Merv Mandelbaum 
Worried about the future? Your career prospects? The stock market? Collapsing social order? The NHL’s inexplicable southward gaze? Well, here’s the thing about that: poor sleep patterns may be contributing to that anxiety, and if you’re an innate worrier, you’re especially vulnerable to the effects of sleep deprivation. For a … Read More
University of Pennsylvania researchers have published a paper in Nature describing a new way to regenerate hair follicles and potentially treat baldness. The technology is licensed by Follica, a company specializing in hair growth. The research indicates a relationship between hair growth and the immune system. Researchers found that, after … Read More
Problem You’re getting fit, so you might as well stock up on those energy and fitness bars you’ve seen at the grocery store, right? Reality People who eat those tend to exercise less and eat more, according to a study in the Journal of Marketing Research. Method Participants in the … Read More
Quick, how many tabs do you have open? If you’re having trouble paying attention to the task at hand, a new study suggests you try a few minutes of daily meditation. Call it the curse of modern living; we have seventeen tabs open between three browser windows, along with four … Read More
Nine times out of ten, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists buy generic aspirin instead of the Aspirin with a capital A produced by Bayer. In other words, smart people buy generic stuff instead of brand-name stuff, according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Based in the … Read More
