When Extra Coffee Won't Suffice
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Anyone know a college student who is right about now pulling all-nighters, drinking crazy amounts of espresso, and is on a first-name basis with the pizza delivery guy?
Ah, exam prep time. Seems like just yesterday. Twitch. Shudder. I still get that feeling of panic in my gut when I think about it.
There are countless reasons why I wish I lived my faith more when I was in college myself. But being... READ MORE
Think Happy, Live Longer
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Thursday, November 18, 2010
Do optimists live longer?
According to some very preliminary research, it appears they might. This article has the details.
The team that did the study made it clear that this could be a correlative rather than a causal relationship: “Pessimistic people may be more prone to developing habits and problems that cut life short, such as smoking, obesity and hypertension.”
I know very little about medicine... READ MORE
"Mommy Brain" Better
Posted by Arwen Mosher in News on Friday, October 29, 2010
Here’s some good news for moms: giving birth may make your brain grow!
Some new research published by the American Psychological Association found that grey matter volume of the 19 new mothers studied “increased by a small but significant amount.”
I’m no scientist (as yesterday’s post proved, ha!) so I can’t critique this research, but I enjoyed reading about the possibility that our bodies might actually build our brains up in order to equip us to take care of new babies. How cool is that?
You can read more details here.
Super-sized Last Supper
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Researchers have been looking at pictures depicting the Last Supper and have found that over the years, Jesus and his disciples are getting bigger portions.
Using the size of the diners’ heads as a basis for comparison, the Wansinks used computers to compare the sizes of the plates in front of the apostles, the food servings on those plates and the bread on the table. Assuming that heads did not increase... READ MORE
Does Having More Kids Mean More Happiness?
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Monday, November 09, 2009
Hmmm, this feels like a “no duh” kind of scientific finding, but sadly, in today’s world, it is shocking news:
For married individuals of all ages and married women in particular, children increase life satisfaction and life satisfaction goes up with the number of children in the household. Negative experiences in raising children are reported by people who are separated, living... READ MORE
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