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Students Stepping Up the Kindness!0
- Making a Positive Difference
- October 10, 2012
This video of a group of Kansas State students who, back in 2010, spent their time figuring out how they could do good around their school, is still inspiring people today. These 100 students pooled their time, money, and creativity and started the morning of the first day of school by performing random acts of
READ MOREStudent loan payments cripple more borrowers0
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- September 16, 2011
New figures are showing that repaying students loans is crippling many American borrowers across the country. New Census Bureau information also shows that many 14.2 percent of 25-34 year olds lived with their parents in 2011, largely due to the fact that they can’t find full-time positions. This also means that many parents who planned
READ MOREStressed? Call Mom, Researchers Conclude0
- Home & Family
- January 13, 2012
Researchers have found what many people may have already found to be true in their lives– that hearing the voice of their mother (as opposed to just a text or e-mail) is a huge stress reliever. According to new research, it seems that the sound of our mother's voice actually triggers a physical hormone response
READ MOREStress-Busting Smiles0
- Uncategorized
- February 28, 2013
Research has been continuing to find that the simple act of smiling is good for our health and well-being. The benefits of smiling include slowing down the heart and reducing stress. Some research suggests that only a full, genuine smile will produce these benefits, while other studies suggest that even a forced, polite smile may be
READ MOREStress is contagious in the classroom0
- Headlines & Highlights
- June 27, 2016
That’s the finding from a University of British Columbia study recently published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.
READ MOREStress in the City: Brain Activity and Biology Behind Mood Disorders of Urbanites0
- Health & Healing
- June 23, 2011
A new study, with findings published in Nature, is the first to explain why, biologically, people who live in cities are at greater risk for developing anxiety, and how two different areas of the brain are affected. Now we don't suggest that everyone simply move away from the city because of these findings; that would be
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