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A Jackpot of Digitized Vintage Children's Book

I'd like to introduce you to two digital archives of vintage children's books: the UCLA Children's Book Collection , and the UFDC Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature . Cinderella , first published in 1865.

Animals Laugh When They’re Happy! - New Study Says

In a recent review study from UCLA, scientists have been able to confirm 65 species of animals who have their own kind of laughter. Among the animals officially said to possess this unique quality were primates, monkeys, foxes, seals, rats, and dogs!

Learn Why Black Tea Is So Beneficial For Weight Loss

"It was known that green tea polyphenols are more effective and offer more health benefits than black tea polyphenols since green tea chemicals are absorbed into the blood and tissue," said Susanne Henning, the study's primary author and an adjunct professor at UCLA's Center for Human Nutrition.

This Awesome Technique Can Improve Your Sleep Quality

How to Practice Guided Sleep Meditation To practice guided sleep meditation, you will first need to get your hands on an audio recording, such as the ones provided by UCLA . Many others are also available on Youtube or other websites.

These Quotes Are Often Misused or Misunderstood By People

It comes from a UCLA Bruins football coach known as “Red” Sanders. At a physical education workshop in 1950, he said: “Winning isn’t everything. Men, it’s the only thing!” 3. This one is a complete misquote, because the actual quote says “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”.

Do You Need to Get Vaccinated if You've Already Had COVID-19?

We don’t know what the timing is going to be, though, like how soon they become susceptible to reinfection,” said Otto Yang, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA to HuffPost

If You Like to Sleep in, We Have Some Bad News For You...

As people grow older, they are more likely to experience disturbances in their sleeping patterns, according to geriatric sleep researcher Constance Fung, an associate professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

10 Common Phrases You’re Probably Saying Wrong

Coined by UCLA football coach Red Sanders, this phrase emphasizes an almost cutthroat mentality. It suggests that winning is all that matters—everything else is secondary. The stark contrast between the two versions shows how phrases can be reshaped to suit gentler, modern ideals. 2.

These Habits Seem Minor But They’re Sabotaging Your MEMORY

"One of the consistent things we see in people who have disruptions in their circadian rhythms is memory deficits," said Christopher Colwell, a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, in an interview with Insider .

Flurona - When the Flu and COVID-19 Overlap

Otto Yang, an infectious disease expert at UCLA Health to Reader’s Digest. Catching either of the two viruses puts extra strain on the immune system. “It is true that when you’re infected, your immune system is under attack. Therefore your immune defenses are weakened.

How to Naturally Get More Dopamine, the Happy Hormone

As Rashmi Mullur, an endocrinologist at UCLA Health Integrative Medicine Collaborative articulated in an interview , "We feel like our best selves when we have enough [dopamine],” and that’s just what we all want, don't we?

12 Daily Habits that are Slowly Hurting Your Heart

Tamara Horowitz, director of the cardiac rehabilitation department at the UCLA Medical Center in the United States, says that sitting in front of the TV is the "new smoking" in terms of damage to our heart.

The 10 Cult Movies Every Film Enthusiast Should Watch

Fast forward to over a decade later, the film's writer, Colin Higgins, saw his UCLA thesis project finally gain appreciation. It turns out, some theaters in the U.S. kept their copies of the film, and over time, they started showing it to a new generation of film-savvy students.