How about a quick backstory on how humidity frizz comes to the fore? The moisture from the air enters the hair’s cuticle causing it to swell and hair begins to revert. So if you ever wondered how your curly hairstyle turned into a bigger curly poof (sometimes this works in your favor, and sometimes it doesn’t), or why your straight hairstyle reverted in muggy weather, you know now. Can you prevent it from happening?...

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Whether you’re looking for a new color, cut or just a small change, you need to embrace our mantra, “New Year, New ‘Do!” ** 1. Partial Blonde Highlights 1. Partial Blonde Highlights No matter the length or cut of your hair, you can always spice it up with a splash of highlights! Have fun with your color by adding some partial blonde highlights to create a new contrast in your look....

But why? What’s happening in our brains that makes an isolated set of sounds resonate in these ways? A new neuroscience study aimed to find out. In the study, researchers scanned twenty college students’ brains using fMRI technology while they listened to very short clips of music—some familiar and some unfamiliar to them, and some they might like or dislike, according to what the researchers could gather about their musical tastes....

Recent evidence suggests that a promising approach is to complement psychological counseling with additional activities that are not too taxing for clients but yield high results. In our own research, we have zeroed in on one such activity: the practice of gratitude. Indeed, many studies over the past decade have found that people who consciously count their blessings tend to be happier and less depressed. We set out to address these questions in a recent research study involving nearly 300 adults, mostly college students, who were seeking mental health counseling at a university....