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Friday, August 24, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Language, emotion and well-being explored

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT

We use language every day to express our emotions, but can this language actually affect what and how we feel? Two new studies explore the ways in which the interaction between language and emotion influences our well-being.

March Madness brings September students: Out-of-state students drawn by college sports success

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

A new study examines the impact that college sports success has in drawing prospective students. A pair of economists show how much of a bump follows a stellar season (up to 10 percent) and what types of prospective students are attracted to schools with winning teams.

Study reveals human drive for fair play

Posted: 23 Aug 2012 08:29 AM PDT

People will reject an offer of water, even when they are severely thirsty, if they perceive the offer to be unfair, according to a new study. The findings have important implications for understanding how humans make decisions that must balance fairness and self-interest.

Wide circle of friends key to mid-life wellbeing for both sexes

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT

The midlife wellbeing of both men and women seems to depend on having a wide circle of friends whom they see regularly, finds new research.

Men should shed excess weight before fathering children, study suggests

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 08:22 AM PDT

Australian scientists studying the impact obesity has on pregnancy, are urging men to get 'match fit' before conceiving to assist with fetal development.

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