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Preschoolers Can Reflect on What They Don't Know
July 22, 2014 — Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers find that preschoolers are able to gauge the strength of their memories and make decisions based on their self-assessments. The findings contribute to ... full story -
How Children Categorize Living Things
July 22, 2014 — "Name everything you can think of that is alive." How would a child respond to this question? Would his or her list be full of relatives, animals from movies and books, or perhaps ... full story -
Freezing Blueberries Improves Antioxidant Availability
July 22, 2014 — Blueberries pack a powerful antioxidant punch, whether eaten fresh or from the freezer, according to a researcher. Anthocyanins, a group of antioxidant compounds, are responsible for the color in ... full story -
Cost-Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Programs, Drugs
July 22, 2014 — In a cost-effectiveness analysis of commercial diet programs and pills, the Weight Watchers program and the drug Qsymia showed the best value for the money. The Jenny Craig regimen generated the ... full story -
Study Reveals 'Unhappiest' Cities in the U.S.
July 22, 2014 — New research identifies the unhappiest cities in the U.S., but finds that some young people are still willing to relocate to them for a good job opportunity or lower housing prices. The analysis ... full story -
African-American Homeownership Increasingly Less Stable, More Risky
July 22, 2014 — African-Americans are 45 percent more likely than whites to switch from owning their homes to renting them, A new study from American sociologists finds. The study examines racial inequality in ... full story -
High School Lacrosse Players at Risk for Concussions, Other Injuries, Study Finds
July 22, 2014 — High school players experienced 1,406 injuries over the four academic years from 2008 through 2012, a new study reports. The overall injury rate was 20 per 10,000 lacrosse competitions and practices. ... full story -
Low Strength Brain Stimulation May Be Effective for Depression
July 22, 2014 — Brain stimulation treatments, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are often effective for the treatment of depression. Like antidepressant medications, ... full story -
Computer Privacy: Share Button May Share Your Browsing History, Too
July 22, 2014 — One in 18 of the world’s top 100,000 websites track users without their consent using a previously undetected cookie-like tracking mechanism embedded in ‘share’ buttons. The researchers traced ... full story -
'Moral Victories' Might Spare You from Losing Again
July 21, 2014 — Coaches tend to overreact to close losses, and their hasty personnel adjustments tend to backfire in the long run, research shows. Researchers focused on whether coaches adjusted their personnel ... full story -
Eating Probiotics Regularly May Improve Your Blood Pressure
July 21, 2014 — Probiotics -- a bacteria in yogurt and supplements -- appear to modestly lower blood pressure, according to a review of nine studies. The blood pressure-lowering effect from probiotics was greatest ... full story -
Guide to Household Water Conservation Provided by Experts
July 21, 2014 — Households can reduce water use substantially by simple actions such as installing more efficient appliances and changing day-to-day habits involving water consumption, experts explain in a new ... full story -
Communication About Female Condom Vital to Young Adults, Researchers Say
July 21, 2014 — Communication researchers examine sexual health messages aimed at young college adults about the female condom. The first female condom was introduced in the U.S. in 1993, but drew little interest ... full story -
Try, Try Again? Study Says No: Trying Harder Makes It More Difficult to Learn Some Aspects of Language, Neuroscientists Find
July 21, 2014 — Neuroscientists find that trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language. When it comes to learning languages, adults and children have different strengths. Adults excel at ... full story -
Parents Rank Their Obese Children as 'Very Healthy'
July 21, 2014 — Parents of obese children often do not recognize the potentially serious health consequences of childhood weight gain or the importance of daily physical activity in helping their child reach a ... full story -
New Research Links Bad Diet to Loss of Smell
July 21, 2014 — Could stuffing yourself full of high-fat foods cause you to lose your sense of smell? A new study by neuroscientists says so, and it has researchers taking a closer look at how our diets could impact ... full story -
Missing Sleep May Hurt Your Memory
July 21, 2014 — Lack of sleep, already considered a public health epidemic, can also lead to errors in memory, finds a new study that found participants deprived of a night’s sleep were more likely to flub the ... full story -
Brain Waves Show Learning to Read Does Not End in 4th Grade, Contrary to Popular Theory
July 21, 2014 — Teachers-in-training have long been taught that fourth grade is when students stop learning to read and start reading to learn. But a new study tested the theory by analyzing brain waves and found ... full story -
Children as Young as Three Recognize 'Cuteness' in Faces of People, Animals
July 21, 2014 — Children as young as three are able to recognize the same ‘cute’ infantile facial features in humans and animals which encourage caregiving behavior in adults, new research has shown. A study ... full story -
Large Twin Study Suggests That Language Delay Due More to Nature Than Nurture
July 21, 2014 — A study of 473 sets of twins followed since birth found twins have twice the rate of language delay as do single-born children. Moreover, identical twins have greater rates of language delay than do ... full story
- Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know
- How children categorize living things
- Freezing blueberries improves antioxidant availability
- Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
- Study reveals 'unhappiest' cities in the U.S.
