Depression is going up in the United States. Chances are if you don’t struggle with the condition, you almost certainly know someone who does. Nearly 18% of US adults —more than 1 in 6— said they are currently depressed or getting treatment for depression, according to a 2023 Gallup Poll. In 2015, the number was […]

Friends are those people for whom we feel affection, share time with, and worry about them when they are going through a bad time. But friendships are not always what we think. In some cases, we come across people who care “little” about our achievements or difficulties. These people are self centered and they believe […]

Routinely having a good night’s sleep is often a challenge for many millennials and Generation Z, but not for the same reasons. Mental health brand Calm released their Snooze Report which analyzed sleep among different generations in the U.S. and U.K. The study found millennials and Gen Zers both face sleep barriers often impacted by […]

A new study published in the journal PLOS One has found that selfies make you appear slimmer, but not more attractive. Scientists discovered that women are seen as thinner in selfies compared to normal photographs, thanks to angles and distance. However, there was no impact on how good-looking a person finds them based on the […]

Scientists from Liverpool John Moores University in the UK have drawn a connection between how people smell and see colors. The body of work, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, explains how the human body handles our five senses. One way is by sensory integration, combining information from two or more senses, such as […]

Lynette Ban moved from New York to Austin during the pandemic to save money. But now, three years into working remotely, she’s racked up a new expense: friendships. Ban estimates she spends at least $500 a month on various memberships and events aimed at making friends and maintaining connections. That includes a $2,500 annual membership […]

People who stay up late — or all night — are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes and have unhealthy lifestyle behaviors than morning people, according to a new study. Scientists say, you can’t necessarily change these habits to improve your health — sleep patterns are actually defined by a person’s circadian preference, or […]

Between April and June, a record-high 17.1% of Americans who took out a loan to buy a new vehicle were strapped with a monthly payment of $1,000 or more, according to new data from Edmunds compiling hundreds of thousands of transactions each month from dealerships across the US. This figure was up from 16.8% in […]

Only 35% of Gen Zers — defined as being aged 18 to 26 — say they always tip at a sit-down restaurant, according to results of a Bankrate poll. And only 24% of Gen Zers always tip hairdressers, hairstylists or barbers, according to the survey, compared with 40% of millennials and 67% of Gen Xers. […]

The share of teenagers with driver’s licenses in the 16-19 age group declined from 64 percent in 1995 to just under 40 percent in 2021, according to the Federal Highway Administration. The reasons are as complicated as teens. Car costs have surged. Inflation has pushed up the prices of insurance and gas. Ride-hailing and home […]

With summer in full swing, your head may be swirling with thoughts of all the delicious condiments you’re going to pile high on your hot dog or hamburger.  Before you dig in, you might want to educate yourself on the not-so-enticing health stats of these BBQ staples if you see healthier eating in your future. […]

A new survey found that of all generations, those born between 1981 and 1996 are the biggest culprits of lying in the workplace and on social media. Online casino PlayStar surveyed 1,306 participants, half of them male and half of them female, to observe how they lie in different environments. Subjects were from Colorado, Illinois, […]