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134 The Australian Women’s Weekly | MAY 2019

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MUSIC CRAMPS CREATIVITY. THAT’S THE SURPRISE FINDING BY RESEARCHERS AT LANCASTER UNIVERSITY,

WHO GAVE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING CHALLENGES TO PARTICIPANTS WITH VARYING BACKGROUND

SOUNDS. MUSIC WAS DISRUPTIVE WHETHER THE TUNES WERE FAVOURITES OR UNFAMILIAR; ‘STEADY

STATE’ LIBRARY NOISE WAS NOT. SO WHEN ARTIST’S BLOCK HITS, SHHH!

Sleep deep

Our brain’s glymphatic

system, which flushes

away waste and toxic

proteins, works best

during heavy, non-REM

slumber. That’s the

revelation by researchers

in the journal Science

Advances. Their study

confirms the link between

poor sleep quality,

dementia and Alzheimer’s

while also showing the

glymphatic system can be

manipulated by

enhancing sleep.

“My smiles

are genuine”

After her stunning appearance

at the Vanity Fair Oscars

after party, actress Selma

Blair, who was diagnosed

with MS last year, said,

“People need the confidence

to not feel invisible once you

have an illness.” Her message

mirrors the theme for World

MS Day on May 30: Visibility.

While Selma’s diagnosis is

aggressive, her outlook is

positive. “My smiles are

genuine,” she tweeted. In

Australia, three-quarters of

those diagnosed with MS are

women. To help raise funds

for MS Research Australia,

join The May 50k walk/run

challenge at themay50k.org.

More informationa at

msaustralia.org.au

... is all you need each day

for your diet to work,

according to Obesity

journal. That’s the total

daily time the most

successful dieters, who lost

10 per cent of their body

weight over 24 weeks,

spent keeping a food diary.

But forget writing one

long, detailed entry each

night. Instead, quickly

jotting down intake three

times per day did the trick.

14.6 minutes

Yourfriendsreally

areyourlifesavers,

according to a 10-year

study of more than

90,000 post-menopausal

women aged 50-79.

Those who reported the

least social support had

a 20 per cent higher

risk of dying compared

to those who perceived

the highest. “It’s a

reminder that sometimes

the simplest things –

like reaching out to a

loved one – can have

the most profound

impact,” said researcher

Dr Nancy Freebourne.

Being social

= staying alive