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Study: Service Dogs Lower Veterans’ Risk for PTSD

Military veterans often struggle with their mental health once their service ends, but the first clinical trial of its kind has found that having a service dog helps lower the risk of PTSD for these former soldiers. Veterans paired with a service dog had 66% lower odds of a… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. […]

Published on June 5, 2024

Sunshine spurs spending: Investors bet big on sunny days

New research has found a connection between pleasant weather conditions and higher investment in lottery-like stocks. 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 he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With […]

Published on June 3, 2024

Frequent mowing puts poisonous weed into survival mode

A study has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium, also known as silverleaf nightshade, may help create a ‘superweed.’ A professor of entomology and plant pathology has been studying silverleaf nightshade for more than a decade. New findings have shown that the more silverleaf nightshade was mowed, the more it developed ways to avoid […]

Published on June 3, 2024