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Chronic Stress Among The Elderly Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
By Jenn Loro | Dec 14, 2015 02:33 PM ESTA new compelling research links chronic stress with the likelihood of triggering a clinical onset of mild forms of dementia which could disastrously evolve into Alzheimer’s disease.
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Taller Men Perceived as more Masculine, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 28, 2014 09:06 AM ESTPeople use facial feature cues to judge men's height, weight and masculinity, a new study reported.
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Seniors’ Brains do not Filter New Information
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 26, 2014 12:31 PM ESTEven though seniors still had mental flexibility, they could not effectively filter out irrelevant information, a new study reported.
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Birth Control Pill can Change Your Perception of Attractiveness
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 21, 2014 12:03 PM ESTA new study found that when women stopped taking their birth control pills, their attraction toward their husbands changed.
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Beauty is in the Eye of Politics, Attraction Study
By Christine Hsu | Oct 15, 2014 05:17 PM EDTPolitics can influence our perceptions of beauty. New research reveals that we find our candidate to be more attractive those from other political affiliations.
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Growing Older Changes What You Find Funny
By Christine Hsu | Oct 03, 2014 04:53 PM EDTComedic tastes change as people age, according to researchers.
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Time Perception Triggers Procrastination
By Christine Hsu | Sep 05, 2014 12:37 AM EDTProcrastination happens because of our perception of time. Researchers from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business found that we're more likely to start a task when we view it as part of the present. However, we're also less likely to start tasks when we associate them with being part of the future.
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First Impressions Accurately Predicted By New Face Algorithm
By Christine Hsu | Jul 28, 2014 04:35 PM EDTMeasuring facial features could accurately predict first impressions, according to a new study.
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Obese and Overweight Kids Do not Know they are Heavy
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 23, 2014 09:22 AM EDTA new federal survey found that many overweight and obese children do not realize that they are heavy.
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Unrealistic Body Image Perceptions Can Begin at the age of 5 for Boys
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 27, 2014 01:54 PM EDTA new study found that boys as young as five already associate muscular bodies with power and strength.
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People More Focused on Upper Half Vision
By Christine Hsu | Apr 22, 2014 03:56 PM EDTHumans pay more attention to the upper half of their field of vision, according to a new study.
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Food Texture Influences People’s Perception of Calories
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 16, 2014 10:55 AM EDTA new study found that people tended to believe that harder foods contain fewer calories.
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Playing With Barbie Limits Girls' Career Goals
By Christine Hsu | Mar 05, 2014 01:45 PM ESTPlaying with Barbie dolls could limit career dreams in young girls, according to a new study,
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"Love Hormone" Makes Women Friendlier, Men More Competitive
By Christine Hsu | Feb 12, 2014 02:45 PM ESTThe "love hormone" doesn't always produce loving behavior. New research reveals that oxytocin, also known as the "cuddle hormone" affects men and women differently.
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Why Trustworthy People "Look" More Like Us
By Christine Hsu | Nov 07, 2013 04:35 PM ESTFaces of trustworthy people "look" more similar to our own, a new study suggests.
