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New iPhone app designed to induce dreams
Sweet dreams may no longer be wishful thinking with the iPhone app “Sigmund,” which influences users’ dreams by repeating certain words throughout the night. Sigmund is currently the number-one paid Lifestyle App in the United States and has a four-plus rating, according to iTunes.
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Lack of sleep may cause diabetes
Following an irregular sleep and meal schedule over a prolonged period can lead to an increased risk of obesity and diabetes, according to a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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UCLA researchers develop genetically engineered stem cells to fight HIV in mice
A team of UCLA researchers has found a genetic engineering technique that suppresses the HIV virus in mice, an encouraging step toward potentially fighting the disease in humans, researchers said.
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Researchers see connections between Facebook and narcissism
The amount of likes on a Facebook status or the number of comments and uploads of pictures may be an indication of narcissism, according to a recent study. A study conducted by Dr. Christopher Carpenter, assistant professor of communication at Western Illinois U.
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Column: Do not give up on Obamacare
Presidential campaigns are not unlike the arena competitions of Suzanne Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games,” in which children must fight each other to the death and survive by any means necessary. It is a world in which the one who survives the longest is crowned the winner.
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Campus drug dealers reflect on experiences, develop business autonomy
Spending the past few months with drug dealers has been oddly uninspiring. The life of a drug dealer isn’t an everlasting party. But all drug dealers have two desires in common: easy money and personal autonomy.
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‘Plugged in’ Americans suffer from sleep texting
People do odd things when they sleep. There’s the obvious sleep talking, sleepwalking, mumbling, and snoring. However, one thing that doctors report as being on the rise is the phenomenon of sleep texting.
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Column: Anonymous gay sex a symptom of greater problem
Porn star and writer Conner Habib caused a stir on the Internet last week when Salon published his article “Rest Stop Confidential,” a part-exposé and part-confessional about the hidden culture of men who cruise for sex with other men at our nation’s highway rest stops.
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Sandra Fluke urges free contraception at all colleges
American U. will not be requesting a one-year delay in providing free contraception to students, regardless of its religious affiliation. The Affordable Health Care Act requires contraception to be included in all student health care plans starting August 2012.