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Want to Live Longer? Stop Worrying

April 13, 2009 - 10:57pm
from NatGeo
If you want to live to a hundred, you'd better lighten up.

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Habits Can Be Broken, But Not Forgotten

April 9, 2009 - 11:36pm
from Baltimore Sun
Though studies have shown ingrained habits can't be completely unlearned, training the mind to control ingrained behavior is within our reach.
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Willpower: A Game Of Strategy

April 8, 2009 - 6:16pm
from NPR
Willpower is a very familiar phrase, but what is it really and where does it come from? What happens in the mind when you resist your impulses in the face of temptation?
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Goofing Off At Work Boosts Productivity

April 5, 2009 - 5:36pm
from ComputerWorld
Turns out office "slackers" who sneak in a little Facebook and Twitter time do more work than the all-business, all-the-time folks.
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Body Language Reveals Wealth

February 11, 2009 - 8:34pm
from LiveScience
A flashy handbag or Armani suit can signal a person's wealth, but so can their body language, according to a new study. People of higher socioeconomic status are more rude when conversing with others.
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New Illness: Facebook Depression?

February 5, 2009 - 6:01pm
from ReadWriteWeb
This may sound like a joke, but it's not: researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have found that too much Facebook usage can leave you more prone to anxiety and depression...that is, if you're a teenage girl.
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In Sickness and In Health

February 3, 2009 - 5:50pm
from Psychology Today
It definitely has its delights, but falling in love shakes up your life quite a bit. Devoting yourself to a partner includes taking on new friends, new relatives, and a new living arrangement. Pairing up also sparks sweet dreams about the goals you'd like to reach, trips you want to take together, kids you hope to have.
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Does Weather Really Affect Our Mood?

February 1, 2009 - 6:18pm
from MSN Health
Feeling blue? Here's how to protect your brain from the winter blahs.

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Touring Memory Lane

January 29, 2009 - 4:55pm
from CNN
What was the name of that guy with that stuff in that place with those things? Don't you remember? Three new studies shed light on the way the brain forms, stores and retrieves memories. Experts say they could have implications for people with certain mental disorders.

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The Pursuit of Happiness

January 29, 2009 - 4:52pm
from Psychology Today
Has the happiness frenzy of the past few years left you sad and anxious? Herein we report the surest ways to find well-being.

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