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Against Sitting
Read more: Against SittingA standing desk with a treadmill? Maybe a good idea, say some NYT debaters. Yes, we all sit too much, but will our sedentary ways reduce our lifespans?…Or are there ways to stay in the chair 10 or 12 hours a day?
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The Long Road to Adulthood
Read more: The Long Road to AdulthoodIt’s official: Independence no longer begins at 21. People between 20 and 34 are taking longer to finish their educations, establish themselves in careers, marry, have children and become financially independent…“A new period of life is emerging in which young people are no longer adolescents but not yet adults.”
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Married With (or Without) Children
Read more: Married With (or Without) ChildrenA survey reported on the Well blog shows fidelity as criteria #1 for a happy marriage. But what about children? As an ingredient to a happy marriage, kids were far from essential, ranking eighth behind good sex, sharing chores, adequate income and a nice house, among other things. Only 41 percent of respondents said children…
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Testosterone v. Trust
Read more: Testosterone v. TrustNYT: She doesn’t trust you? Blame the testosterone. Researchers…gave young women a dose of the hormone in the form of a drop of liquid placed under the tongue, then asked them to judge the trustworthiness of a series of men’s faces shown in photographs. The women were significantly less inclined to trust a face when…
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Therapy for Depression
Read more: Therapy for DepressionAnother study showing that depression declines with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. This one with longer-term treatment–35 sessions. “On completion of therapy, patients reported significantly fewer symptoms than on commencement,” Schindler summarizes the results of a before/after comparison. Whether patients were also concomitantly taking psychotropic drugs or not evidently had no effect on the outcome.