Category: Studies
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Money v. Happiness
Read more: Money v. HappinessPsychCentral: Money Impedes Our Ability to Enjoy the Little Pleasures in Life, says study. Simply seeing a picture of money — which appears to prime our brains, increasing the concept of money at a level below awareness — seems to impede our ability to enjoy life’s little pleasures.
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Sexsomnia
Read more: SexsomniaNYT: No Sex, Please: You’re Sleeping Some people sleepwalk; others talk in their sleep. Now a study finds that 1 in 12 patients with sleep disorders reported having had sex while they were asleep. Yes, there’s a website on the subject: sleepsex.org.
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Driving Cell-Drunk
Read more: Driving Cell-DrunkOprah’s been on the march against distracted driving for a while. Now, reports ScienceDaily, MDs are weighing in in the New England Journal of Medicine. One study showed talking and driving posed a four time greater risk than undistracted driving. A second study suggested texting raised the risk of collision by a factor of 23.
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The Married Brain
Read more: The Married BrainNYT: What Brain Scans Can Tell Us About Marriage. Looking at older couples: “They have the feelings of euphoria, but also the feelings of calm and security that we feel when we’re attached to somebody,” Dr. Acevedo said. “I think it’s wonderful news.”
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Smoking and Depression
Read more: Smoking and DepressionFrom PsychCentral: Stop Smoking, Reduce Risk of Depression? “Our findings are consistent with the conclusion that there is a cause and effect relationship between smoking and depression, in which cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing symptoms of depression…”