Does "advice on packing in pleasure when doing the deed full speed" actually influence our overall perspective?
Curved goblets make us drink much more quickly.
The "Buffy effect" posits that strong characters can combat the negative effects of sexual violence in media.
The likelihood of suffering a stroke doubled for type-A personalities and quadrupled for individuals under severe stress
Instead of a cigarette, even "just this once," jump on the treadmill. The urge to take a trip to flavor country will pass.
Having a normal overall BMI and a beer belly ("abdominal obesity") was found to be more dangerous than having a BMI in the obese range.
A group of Danish men lost more weight with 30 minutes of daily exercise than with 60 minutes, the American Journal of Physiology reports. Moderation, everyone, moderation.
Swimming in schools allows fish to detect threats more easily, and new research -- in which fish were placed in something of a video game -- suggests schooling behavior actively deters predators.
A study published in the journal Neurology finds that obesity (in the setting of other health problems) is associated with faster cognitive decline.
Tail-chasing hounds offer insight into causes and treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder in humans.
A promising study in Pediatrics found that making sure kids have sufficient Vitamin D during winter's darkest months may decease the incidence of acute respiratory tract infections by 50%.
There's more on Toxoplasmosis, the oppressively subtle brain parasite that 20% of us have. An association with increased suicidal behavior played out strongly in both women and men.
Mastering self-control at an early age appears to have a positive effect on one's weight as an adult.
Can infants actually tell good people from bad?
Patients with severe psychiatric disorders actually function better in neurocognitive assessments when they have a history of marijuana use
The cholesterol in eggs actually accelerates plaque build-up, Canadian researchers have discovered.
In terms of obesity, at least, says this study. Low-calorie diets that included high fructose corn syrup yielded the same amount of progress as diets that substituted an equivalent amount of table sugar.
The characteristics we find attractive can also be influenced by our immediate environmental context.
Adolescents in substance abuse treatment programs tell us how much medical marijuana they smoke that isn't theirs. (Lots.)
Kids are not buckled up, not riding in the back, not using car seats, and on and on. Here are the rules, again.