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Harvard scientists just weighed in on the COVID-19 asymptomatic transmission news and this is what they said Jennifer Fabiano

The World Health Organization walked back on a statement made Monday saying that asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus was “very rare.” … Read More

According to science, your desire to quit is not your fault Jennifer Fabiano

A study showed that your desire to quit may be a neurologial response to failure that aims to conserve energy in the body. Read More

According to science, these 4 words make you instantly more persuasive Michael Thompson

Being persuasive can help us in many areas of life including personally and professionally. According to science, these 4 words instantly help. Read More

This group of people has an advantage when it comes to fighting COVID-19 Jennifer Fabiano

While that is a silver lining to contracting the virus, it turns out that some people actually have a “head start” when it comes to immunity to the coronavirus- even if they haven’t ever been exposed. Read More

People generally want to help each other, study finds John Anderer

Do people generally want to help one another throughout life? A new study from Ohio State University says the answer is yes. Read More

These are the most important hours of sleep for your brain, according to an expert Jennifer Fabiano

Your mom might have been right about going to sleep before midnight, according to a sleep expert the hours of sleep before midnight are most important. Read More

Eating more of this type of food can help prevent this serious disease Jennifer Fabiano

A study, which was conducted by researchers from the Chalmers University of Technology and the Danish Cancer Society Research Center, investigated whether the type of whole grain is important in protecting against diabetes as well as the effect of the amount of whole grains that a person eats. Read More

This is what the future of shopping could look like, according to Cornell scientists John Anderer

Is augmented reality the futute of online shopping? We dive into this with a new study — from Cornell University — that details this. Read More

This is how coronavirus contract tracing may affect you Jennifer Fabiano

What is contact tracing? The method will be used across the US to slow the spread of coronavirus. Here is how it will affect you. Read More

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