Obese candidates pay an election penalty half as large as lacking a college degree
Matching perceived weight from photos of 3,612 candidates in the 2022 US Congressional elections with real results, researchers found obesity carries an electoral penalty about 50% as large as not having a college degree, across parties, offices and genders.
Lonely people have a unique brain signature, perhaps due to so much imagined social contact
A new study has found that the brains of lonely people differ from those of people who are not lonely, in significant and detectable ways.
Dog diabetes: new study shows owners of a diabetic dog 38% more likely to have diabetes themselves
Dog diabetes: a new study finds owners of a diabetic dog are 38% more likely to have diabetes themselves. This was not the case with cats.
How to Stay Alive Longer: Avoid Surgery on the Surgeon’s Birthday
Here’s a simple tip on how to stay alive longer: try to avoid surgery when it’s the surgeon’s birthday!
New study of video gamers finds that Android users have higher IQ scores than iPhone users
Study on IQ scores of video gamers finds women outscore men, Android users outscore iPhone users, and Rainbow Six Siege is the smartest game.
IQ and EQ: new study finds that high-IQ people also have more emotional intelligence
IQ and EQ are closely linked: a new study has found that gifted people also have slighty higher emotional intelligence levels.
New research sheds light on why vibrations help rock baby to sleep
A new study explores why soothing vibrations can help rock baby to sleep — by studying the "habituation" sleep behavior of fruit flies.
New study finds that alcohol-free hand sanitizer stops COVID-19 germs just as well
New study shows that alcohol-free hand sanitizer is just as good at protecting you from COVID-19 as the alcohol-based versions are.
Less drinking is the main reason why young people are having less sex, this new study says
A new study finds less drinking and fewer relationships are the main reasons why young people are having sex less than they did a decade ago.