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    • Are you longing for a boyfriend? Well, if you don’t mind your guy being a semi-creepy, life-size knit person, have we got the self-birthday gift for you.

      Dutch designer Noortje de Keijzer has created a pair of cushion men, lovingly hand-stitched by her mother and grandmother and known collectively as “My Knitted Boyfriend.” Their individual names, however, are Artur and Steve and they both come with their own manly accessories, like mustaches, bowties, glasses and even tattoos (for those who like our stuffed men a bit on the wild side.)

      Does a life-size knit man need to brush his teeth? (Noortje de Keijzer)Does a life-size knit man need to brush his teeth? (Noortje de Keijzer)There’s also an illustrated how-to manual for those who need a little tutelage on what to do with an inanimate object.

      Also see: Japanese students invent a 'girlfriend coat'

      “My Knitted Boyfriend is a cushion with a story. A cushion with a personality. A cushion to kiss! Or, well… to cuddle, to caress, to hug, and to smile with. Because this man is always happy,” de Keijzer writes on her website.

      “But most of all he likes to lay down next to you in

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    • It's one of those age old stereotypes that creeps up in everything from literature to news media, movies and television shows: Men are emotionally daft, unable to understand the subtle emotional cues of the more delicate members of the species, namely babies and women.

      But does this stereotype have any legitimate basis in science? At least one research study claims it does.

      Research reveals that men often don't know what women's eyes are communicating. (Thinkstock)New research out of the University Hospital in Bochum, Germany says men often don’t have a clue what a woman’s eyes are communicating.

      The study -- published last week in the journal PLOS ONE -- found that when men looked at close-up photos of human eyes they were twice as likely to incorrectly identify the mood expressed in the eyes of woman, as opposed to a the eyes of a man.

      Also see: Surprising difference between men and women's happiness

      Lead researcher Boris Schiffer and his colleagues used a sample size of 22 men between the ages of 21 and 52, with an average age of 36. They put those men through a

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    • Depression can be contagious, study claims

      By | Shine On – Tue, 23 Apr, 2013 10:53 AM EDT

      Students who live together can pass on their depression, claims a new study. (Thinkstock)The idea that your mood is affected by those you spend time with is probably not news to you.

      But what if we told you that something as serious as depression -- a possible chemical imbalance in one's brain that can immobilize some -- can be triggered by being around others who exhibit depressive behaviours.

      A recent study by psychological scientists Gerald Haeffel and Jennifer Hames from the University of Notre Dame suggests that university students who live together can pass on their depression, through a mental process known as "cognitive vulnerability."

      “Our study demonstrates that cognitive vulnerability has the potential to wax and wane over time depending on the social context,” the researchers write in their paper.

      Also see: A diet that beats depression?

      Cognitive vulnerability -- a term used to describe a particular world view where people assume stressful life events are out of their control and occur because of their own deficiency -- is a significant risk factor for depression,

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