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Power Naps at Work

Most employers believe the workplace is no place to nap, but research increasingly shows that a short nap in the middle of the day carries many benefits in increased productivity. Guest Information: Dr. Michael Grandner, Director, Sleep and Health Research …
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Poor Health and Prison

Researchers have found that disabilities and poor health can be factors leading to prison. A professor at Suffolk University discusses the life cycles that can make this occur. Guest Information: Dr. Susan Sered, Professor of Sociology, Suffolk …
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Eating Disorders in Adults

Over the last decade, the number of women over age 30 seeking treatment for anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder has skyrocketed. Experts discuss the factors triggering eating disorders in midlife and the factors that bring women in for treatment for …
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Reengineering the ICU

Please note: an updated version of this story was recently published – ICU Inefficiency (2018). With monitors surveying every part of patients’ bodies, hospital intensive care units appear to be a model of high tech. But systems engineers say …
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Beat Deafness

Some people simply have no rhythm. A small percentage may be suffering from “beat deafness,” the rhythmic equivalent of tone deafness, and have a biological deficit in their body’s timing mechanism. Experts discuss the problem and other body …
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Affluenza (2016)

Please note: an updated version of this story was recently published – Affluenza (2019 version). Rich people receive deference that the rest of us don’t, but how much can they get away with? Some young criminals have escaped jail by claiming …
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