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A New Wrinkle in Smoking Research
June 19, 2013 — If health concerns won’t get college students to quit smoking, maybe experiencing the future will. A researcher tested a video game showing social smokers what they might look like after 20 ... > full story -
Video Gamers Really Do See More: Gamers Capture More Information Faster for Visual Decision-Making
June 11, 2013 — Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, ... > full story -
Most Youth Football Player Concussions Occur During Games, Not Practice
June 6, 2013 — Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in youth football, concerns have been raised about the sport being dangerous for this age group. Researchers have analyzed the incidence ... > full story -
Study Suggests Fathers Should Ask Kids: 'Am I the Dad You Need Me to Be?'
June 5, 2013 — As Father's Day approaches, psychologists say dads should ask their children for a little more feedback than they might get with the yearly greeting card. A new study found that the way young people ... > full story -
Big Brothers and Sisters Pay Off for Nature's Social Spiders
May 29, 2013 — The behavior of social spiders may settle debates over the benefits of older siblings. Researchers studying Australian social huntsman spiders discovered that younger siblings thrive when raised in ... > full story -
Human-Like Opponents Lead to More Aggression in Video Game Players
May 20, 2013 — Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a new ... > full story -
New Study Recommends Using Active Videogaming ('exergaming') to Improve Children's Health
May 17, 2013 — Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50 percent of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28 percent of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical ... > full story -
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Common Myths About Digital Piracy Busted
May 14, 2013 — The results of a large-scale, analysis of BitTorrent file-sharing of computer games, focusing on using open methodologies, bust some of the common myths about digital ... > full story -
Optimal Workout Partner Encourages Less to Motivate More
May 7, 2013 — The best workout partner may be one who understands that silence is golden, according to a new ... > full story -
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Cyberbullying Rampant Among High School Students: Nearly One-Third of Youths Also Report Playing Video/computer Games for More Than 3 Hours a Day
May 5, 2013 — Step into a class of 30 high school students and look around. Five of them have been victims of electronic bullying in the past year. What's more, 10 of those students spend three or more hours on an ... > full story
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