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Models distort self-perceptions of women, government should intervene, study finds
When flipping through magazines such as “Vogue” or “Harper’s Bazaar,” one might notice the scant amount of models larger than a size two.
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All-nighters can take toll on students with too much caffeine and not enough sleep
The smell of coffee wafts through the library and cans of RedBull line the interior of backpacks during midterm season. The hands on the clock come full circle as students pack up their bags for their morning classes.
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IQ, intelligence linked to many genetic factors, researchers find
Intelligence is influenced by not few, but many genes, according to a recent study from Harvard U., Cornell U. and Union College.
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U. Kansas Medical Center works to develop men’s birth control
Birth control pills aren’t just for women, according by Dr. Joseph Tash, director of the interdisciplinary center for male contraceptive research and drug development at U. Kansas Medical Center. Tash has received national attention for his research in advancement in contraceptives.
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Column: In defense of naps
Sleep is a college student’s best friend. However, as often as we neglect it, it abandons us. Between classes, schoolwork, intramural sports, socializing and procrastinating that ends in an all-night cram session, college students seriously lack the sleep they need. The U.S.
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Movies influence teen drinking, research finds
Teenagers who watch movies with scenes depicting alcohol consumption are twice as likely to begin drinking as those who are not exposed to on-screen drinking, according to a study conducted by researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.
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Deeper issues led to Chardon High School ‘nightmare’
Columbine High School, Case Western U., Virginia Tech, Chardon High School. All of these schools have been impacted by shootings in some shape or form, and were of different magnitudes, fatalities and motives.
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The “Orgasmatron”
For most, Cupid is a naked baby with feathered wings who shoots arrows into unsuspecting victims, making them instantly fall in love with one another. Cupid, however, may now come in more than one form.
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Study shows diet soda is associated with vascular risk factors
It seems harmless, but a recent study shows that diet soda could be risky for your heart. For ten years, researchers from U. Miami and Columbia U. followed about 2,500 New Yorkers who were over age 40 and had never had a stroke before the study.