research

In an increasingly-connected world, it can be difficult to get young adults to understand the benefits of disconnecting from time to time. Research has shown, however, in multiple studies across a variety of populations accounting for a…

We are born instinctual, where our impulse to act is informed by our body. Faced with danger, we experience a discharge from the sympathetic nervous system. Our heart rate and breathing increase, muscles contract, and the choice of “fight…

Who knew that today about 450 people worldwide are over the age of 110, and many more have reached 100?  No longer an anomaly,  over 50,000 in the U.S.  and 100,000 throughout the globe have celebrated a triple digit birthday! Our amazing…

It’s running rampant all over the Interwebs lately: your cat produces a parasite that can take over your brain! Your cat could be making you crazy! And of course the backlash: these studies are all nonsense! Your cat isn’t infecting you…

The addictions and deaths related to prescription drugs has become a troubling issue in America. Since 1991, the amount of deaths caused by opioids has increased by 300%, and in 2012 over 259 million prescriptions for painkillers were…

As someone who eschewed sleep for most of my undergraduate years, I always find it interesting that we still don’t know precisely why we need sleep. Science can figure out a lot about sleep: what it helps us do, what happens if we don’t get…

It’s easy to tell how someone is feeling by the way they carry themselves. People who are feeling down or low or dealing with anxiety or depression tend to be hunched over, move slowly, and make small arm movements. Conversely, people who…