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New study reveals exactly how much unknown bacteria is covering your phone and shoes John Anderer

UCD researchers just performed the largest study ever on bacteria found residing on people’s phones and shoes, and the results were eye-opening, to say the least. Read More

Doing this activity every day could improve your sleep drastically Kyle Schnitzer

A study published as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that increased exercise can lower sleep apnea risk, a sleep-related breathing disorder where breathing stops and starts. Read More

These are the 10 behaviors that will take the most years off your life CW Headley

A shortlist of the deadliest lifestyle predictors followed an in-depth review of the figures collected from the 13,611 adults involved in the study between 1992 and 2008. Read More

This is how the Fourth of July will be different this year John Anderer

According to OH’s recent research, many Americans are instead planning on setting off a fireworks display of their own this year. We’re not talking about a few firecrackers either; many respondents said they’re going to buy some bigger, heavy-duty rockets to compensate for the lack of professional shows. Read More

Penn researchers say if you do this when you exercise, it will be a game changer Jennifer Fabiano

A new study says that “copy-paste” prompts help people stick to their goals, suggesting getting workout tips from a frined can help you stick to a routine. Read More

These are the life goals that are being put off for years because of the pandemic CW Headley

A considerable portion of our youngest generation still intends on building picket fences someday, but the current state of things appears to have cracked the hammer. Read More

One world, one people: Study finds we’re all much more alike than different John Anderer

Point blank, people are people. It doesn’t matter if your ancestors were African, Asian, or European, we all have much more in common than that which divides us. Read More

This is the simple activity you can do every day to be 100% happier Kyle Schnitzer

New research shows that having some type of variety in your day-to-day can have extreme benefits by way of happiness. Read More

This surprising therapy combination can provide stress relief, study finds John Anderer

A new study shows this surprising therapy combination has the potential to provide stress relief. Learn more, here, on what it says. Read More

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