Curiosity is critical to academic performance Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it’s good for the student. Personality traits like curiosity seem to be as important as intelligence in determining how well students do in school, according to new research. Belief in god cuts two ways, study finds Being reminded of the concept of [...]

You are what you eat: Low fat diet with fish oil slows growth of human prostate cancer cells, study suggests A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells — the number of rapidly dividing cells — in human [...]

‘Trading places’ most common pattern for couples dealing with male depression Researchers have identified three major patterns that emerge among couples dealing with male depression. These can be described as “trading places,” “business as usual” and “edgy tensions.” Simple lifestyle changes can add a decade or more healthy years to the average lifespan, Canadian study [...]

High to moderate levels of stress lead to higher mortality rate A new study concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events over a number of years have a 50 percent higher mortality rate. In general, the researchers found only a few protective factors against these higher levels of [...]

Cellphones exceed U.S. FCC exposure limits by as much as double for children, study finds New research shows that cell phones used in the shirt or pants pocket exceed the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exposure guidelines and that children absorb twice as much microwave radiation from phones as do adults. People with a ‘sweet [...]