Natural surroundings, including green spaces, may be beneficial for brain development in children, but evidence is still limited. Continue reading “Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children”
High-intensity exercise boosts memory, new research suggests
The health advantages of high-intensity exercise are widely known but new research from McMaster University points to another major benefit: better memory. Continue reading “High-intensity exercise boosts memory, new research suggests”
Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests
Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones and the internet, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Continue reading “Smartphone addiction creates imbalance in brain, study suggests”
Strait of ‘Juan de Fuca’; Who was he?
Ioánnis Phokás (Greek: Ιωάννης Φωκάς), better known by the Spanish transcription of his name, Juan de Fuca (born 1536 on the Ionian island of Cefalonia; died there 1602), was a Greek-born maritime pilot in the service of the King of Spain, Philip II. Continue reading “Strait of ‘Juan de Fuca’; Who was he?”
Saints Cyril and Methodius, the brothers who created an alphabet
Our fathers among the saints Cyril and Methodius were brothers who brought Orthodoxy to the Slavic peoples of central Europe in the ninth century. Continue reading “Saints Cyril and Methodius, the brothers who created an alphabet”
Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης Χρυσόστομος – Συμβουλὲς πρὸς τὸν σύζυγον
Νὰ τῆς λές: ἀπὸ ὅλα τὴ δική σου ἀγάπη προτιμῶ καὶ τίποτε δὲν μοῦ εἶναι τόσο βασανιστικὸ ἡ δυσάρεστο, ὅσο τὸ νὰ βρεθῶ κάποτε σὲ διάσταση μαζί σου. Continue reading “Ἅγιος Ἰωάννης Χρυσόστομος – Συμβουλὲς πρὸς τὸν σύζυγον”
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