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Facebook's Connection To Bad Grades
April 15, 2009 12:56 PM
Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff

Students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grades.

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Brain Scans Show Sparks Don't Have To Fade
November 18, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff

Both scientists and relationship experts say the rush of early love only lasts somewhere between three months and three years. However, new research finds that for some couples, this phase can last longer than 20 years.

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Focusing on Love Keeps Couples from Cheating
March 26, 2008 09:43 AM
Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff

People with wondering eyes need only focus on how much they love their current partner, shows new research on monogamy.

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Brooding Can Be Deadly
January 23, 2008 04:30 AM
Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff

Couples who both express their anger and resolve their issues live longer and have healthier marriages than couples in which one or both members suppress their anger, show preliminary findings from a 17-year study on married couples.

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Oxytocin Linked to Mother-Child Bonding in Humans
October 16, 2007 10:16 AM
Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff

Maternal instinct is delivered in a hormonal package, shows new research establishing the connection between the levels of oxcytocin in a pregnant woman's body and her mothering skills.

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Breakups Don't Hurt As Much As We Imagine
August 20, 2007 07:56 AM
Posted by FindCounseling.com Staff

Are the weepy breakup scenes of film and television more fiction than fact? A new study called "Mispredicting Distress Following Romantic Breakup: Revealing the Time Course of the Affective Forecasting Error" suggests breakup stress is rarely as bad as we ...

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