Remember the 'Legend of Sleepy Hollow"? This is it! You can almost hear the headless horseman riding.
Here is what I am readnig today:
“A newly published study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health heightens concerns over the potential health effects on children of a group of ubiquitous chemicals known as phthalates. Phthalates are a class of chemicals that are known to disrupt the endocrine system, and are widely used in consumer products ranging from plastic toys, to household building materials, to shampoos.”
“People have been lying to one another likely for as long as they have been able to communicate, and for likely just as long, people have been trying to figure out a way to get the truth out of someone suspected of lying. Now, new research by Inga Karton and Talis Bachmann, both of Estonia, have found that there might be a way to nudge people into being a little more honest when asked questions. Using powerful magnets, as they describe in their paper published in Behavioural Brain Research, applied to the forehead so as to impact the functioning of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, appears to impact the ease with which a person can lie.”
“When mice are given a more engaging place to live with greater opportunities for social stimulation, some of their energy-storing white fat is transformed to energy-burning brown fat. As a result, the animals expend more energy and lose weight even as they eat more. The findings reported in the September Cell Metabolism point to the powerful effect that animals’ social and physical environments can have on their metabolisms.”
“While gamers have been using video games to combat stress and anxiety for decades, mental health professionals are only just beginning to see the benefits (and potential drawbacks) of interactive entertainment on our physiological well-being.”
“College students who step foot into their academic institution’s consultation room this semester might get to a small degree bit quite an aspirin, a flu shot or maybe a supply of condoms. “The Blue Banner,” the University of North Carolina – Asheville, on-line news source recently reported that its Student treatment room had begun giving STD testing free of charge. The service is now being provided as part of each student’s regular health fee.”
