DAILY DOSE

Can loneliness shorten your lifespan?

Researchers have once again found that those who report feeling lonely or living alone have a higher risk of dying than those who don’t, according to two studies.

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Study shows moving workers are happy workers

- A New Balance program aimed at fighting desk-bound drowsiness found that employees who moved more throughout the day not only had more energy but felt better about their jobs.

Colonoscopies prevent death, study finds

- Although many people have assumed colonoscopy must save lives because it is so often recommended, strong evidence has been lacking until now.

Daily Dose

Weekly challenge: get the right amount of light

- Before the invention of the light bulb, people had no problem getting the appropriate light exposure — waking with the light of the dawn sun and drifting off after darkness fell.