Why can some people weather the stress of social isolation better than others, and what implications does this have for their health? New research from the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania found that people who felt a strong sense of purpose in life were less lonely… Read More »
Many of us are entering a new stage of pandemic grief: adaptation. We are asking ourselves: How do we live with this new reality? For many Americans, part of the solution has been to buy an electric bike. The battery-powered two-wheelers have become a compelling alternative for commuters who are being discouraged from taking public… Read More »
by Monica Quinn Having Kids and Its Effect on Mom’s Dental Health Have you ever heard the old wives tale about losing a tooth for every child? It is easy to dismiss this as just folklore, especially given the improved level of dental care over the past few decades, but now it seems as if… Read More »
by Ed Yourdon Insomnia Webster’s dictionary describes insomnia as habitual sleeplessness, inability to sleep. I describe it as miserable. There are few things I can think of that make me more irritable than getting up in the morning feeling like I haven’t even closed my eyes. Sometimes insomnia is difficulty falling asleep, other times it’s… Read More »