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Do TV Commercials Make You Happier?
Human beings are innately trained to do certain basic things: Eat. Drink. And despise television commercials
Anti-Islam film’s director goes to Washington
A right-wing Dutch politician arrived in the U.S. Thursday to show his controversial film attacking Islam.
Low-fat? Low-carbs? Answering best diet question
The dieting world screams with contradictory advice: Carbs are evil; carbs are good for you.
What Do Dreams Mean? Less Than We Think
Most people dream enthusiastically at night, their dreams seemingly occupying hours, even though most last only a few minutes. Most people also read great meaning into their nocturnal visions. In fact, according to a new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the vast majority of people in three very different countries — India, South Korea, and the United States — believe that their dreams reveal meaningful, hidden truths.
Women’s cancer risk may increase with just a few drinks
Attention, libation lovers: Middle-aged women who indulge in just a few alcohol-containing drinks each day may have a higher risk of cancer than those who drink less often, according to a report released Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Although moderate drinking — considered one drink a day for women, two drinks a day for men — is thought to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke versus both teetotaling and heavy drinking, the study highlights that alcohol has risks as well, and those risks increase in tandem with intake
Why Europe Is Fuming About the Stimulus Package
Europe’s euphoria over Barack Obama is fading fast. As Congress wrangles over the President’s $819 billion stimulus package, a “buy American” clause has the European Union threatening legal action and retaliatory sanctions and opening up the prospect of an explosive trade war. Just weeks after hailing Obama’s election, E.U
Men see bikini-clad women as objects, psychologists say
It may seem obvious that men perceive women in sexy bathing suits as objects, but now there’s science to back it up. New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis.
Eating Your Veggies: Not As Good For You?
Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition: What Is the Evidence? By Donald R
Study: Babies Who Gesture Learn Words Sooner
Child psychologists — and kindergarten teachers — have long known that when children first show up for school, some of them speak a lot more fluently than others.