September 2003

  • By housing their twenty-something children and financing their lives, today's parents may be compromising their own.
  • Why do we loathe lumpy food, pick at our plates, and believe that chocolate will cure all ills? They say there's no accounting for taste, but science is giving it a try.
  • She's built a career playing victims, naifs and muses. But, indie darling Chloe Sevigny really just wants to do a costume drama.
  • He fell for her fiery demeanor and single-minded devotion. But when these traits gave way to hysterical rage and suffocating neediness, this psychiatrist realized that nothing had prepared him for a woman like Michelle.
  • They were once just casual acquaintances. Now they're our wanna-be best buds. So who calls the shots when it comes to you and your favorite brand?

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Culture influences the palate.

Young Folks at Home

The "permaparent" phenomenon of returning twenty-somethings.

Recognizing Strangers

Attractive people are more likely to be familiar, even as a stranger.

Is Fido Too Fat?

A Brand New You

Who calls the shots when it comes to you and your favorite brand?

Advice Column

9/11: Two Years Later

Tai Chi for the Shingles

Tai Chi builds immunity to nerve disorders in the elderly.

The Need to Feed

Cardiac Meds Abused

Anxious workers turn to cardiac drugs to relieve stress.

Race and Mental Heath Disparity

Only one third of Americans with a mental health problem get care.

Insurance Legislation Dead?

Prejudice at Age 6

Many kids are well schooled in societal prejudice.

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Food: The Science of Scrumptious

Why do we loathe lumpy food and pick at our plates?

Rejection Can Bring Real Pain

The brain registers social pain much like physical injury.

Rules for Dating My Daughter

When parents steer daughters toward high-achieving mates.

Muse Me No More

Indie darling Chloe Sevigny on acting, fashion, and therapy.

In the Buff—for Art's Sake

The human body as landscape art.

Take Back Your Time

Americans work more than employees in any other industrialized country.

When Love Can't Cure

Life with a borderline partner.

The Tipping Point

Religion Impacts Size of Wallet

Some religious denominations are richer.

Females and Risky Behavior

Advice Column

Communal Meals Bring Good Health

Family dining encourages healthy eating in kids.

New Widows Hurt the Most

Daddies Over-Worry Too

Dioxin Warning

Rank Determines Job Satisfaction

Power, not pocketbook, brings job happiness.

The Rock That I Got

The size of the ring and a man's commitment.

Q & A with Steven Pinker

The PermaParent Trap

Baby boomer parents and their boomerang kids.

Naughty Puppets On Broadway

The Eyes and Mental Illness

Using irregularities in eye movement to diagnose psychological disorders.

Seniors: A Danger on the Road

Seniors misjudge their own driving ability.

Once Shy, Always Shy?

The brain differences between the timid and outgoing.

The Blues and the Bottom Line

Depression may be costing U.S. businesses $44 billion a year.

Batters on Benders

Blabbing To Nobody

People are more likely to divulge information to a computer.

Good Marriage, Good Heart

How long-term relationships can protect your heart.

Mammograms for Men?

Breast cancer is not just a woman's disease.

In the Buff - for Art's Sake

Creating landscape art with the human body.

On PT's Bookshelf

Women Make Better Leaders

Females develop better managerial styles than men.

How the Brain Learns

Researchers identify protein important for learning and memory.

The Dalai Lama and Depression

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