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New research reveals the shocking number of germs living on your desk at all times CW Headley

According to research, the average office desk houses over 10 million bacterial organisms (which is significantly more than the amount found on toilets). Read More

Wearing red can help you get ahead at work but research says it depends on who’s looking CW Headley

“Our research has implications not simply for romantic relationships but also for interpersonal encounters more generally at the workplace, interactions in hospitality as well as in advertising,” the authors wrote. Read More

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Harvard researchers say this is the exact amount of coffee you should drink to stay healthy CW Headley

“Our findings confirm those of previous studies that showed that higher coffee consumption was associated with lower Type 2 Diabetes risk,” explained the study’s lead author, Shilpa Bhupathiraju. Read More

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Limited eating times could be a new way to fight obesity and diabetes Satchin Panda and Pam Taub

Studies done in mice and fruit flies suggest that limiting when animals eat to a daily window of 10 hours can prevent, or even reverse, metabolic diseases that affect millions in the U.S. Read More

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You’re seriously at risk for these heart problems if you don’t brush your teeth this many times per day Sheila McClear

Just what you’ll hate to hear: researchers in South Korea concluded that frequently and consistently brushing one’s teeth is associated with lower risks of both atrial fibrillation (AFib) and heart failure. That’s right: flossing can help protect your heart. Read More

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Bad dreams can have this very surprising real life benefit CW Headley

“These findings support that emotions in dreams and wakefulness engage similar neural substrates, and substantiate a link between emotional processes occurring during sleep and emotional brain functions during wakefulness.” … Read More

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Turns out your makeup bag is crawling with superbugs and bacteria Sheila McClear

Chances are makeup bag is riddled with dangerous superbugs including E. coli, Staphylococci, and salmonella. Scientists from Birmingham’s Aston University tested 467 in-use eyeliners, lipsticks, mascaras, sponges and lip glosses and found the bacteria in more than nine out of ten in-use beauty products. Read More

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Your big brain makes you human – count your neurons when you count your blessings Suzana Herculano-Houzel

All these bequests of your bigger brain cortex mean you can gather four generations around a meal to exchange banter and gossip, turn information into knowledge and even practice the art of what-not-to-say-when. Read More

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2 new studies may make you reconsider that super trendy diet CW Headley

Two new studies published in the journal Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, illuminate the risk of uncompromising devotion to high-protein regimens. Read More

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