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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Researchers deem social media usage detrimental to GPA

Daily Free Press Admin April 22, 2013

Whether someone is hitting the books in the library or completing an online problem set, the temptation to procrastinate is always present. Facebook is often opened in another computer tab and a cellphone...

Researchers deem salt as risk factor for autoimmune disease

Daily Free Press Admin March 18, 2013

When tired, hungry and cramming for a big exam, it is easy to reach for a cheap and quick snack, such as some greasy and sodium-loaded junk food. However, the next time you go to grab a bag of potato...

Twitter: A disease-networking site

Daily Free Press Admin February 19, 2013

Even people without Twitter accounts are familiar with the little blue bird that flutters around social networking sites, tweeting messages of 140 characters or fewer. Many social networkers have joined...

Stress mismanagement: Link to mental illness

Daily Free Press Admin January 29, 2013

As the semester begins to unfold, students may find they have an old friend returning for a visit. It’s a friend no one really likes, but many find themselves running into him at the most inconvenient...

Do you have U-shaped happiness?

Daily Free Press Admin December 11, 2012

Darwinian theory suggests that humans are evolutionarily evolved from primates and share many bodily structures and functions with them.  A new study suggests that human emotions may be connected to primates...

Science Tuesday: Take back control of your brain

Daily Free Press Admin October 29, 2012

For students looking for a way to focus their minds while studying, researchers at the Strong Foundation have an answer. Their website, Brain Shift Radio, launched after three decades of research on music-based...

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