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The Friday Roundup: Our Five Favorite Headline

Study of the Day: The Marital Problems of Materialistic Couples  –  The Atlantic More money, more problems? That seems to be the case according to a new study conducted by Brigham Young University. According to their research, which involved almost 3,500 married couples, the spouses that agreed that money was not important to them scored … Continue reading The Friday Roundup: Our Five Favorite Headline

Ladies, Is Your Man Boring? Blame Your Birth Control, Not Your Taste…

By Emily Murray It’s not often we can blame our judgement calls on medication, but listen up ladies – according to a new study, you may have chosen a “boring man” because of…get this…your  birth control. You may be thinking “what!?” well so are we, so here are the basics of the study that makes … Continue reading Ladies, Is Your Man Boring? Blame Your Birth Control, Not Your Taste…

How Do Babies Differentiate Between Languages When They Hear Many?

By Emily Murray Today it seems parents are more interested than ever in priming their children for success in their adult years by beginning this conditioning as early as the first few weeks of life. In a recent New York Times article, this concept was explored in depth. When young children and babies are brought … Continue reading How Do Babies Differentiate Between Languages When They Hear Many?

PSA: The Continuing Controversy

By Rebecca Jones Ever since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced their recommendation that healthy men shouldn’t get PSA blood tests to screen for prostate cancer the health community has been in a state of fierce debate. After examining all the evidence, the task force was able to find little to no evidence that … Continue reading PSA: The Continuing Controversy

New Study Finds That Women Who Wear Makeup Appear More Competent

By Lauren Cooperman Makeup has the ability to transform a woman.  With a wave of a brush a woman can be metamorphosed into a smoky-eyed temptress, or a red-lipped vixen.  The use of makeup has become so enmeshed in the woman’s world that there are magazines, TV shows, and YouTube videos all dedicated to finding … Continue reading New Study Finds That Women Who Wear Makeup Appear More Competent

Robotic Exoskeleton May Soon Return Movement to Those Paralyzed

By Rebecca Jones While great strides have been made in the creation of bionic artificial limbs, up until now the chain of information has only flowed in one direction. Scientists have had enormous success with brain to computer communication but have been unable for the computer to return feedback. That is until now. Researchers at … Continue reading Robotic Exoskeleton May Soon Return Movement to Those Paralyzed

Depression May Cause Sufferers to Feel Hate Differently

By Rebecca Jones MRI research conducted on people suffering from depression has led to new insights into way people with depression process feelings of hate.While depression has long been associated with withdrawn and antisocial behavior, scientists were surprised to discover that in nearly all the cases of untreated depression studied there was out of sync … Continue reading Depression May Cause Sufferers to Feel Hate Differently