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Napping shown to benefit academic performance
It's funny the way that life works sometimes. When we're younger, we're conditioned into habits that our parents and teachers hope will stay with us for the rest of our lives. We are taught to read, write, share and … nap.
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Study finds calories alone account for changes in body fat
The scale may not be the best way to determine obesity. According to a recent study conducted by Louisiana State U.'s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, excess calories are the cause of fat gain, and fat gain does not always translate to weight gain.
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New blood test may help to diagnose depression
A new blood test designed at Massachusetts General Hospital appears to accurately indicate whether a person is suffering from depression, according to a paper published in Molecular Psychiatry.
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Column: Not forgetting about Alzheimer’s
Imagine it is the year 2030. Your parents are two of the 7.7 million Americans who have Alzheimer’s disease. You have two kids to take care of and a demanding job. You want to take care of your parents, but cannot physically be there all the time to make sure they are okay.
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Column: Bad blood
Earlier this term, activist and playwright Larry Kramer visited campus as a Montgomery Fellow, sharing his experiences of leadership in the LGBTQ community.
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Small businesses yield better health, study finds
Small businesses may be what communities need in order to have healthier populations, according to a study done by two Baylor U. professors and a Louisiana State U. professor. Dr. Carson Mencken and Dr. Charles Tolbert, Baylor professors of sociology, along with Dr.
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Facebook affects happiness, study says
For some students, Facebook provides a much-needed study break during midterm week, but a recent study suggests that Facebook can actually make people feel worse about their own lives. The study, conducted at Utah Valley U.
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Oral health linked to overall health
Medical research has confirmed the connection between oral health and overall health, yet many people, including students, lack proper dental care. “The mouth is the window to the body,” said Connie White, professor at U. Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.
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All-nighters can have long-term consequences for students
Some students might think that staying awake all night to finish a project or study for a test only means a day or two of exhaustion, but doing so could result in dropped GPAs. Dr. Stephen Rodgers, the medical director for the James Madison U. Health Center, has the science to back it up.