Career Satisfaction Insights from 1,200 Massage Therapists - Massage Tables Now, an online provider of equipment and supplies for massage therapists. They recently conducted a survey of 1,200 massage therapists. This post is an infograph summarizing their findings, if you are interesting in reading the whole article, click here.

more...

Health Check: how do I tell if I'm dehydrated? Our bodies are pretty good at telling us when we need to drink water. from www.shutterstock.com Karen Dwyer, Deakin University It’s a message that’s been drummed into us since childhood. Drink water, especially when it’s hot, otherwise you’ll get dehydrated. But how do you know if you’re dehydrated? Who’s more at risk? And what can you do about it? Read more: We asked five experts: do I have to drink eight […]

more...

Seven charts that show the world is actually becoming a better place shutterstock Julius Probst, Lund University Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do many people across advanced economies have no idea that the world is becoming a much better place, but they actually even think the opposite. This is no wonder, when the news focuses on reporting catastrophes, terrorist attacks, wars and famines. Who wants to hear about the fact that every day some […]

more...

Solving phantom limb pain – science is getting closer belushi/Shutterstock Victoria Root, University of Oxford After amputation of an arm, most amputees report vivid and continuous sensations of their missing limb. Some can even move their missing hand as if it were still there. For many amputees, though, these sensations are painful and, unfortunately, there are no effective treatments for this pain. How could pain arise from a missing hand – and what can we do about it? Our brains […]

more...