain cells as you age, a new study which was published in the journal Neurology suggests.

Yes, you can catch a bad mood on Facebook
Before you post your latest mood on Facebook, consider whether it is a mood you want your friends to catch, according to a  study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
After analysing 1 billion anonymous status updates among more than 100 million Facebook users between 2009 and 2012, researchers report that feelings can be highly contagious in the virtual world.
"For every one happy post you write, it causes friends in other cities to write an additional one or two happy posts," researcher said. Every negative post spawns about one additional negative post among friends, the study found.