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happiness goes viral

December 18, 2008

YouTube, bad gifts, and the plague all have something in common: they spread radially within interconnected groups of people. Now you can add happiness to that list.A new study shows that happiness is more than an individual experience, it’s a collective phenomenon. Happiness disperses within three degrees of social separation. In other words, you affect the [...]

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nip obesity in the bud

May 9, 2008

With one-third of American adults estimated to be obese, dieting has become a national obsession. Although weight is partially determined by genetics, habits formed in childhood may hold the key to future health.New research is shattering the popular notion that to lose weight you must lose fat cells. Ten percent of your fat cells die [...]

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