Years of high-intensity exercise may come with an unexpected heart risk for male endurance athletes over the age of 50, according to new research from the University of Leeds. The study, published earlier this month in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that some endurance athletes over the age of 50 experienced potentially dangerous … Read more
There were more than a few moments at Janet Jackson’s “Together Again” concert at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Tuesday night where I could see strangers indeed “smiling back at me.” There was “When I Think of You,” the first of Miss Jackson’s 10 No. 1 singles way back in 1986. Then there was … Read more
Are you in step with your significant other? So-called “Super Synchronizers” are perceived as more attractive to others, according to a new study published in Communications Psychology — meaning those who naturally mirror their partners are probably more likely to get asked on a second date. Physiological synchrony — the alignment of heart rates, breathing patterns, … Read more
Seals have musical flow on the ice floe. The semi-aquatic sea critters are one of the few mammals with a sense of rhythm — and can differentiate between tempo and style of beats, according to a new study. While biologists previously thought only vocalization-learning animals such as humans and songbirds have the skill, Dutch researchers … Read more