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A study published in the Journal Social Science and Medicine found that reading books may help people live longer. The researchers said their results indicate that adults who reported reading magazines and newspapers showed an increase in longevity by as much as two years over non-readers. Data from…

Scientists have added four new elements to the periodic table, and now the researchers that discovered them will come up with names. Research on the elements had been going on since 2004, but research had been challenging because these elements decay quickly, with some remaining intact for only nanoseconds.…

New research suggests that teens that get too little or too much rest are more likely to engage in risky behaviors such as drunk driving. Researchers do not know is sleep issues cause the teens to take dangerous risks, or if they might indicate depression or other problems. They said the link is striking…

Sixty-nine percent of Internet buyers research a product before purchasing. Eighty percent of them say they change their purchasing decisions based on negative product reviews and eighty-seven percent say they have made up their minds based on positive reviews. What kind of feedback do your actions receive?…

A typical smartphone can make calls, send texts, and surf the Internet. Now, thanks to a Danish research team, phones can conduct brain scans. The team has developed an app that can monitor brain activity when coupled with a special headset. Presently the app only works with one smartphone model, using…

The 60 richest Americans have fortunes totaling an estimated $630 billion, of which only a little over $7 billion has been pledged to charity. Source: Philanthropy Today 3/1/07