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- Marriage's 'haves' and 'have nots': Changing expectations and rising inequality improve best marriages, but undermine average marriages
- Love is good for the heart, cardiologist says
- Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music
- Valentine's Day! Chocolate 101
- Foods and moods: Considering the future may help people make better food choices
- Happy couples can get a big resolution to a big fight; mean talk aside
- Obese Americans get less than one minute of vigorous activity per day, research shows
- Mindfulness meditation may improve decision-making, new study suggests
- Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death
- Why it's good to be lonely this Valentine's Day
| Posted: 13 Feb 2014 07:35 AM PST Today Americans are looking to their marriages to fulfill different goals than in the past -- and although the fulfillment of these goals requires especially large investments of time and energy in the marital relationship, on average Americans are actually making smaller investments in their marital relationship than in the past, according to new research.  |
| Love is good for the heart, cardiologist says Posted: 13 Feb 2014 06:50 AM PST With Valentine's Day just one day away, a cardiologist says being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart.  |
| Mathematical beauty activates same brain region as great art or music Posted: 12 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that there is a neurobiological basis to beauty.  |
| Valentine's Day! Chocolate 101 Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST Here's a brief look at where chocolate comes from, nutritional information, how it's made, and the ingredients that make chocolate -- whether milk, dark or white -- a memorable treat.  |
| Foods and moods: Considering the future may help people make better food choices Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST A new article finds that there's more to stress eating than simply emotion; in fact, thinking about the future may help people make better food choices.  |
| Happy couples can get a big resolution to a big fight; mean talk aside Posted: 12 Feb 2014 01:43 PM PST Being critical, angry and defensive isn't always a bad thing for couples having a big disagreement — provided they are in a satisfying relationship. In that case, they likely will have a "big resolution" regardless of how negative they were during the discussion, according to a new study.  |
| Obese Americans get less than one minute of vigorous activity per day, research shows Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:26 AM PST Researchers have validated a new method for calculating physical activity, sedentary behavior, and the food energy requirements of Americans. The results suggest that as a nation, we spend more than 15 hours per day sleeping and sitting, and that obese men and women spend less than one minute per day in vigorous activity.  |
| Mindfulness meditation may improve decision-making, new study suggests Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:27 AM PST New findings suggest that mindfulness meditation, which cultivates awareness of the present moment and clears the mind of other thoughts, may help people make smarter choices.  |
| Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:25 AM PST Stroke hospitalization and death rates may be associated with changes in environmental temperature and dew point. Large daily temperature changes and higher average dew points may be linked with higher stroke hospitalizations.  |
| Why it's good to be lonely this Valentine's Day Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:23 AM PST While it may seem that there are no positives to draw from feeling lonely, several authors have shown that this is not the case.  |
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