Merv Mandelbaum 
Bad news for most NHLers—you have a very short time to make your mark. A new study out of UBC, set to be published in the Journal of Quantitative Analysis of Sports, has found that performance peaks for forwards between twenty-seven and twenty-eight, defensemen peak between twenty-eight and twenty-nine, and … Read More
Trying to have a kid? Well, maybe try and lower your stress level—it’s affecting your boys. According to a study published in Fertility and Sterility, men with more stress in their lives have worse sperm—in terms of levels of sperm concentration, motility (a sperm’s ability to move properly), and whether … Read More
Expose someone to the smell of fear, and it increases their own fear. At least, that’s what a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology suggests. First of all, where does one get the smell of fear? Well, researchers exposed a group of men to scary film clips and … Read More
Long distance relationships: usually considered a pretty terrible idea, right? Well, according to a recent study, not only can long distance relationships work, they can work better than regular relationships. The study, published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, found that LDRs can result in more communication and … Read More
Next time you’re at the doctor’s office, don’t shake his hand. It’s filthy. Instead, fist bump. According to a totally real study that we’re honesty not making up—it was published in in the Journal of Hospital Infection—fist bumping is better thank shaking hands in a hospital setting because it spreads … Read More
