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Time and time again, scientists have good things to say about moderate alcohol consumption. For example, it gives your immune system a boost. But there’s a downside to moderate drinking, at least in terms of health. A study published in Appetite has found that moderate drinking is linked with eating … Read More
This week, on NPR, neurologist Frances Jensen (author of The Teenage Brain) gave us a phrase we suspect we’ll be seeing a lot more of: dementia of the preoccupied. It’s not a real disorder, but it’s what Jensen calls the frazzled confusion most of us feel day-to-day as a result … Read More
Can’t stand the sheer amount things available to you? Yeah, that’s why we hate shopping for a mobile plan. You aren’t alone. In fact, a recent study in the Review of Economics and Statistics found that too much choice mainly helped people make a bad choice. Researchers set up an … Read More
Like my dad always said, “Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it can buy property that’s happiness-adjacent.” A new study in Social, Psychological & Personality Science has found that money has the power to reduce a person’s sadness, but it won’t make someone happier. Sounds confusing, right? Well, according to the … Read More
You’ve heard about mindfulness. It can reduce stress, help you be less influenced by others, and improve your decision making. One more for the list: it can help you beat temptation. A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Science has found that a mere twelve minutes of … Read More