- African-American homeownership increasingly less stable, more risky
- High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Computer privacy: Share button may share your browsing history, too
- 'Moral victories' might spare you from losing again
- Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
- Guide to household water conservation provided by experts
- Communication about female condom vital to young adults, researchers say
- Try, try again? Study says no: Trying harder makes it more difficult to learn some aspects of language, neuroscientists find
- Parents rank their obese children as 'very healthy'
- New research links bad diet to loss of smell
- Missing sleep may hurt your memory
- Brain waves show learning to read does not end in 4th grade, contrary to popular theory
- Children as young as three recognize 'cuteness' in faces of people, animals
- Large twin study suggests that language delay due more to nature than nurture
- New trigger for ovulation could make IVF safer
- Negative HPV test may predict lower cervical cancer risk than a negative Pap
- Dog food goes gourmet: Nine emerging trends in pet food
- Eight ways zinc affects the human body
- Choosing cheese: Research identifies microbial communities in cheese
- Losing sleep over your divorce? Your blood pressure could suffer
- Adolescent alcohol abuse disrupts transitions into early adulthood
- Fish oil may benefit alcohol abusers
- No evidence that California cellphone ban decreased accidents, says researcher
- Don't skimp on shades this summer
- You should talk to strangers: Doing so increases positive experience, study shows
- Exercise, relaxation activities positively impact people with social anxiety disorders
- Obese women may have learning deficit specific to food
- Best advice for acne patients? Patience
- Eye movements reveal difference between love and lust
- Preventing foodborne illness naturally: With cinnamon
- Investing in sexual, reproductive health of 10 to 14 year olds yields lifetime benefits
- How does working part-time versus working full-time affect breastfeeding goals?
- Women's professional self-identity impacts on childcare balance, but not men's
- Danish DNA could be key to happiness
- Keeping a promise worth more than exceeding it
- Measuring nurture: Study shows how 'good mothering' hardwires infant brain
- Sometimes passion at work can be dangerous
- Asthma drugs suppress children's growth, study suggest
- Fair cake cutting gets its own algorithm
- Sun exposure, vitamin D levels and mortality
- Mediterranean diet has varied effects on cognitive decline among different races, study shows
- Does practice really make perfect?
- Marijuana dependence alters the brain's response to drug paraphernalia
- Health risks posed by 'third hand' tobacco smoke
- Do women talk more than men? It's all about context
- Do daughters really cause divorce? Maybe not
- Adolescent males seek intimacy, close relationships with the opposite sex
- Obesity may be impacted by stress, study shows
- Experts voice concerns over arsenic in rice
- Cooperation: Preteens, teens most fickle, older people most cooperative
- Parents: What you need to know before your teen hits the road
- Taking B vitamins won't prevent Alzheimer's disease, researchers conclude
- Kids' 'community' knowledge from internet leaves researcher hopeful
- SIDS risks vary by infant age: Bed sharing remains greatest risk factor for sleep related infant deaths
- The power of making amends
- Study: Young women with sexy social media photos seen as less competent
- Older adults nearly twice as likely to have memories affected by distractions
- Genome-wide analysis reveals genetic similarities among friends: Study finds truth to 'friends are the family you choose'
- Months before their first words, babies' brains rehearse speech mechanics
- Say 'no' to interruptions, 'yes' to better work
- Physical fitness associated with less pronounced effect of sedentary behavior
- Internet browsing can improve millennial attention to workplace tasks
- Weighty issue: Stress and high-fat meals combine to slow metabolism in women
- Nutritional, food safety benefits of organic farming documented by major study
- Exercise is the best medicine, study shows
- Non-invasive urine test could be used to predict premature birth, delivery of small babies
- Do women perceive other women in red as more sexually receptive?
- Drinking alcohol provides no heart health benefit, new study shows
- How Twitter can be used to address specific health issues
- Want a higher GPA in college? Join a gym
- What you eat may affect your body's internal biological clock
- Mothers orchestrate infant attention to teach new words, study concludes
- Mobile phone bling may be personal, and also cultural thing
- How antioxidants can accelerate cancers, and why they don't protect against them
- Decreasing font size enhances reading comprehension among children who have already developed proficient reading skills
- Natural birth may strengthen immune system, mouse study shows
- Go play outside: Outdoor time promotes physical activity in youth
- Being a good sport ranks as top 'fun' factor in study of youth sports
- Great tasting low-fat cheeses, cakes could soon be on the menu
- How coffee protects against Parkinson's
- Low back pain? Don't blame the weather
- Men's hot flashes: Hypnotic relaxation therapy may ease the discomfort that guys don't talk about
- Letrozole may help women with polycystic ovary syndrome become pregnant
- My brother's keeper: How siblings teach one another about the world
- Think fun when exercising and you'll eat less later
- Nearly 50 percent of grade 12 students in Ontario report texting while driving
- Mode of delivery following perineal tear, recurrence rate in subsequent pregnancies
- Children on dairy farms run one-tenth the risk of developing allergies; Dairy farm exposure also beneficial during pregnancy
- Cinnamon may be used to halt progression of Parkinson's disease, study suggests
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