Shauna Wright
Morning Person or Lazy? There’s a Gene for That
If you’ve ever wondered why some can get by on just a few hours of sleep while others need much more, scientists may have found an answer.
Singing Helps Heal Depression, Improve Parkinson’s Conditions
Parkinson’s Disease is a frustrating and frightening medical condition, and treatment options are few. However, a group in Canterbury, England may have made a surprising discovery that could benefit not only them, but everyone else in the world – singing seems to make them feel better.
How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?
You probably already know about existing employee monitoring software that can capture your keystrokes or screenshots or track which websites you visit while on the clock — but a new patent idea from Microsoft would take workplace surveillance one step further with software that can actually analyze human behavior.
Hey Ladies, Fight Cancer by Drinking Coffee
If you’re one of those women people tease because you’re never seen without a Starbucks cup in your hand, you may actually be bettering your health. All that coffee might be warding off cancer.
Guess Who’ll Co-Host ‘Live!’ with Kelly Ripa Besides Jerry O’Connell and Josh Groban?
The departure of longtime host Regis Philbin has meant his ‘Live!’ co-host Kelly Ripa will work with a whole cavalcade of guest hosts while a permanent replacement is found. Now four more celebs have signed on, including Jerry O’Connell and singer-actor Josh Groban.
iPads Survive 1,300-Feet Drop With Heavy-Duty G-Form Cases [VIDEO]
One of the first things most people do when they get a smartphone or iPad is buy a case to protect it from accidental drops. Cases themselves range from purely decorative to nearly hardhat-industrial — and now one iPad case manufacturer, G-Form, has put its products to the ultimate test.
Royal, Bear and Happy Top the Most Popular Baby Name Predictions for 2012
Baby name site Nameberry.com released its predictions for 2012, and if you thought the noun trend — like naming kids after apples and other objets — was weird, just wait until you get a load of the hot new adjective fad.
Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner Mysteriously Decide to Call Off Their Engagement
Actors Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner, engaged since August, have announced they’ve called off the wedding.
Smarter Kids May Be Experimenting More with Drugs
A new study of 8,000 kids published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health finds those who had high IQs were more likely to use certain illicit drugs as they aged. Smarter girls in particular may tend to experiment with marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs later on.
Jerry Sandusky Tells Bob Costas ‘I Shouldn’t Have Showered With Those Kids’ [VIDEO]
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, broke his silence Monday night about the scandal that lead to the firing of head coach Joe Paterno and three other university officials.
In a phone interview with Bob Costas on NBC’s ‘Rock Center With Brian Williams,’ Sandusky said, “I have horsed around with kids, I have showered after workouts. I have
Scantily-Clad People Are Viewed as Less Competent, More Sensitive
A University of Maryland study conducted with both male and female volunteers discovered that, as with women, scantily-clad men are seen as more sensitive but less competent than their fully-clothed counterparts.
Women Who Exercise More and Watch Less TV Tend to Be Happier
A study of almost 50,000 women over a 14-year period found older women who exercised more and spent less time watching television were the least likely to be diagnosed with depression.