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How Alcohol Ads on Social Media Increase Desire to Drink

Alcohol (Photo Credits: Getty Images) Washington D.C.: Reading pro-drinking comments on alcohol advertisements on social media could boost teenagers’ desire to drink. According to a new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, social media users who view alcohol ads are also more likely to ‘Like’ or ‘Share’ an ad when it… Read More: How Alcohol Ads on Social Media Increase Desire to Drink »

Hungry? Resting bodies burn more calories in late afternoon, early evening

In the name of biological science, it was a particularly big ask. Boston researchers kept seven people in windowless rooms for 37 days. No clocks, radios, televisions, phones or internet. Bedtimes were adjusted so that each night, participants went to sleep four hours later, throwing their body’s circadian rhythms so off balance the effect was… Read More: Hungry? Resting bodies burn more calories in late afternoon, early… »