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19 Million Americans Have Seriously Thought About Shooting Someone, National Survey Suggests
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (332+ words) Research led by Brian M. Hicks (University of Michigan Medical School) and Mark A. Ilgen (Department of Veterans Affairs) About 19.3 million American adults, roughly the combined populations of New York City and Los Angeles, have at some point seriously thought about shooting…...
Doomsday Believers No Longer Fringe: Study Suggests They're A Third Of America
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (256+ words) Home " Society & Culture News Research led by Dr. Matthew I. Billet (University of British Columbia) (Image by Casimiro PT on Shutterstock) The study, led by psychologist Matthew Billet and co-authored by Cindel White, Azim Shariff, and Ara Norenzayan, is among the…...
Teens Check Their Phones 64 Times On Average -- During School Hours
1+ week, 1+ day ago (355+ words) Home " Children News Research led by Eva H. Telzer, PhD and Kaitlyn Burnell, PhD (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Students grabbed their phones an average of 64 times during the school day. Those who checked most frequently scored worse on a…...
Not Miami. Not Austin. The Happiest City In America Is Fremont, California.
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (575+ words) Home " Happiness News Research led by WalletHub Most people asked to name the happiest city in America would probably guess somewhere glamorous or well-known. A new national ranking says they'd be wrong. Fremont, California, a mid-sized Bay Area city best…...
Taking A Daily Multivitamin Might Help Slow How Fast You Age
1+ week, 1+ day ago (184+ words) Research led by Howard Sesso (Mass General Brigham and Women's Hospital) A pill that tens of millions of Americans already take every morning may do something scientists have long hoped to prove: slow the biological clock ticking inside their cells....
These Overlooked Molecules In The Bloodstream May Predict Longevity Better Than Age Itself
2+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) Research led by Virginia Byers Kraus (Duke University School of Medicine) What makes the results particularly noteworthy is how poorly age performed once molecular markers were included. Chronological age alone was a weak predictor of two-year survival in this cohort....
The Fittest And Least Fit States In America, Ranked Across 10 Health Factors
2+ week, 5+ day ago (834+ words) Home " Wellness " Exercise News Research led by Nursa.com Credit: Niyazz on Shutterstock Vermont leads the nation in fitness while Louisiana sits dead last, and the gap between them tells a stark story about how geography, lifestyle habits, and access…...
Most Deceitful States: Study Shows Where Americans Lie, Cheat, And Scam The Most
3+ week, 1+ day ago (414+ words) Home " Society & Culture News Research led by Tarotoo.com Credit: ravipat on Shutterstock Americans tell an average of 11 lies per week. More than half have been cheated on. And in some parts of the country, dishonesty has become something of…...
Something Was Making Stone Tools In China 600,000 Years Before Homo Erectus Showed Up
3+ week, 5+ day ago (266+ words) Home " Historical News Research led by Christopher J. Bae (University of Hawai'i at M'noa), Darryl Granger (Purdue University), Zhongping Lai (Shantou University), and Guanjun Shen (Nanjing Normal University) Reconstruction of the Yunxian Homo erectus (Credit: Xiaobo Feng) Stone tools discovered in…...
Why Adults Who Still 'Play' Are Happier, Healthier, and Less Stressed
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (847+ words) Home " Happiness News Research led by Scott Duncan (Auckland University of Technology) and Melody Smith (University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau) Play isn't just for kids: Playful adults cope better with stress, feel more positive emotions, and report higher life…...