Working from home is one of the biggest perks of being a freelancer. In fact, a recent Stanford University study shows that working from home can boost one’s overall job performance by 13%, and...
In recent weeks, the scientific community has been buzzing with predictions that the United States might put more focus on medical research. Spurred by remarks President Barack Obama made in his State of the...
In an effort to improve the quality of life of its citizens, the Japanese government is considering passing a law that would require its workers to take mandatory vacation time.According to Slate, the law, currently...
“A lot of doctors believe that sitting is the new cancer.”This phrase, recently spoken by Apple CEO Tim Cook, was intended to emphasize the importance of staying active throughout the day (and therefore emphasizing...
TrueFacet, an online marketplace for the sale of luxury jewelry, recently announced the expansion of its secondhand jewelry sales, raising $1.7 million to finance it. The secondhand jewelry market needed updating, as it was...
No matter how attentively you care for your body, there is no real way to prevent yourself from developing some type of medical condition. Take chronic back pain, for example: according to the American...
Working from home is a controversial and largely untested practice that always seems to have mixed results. Does it really make workers happier and more productive? Or do employees who work from home tend...