Friends and Food: How Dining Together Influences Appetite

Medicine & Technology Jan 02, 2024

Dining with friends often influences appetite, making it challenging to resist dessert. Explore in this article the social aspect that impacts people's food choices when dining in a group. 

Why People Grieve Celebrities They Don’t Personally Know? Experts Speak Up As ‘Friends’ Fans Mourn Matthew Perry’s Passing

Oct 31, 2023

Experts explain why "Friends" fan felt like they lost a dear friend after Matthew Perry passed away despite not knowing him personally. Continue reading to understand more.

Children From Low-Income Households With Rich Friends Are Likely to Earn More in Adulthood

Aug 02, 2022

Find out how having wealthy friends as children is pivotal in predicting upward income mobility during adulthood. Read the article to learn more.

Making Friends At Work: Why Are Good Interpersonal Relationships in Your Job Important?

Jan 17, 2022

Making friends at work is important because humans spend most of their time at work. A new study shows that having good interpersonal relationships help employees to become more engaged with their work.

This Brain Device Allows Brain-to-Brain Connection Between Friends

May 31, 2021

Scientists have used a wireless brain implant for the first time ever to make mice socialise with each other.

Does Having More Friends Help Boost Mental Health?

Nov 03, 2020

Does having more friends really mean its merrier?

Like Humans, Chimps Also Prefer Less Friends Later in Life

Oct 23, 2020

As humans grow older, they lean towards smaller circles of known and trusted friends instead of actively seeking new ones. According to a new study, this behavior is not limited to homo sapiens - finding the same behavior in chimpanzees.

Does Spending Time With Friends Make You Happier Than Your Family?

Sep 18, 2020

Friends and family that make up our closest relationships make up a significant part of our happiness. A study reveals the importance of activities done with friends, family, and kids, and how these affect our levels of happiness.

Friends, Not Fitbit, More Predictive of Health, Says Studies

Jun 28, 2019

What the researchers discovered was the social network structure provides a significant improvement in predictability of wellness states of an individual over using the data derived from wearables, like the number of steps or heart rate

How Your "Likes" On Facebook Give Computers The Upper-Hand In Our Interpersonal Relationships

Jan 14, 2015

A recent study published in the journal PNAS earlier this week, delved into how our "digital footprints" give our computers the upper-edge in understanding the person behind the screen. And what it found was that digital footprints, like a "like" or a share, may reveal more about the person than even what their closest friends would know.