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For your health, pick a mate who is conscientious and, perhaps, also neurotic

Conscientiousness is a good thing in a mate, researchers report, not just because it's easier to live with someone who washes the dishes without being asked, but also because having a conscientious partner ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

You wear me out: Thinking of others causes lapses in our self-control

Exerting self-control is exhausting. In fact, using self-control in one situation impairs our ability to use self-control in subsequent, even unrelated, situations. What about thinking of other people exerting self-control? ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Simple device can ensure food gets to the store bacteria free

A Purdue University researcher has found a way to eliminate bacteria in packaged foods such as spinach and tomatoes, a process that could eliminate worries concerning some food-borne illnesses.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 5

Control Your Hunger? Study Shows Men Can, Women Can't

(PhysOrg.com) -- A ground-breaking brain-imaging study at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory shows that men, but not women, are able to control their brain’s response to their own ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 5