On this episode #5, we discuss recent research news that affects our lives and future. On this episode, here are the main headlines: 

1. Feeling angry lately? New research suggests that a good night of sleep may be just what you need.

2. Have you been intermittent fasting? cutting calories have been linked to many health benefits including longer lifespan. But why? A new study shows how calorie intake may affect your core body temperature.

3. Finally, if you are working on self-improvement goals, is competition against others always the better strategy over cooperation with others? New study using fitness trackers sheds some light on this age-old question… compete or cooperate? 

Journal References

1.     Krizan, Z., Miller, A., & Hisler, G. (2020, April). Does losing sleep unleash anger? Sleep (Vol. 43, pp. A105-A105)

2.      Carlos Guijas, J. Rafael Montenegro-Burke, Rigo Cintron-Colon, Xavier Domingo-Almenara, Manuel Sanchez-Alavez, Carlos A. Aguirre, Kokila Shankar, Erica L.-W. Majumder, Elizabeth Billings, Bruno Conti, Gary Siuzdak. Metabolic adaptation to calorie restriction. Science Signaling, 2020; 13 (648): eabb2490 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abb2490

3.     Wolf, T., Jahn, S., Hammerschmidt, M., & Weiger, W. H. (2020). Competition versus cooperation: How technology-facilitated social interdependence initiates the self-improvement chain. International Journal of Research in Marketing.