Month: April 2025

Personality traits shape our prosocial behavior

Why do some people do more for the community than others? A new study now shows that personality traits such as extraversion and agreeableness correlate with volunteering and charitable giving. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where […]

Published on April 30, 2025

Evolution of pugs and Persians converges on cuteness

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and ‘smushed’ faces, so they’re more similar to each other than they are to other dogs or cats. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the […]

Published on April 30, 2025

Adult Acne Increases Risk for Eating Disorders

People with acne are at increased risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study says. Adult acne patients are 2.4 times more likely to have an eating disorder, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.Even after… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on April 30, 2025