Best players are passionate about football
Sogndal football teams from Vestland county in Norway have now been studied by specialists. Football coaches often consider the players with the greatest passion and grit to be the best.
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Women and men still choose partners like they used to
Men and women choose partners according to different criteria. These are the same almost all over the world and have remained unchanged in the last 30 years, according to a new survey of 14 000 people.
Less sleep reduces positive feelings
Sleep deprivation makes us feel less happy, active, attentive and purposeful, according to a new sleep study from NTNU.
How are the busiest among us dealing with COVID-19?
COVID-19 has created an extra workload for people in socially critical professions. How does this added strain affect them and how do they handle it?
Temperament affects children’s eating habits
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Norway’s history has forgotten the 80 000 Finnish war children
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App for migraines
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Achievement requires passion and grit
Boys need to burn for something to succeed. Maybe that’s why they often do less well at school than girls.
Even Prada and Gucci are manufacturing health equipment now
Italy’s budget deficit is skyrocketing. Yet people there are not debating the cost of a human life, or whether the shutdown of the country is worth it.
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Is your child getting enough sleep?
Children who get the least sleep have the greatest risk of developing mental health issues.
Vision may be the real cause of children’s problems
Do you have poor motor skills or struggle to read, write or solve math problems? Maybe it’s really because of how your brain interprets what it sees.
Important for kids to practice swimming outdoors
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Little reason for moral panicking after #MeToo
Men and women generally agree on what constitutes sexual harassment.
When art turns climate activist
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Tinder is a waste of time for most people
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Here’s how you help kids crack the reading code
Some children learn to read early. Others need more time. But we can do some things to help them, and one of them is important to do first.
High screen use among children can lower emotion understanding
Kids are spending more and more time in front of screens — but it may come at a cost.
Breaking thought patterns increases chances of recovering from depression
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People who need health care advice the most like it the least
Most people think it’s a good thing that public health authorities propose preventive health measures. The greatest resistance is found among individuals who need these measures the most – such as smokers, people with unhealthy diets or who don’t exercise.
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