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Your Sleep Matters (and how to get better sleep)

Scroll for text-only version! Benefits of Quality Sleep Sleep is where the mind and body reset and process the information of the day, so with better sleep, individuals can have improved cognitive performance, memory, and executive functioning (Dewald et al.,…

The Price of Being Too Good Too Soon

As sports have become increasingly globalized, the race to become the best has intensified, with athletes from across the world competing against each other, many training year-round, every day to sharpen their craft and become the next great success story.…

Noise Pollution Effect on Sleep

Noise Pollution Effect on Sleep This infographic servers as a summary of this study. This study is written by Lasin Faizal, a biomedical researcher. This study observes noise pollution and its effects on sleep. Factors such as decibels of noise,…

Choking in Basketball

        “Choking” is a term used across many activities, with phrases like “I choked that exam” or “2018 Lebron choked in the finals” symbolizing the concept of losing. While often used as slang, the term also relates to…

Lament of a Musician’s Hearing

Cover image was taken by the author and edited in Picsart. Sometimes, what is most important to us is what we take for granted. For a musician, that is their hearing, although most of us don’t take many steps to…

Why Is Sleep So Important?

Many of us are consistently sleep deprived. On average, children need 8-10 hours of sleep per night and adults need 7-9 hours per night (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2022). However, many of us get less than the recommended…

Growing Red Gold

Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Its rich red stigmas and the difficulty in growing and harvesting it lend it the name of “red gold.” Nowadays, saffron’s biggest use is as a spice for flavoring. Historically, saffron has been…