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New research from Boston University reveals that nosy coworkers don’t just annoy — they can raise stress levels, hurt performance, and erode trust in the workplace. (Source: free licensed)
Nosy Coworkers

Snooping Colleagues Send our Stress Levels Rising

They lurk at the coffee machine and hover near your desk — nosy coworkers are more than just an office nuisance. New research from Boston University sheds light on how workplace snooping raises stress levels, lowers performance, and erodes trust, and introduces a new tool to measure just how intrusive your colleagues really are.

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Prof. Dr. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg is a research group leader at the Department of Biomedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, and University Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern. (Source: ZVG)
Balanced Nutrition in Infancy

Early-Life Diet Shapes Gut Immunity

Researchers from the University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered that the composition of our diet in early life can strengthen the immune system. Using a mouse model, the researchers showed that certain food components increase the production and diversity of antibodies in the intestine, regardless of the existing intestinal microbiota.

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