- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2015
Being Hungry Can Make You Buy New Shoes and a Purse to Go With Them
People who shop on an empty stomach are likely to buy a whole lot of things that they don't really want or need
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 5th, 2015
14-Year-Old Boy Diagnosed with Phobia of Growing Up
Doctors say that, when he was about 11 years old, the boy purposely started eating less in an attempt to curb his growth
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 3rd, 2015
First-of-Its-Kind Binge Eating Disorder Drug Gets FDA Approval
The drug, set to be marketed under the brand name Vyvanse, promises to treat moderate to severe binge eating disorder
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 20th, 2015
Monkey See, Monkey Do: Couples Have Better Odds to Get Fit Together
Study finds both men and woman have an easier time quitting smoking or going on a diet if their boo does so as well
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 9th, 2015
Parting with Their iPhone Can Give People Separation Anxiety
Study finds iPhone users risk psychological and physiological trouble when separated from their favorite gadget
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 6th, 2015
Alzheimer's, Other Neurodegenerative Disorders Can Turn People into Criminals
Study finds neurodegenerative disorders can lead to criminal behavior by affecting key neural structures in the brain
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 12th, 2014
Male Idiot Theory Proven: Study Finds Men Are More Idiotic than Women
New paper in the British Medical Journal says men are more likely to behave idiotically, put themselves at risk
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 11th, 2014
Magic Mushrooms, Psychoactive Toad Skins Were on the Menu of Early Americans
People in the early Americas also used alcohol-infused enemas and psychedelic cacti to alter their consciousness
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 12th, 2014
Fat-Shaming Does Not Promote Weight Loss, Makes People Get Plumper
New paper in the journal Obesity says weight discrimination goes hand in hand with significant weight gain
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 10th, 2014
Eating Can Be as Addictive as Gambling, Researchers Find
This might explain why the global obesity rate has soared in recent years
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 2nd, 2014
Action Movies Accused of Making People Fat
The more action there is in a movie, the more viewers want to eat
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 26th, 2014
Sleep Drunkenness Is an Actual Disorder, and It's Seriously Freaky
What's more, specialists say that this disorder affects one in seven people
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 16th, 2014
Workaholism Argued to Be the Addiction of the Century
Younger adults are more likely to be workaholics, researchers say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 6th, 2014
Answer This One Question and Find Out Whether You Are a Narcissist
Specialists in the US develop new method to successfully identify narcissistic folks
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2014
Lying Is Not All That Bad, Can Actually Benefit Relationships
The important thing is to know which lies are acceptable and which are not
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2014
Family Walks on All Fours, Cannot Get Around in an Upright Position
New study contradicts previous claims that the family is an example of backward evolution
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2014
Carpe Diem Already, Princeton University Economists Urge
New mathematical model reveals people should work less, spend more