-
Heavy Drinking in Middle-Age May Increase Stroke Risk More Than Traditional Factors
Jan. 29, 2015 — Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages a day in middle-age raised stroke risks more than traditional factors such as high blood pressure and diabetes. Heavy drinking in mid-life was linked to ... full story -
Is This the Year You Join the Top One Percent? Affluence More Fluid Than Once Thought
Jan. 29, 2015 — Here's some good news for the New Year: According to new research, there's a 1 in 9 chance that a typical American will hit the jackpot and join the wealthiest 1 percent for at least one ... full story -
Privacy Challenges: Just Four Vague Pieces of Info Can Identify You, and Your Credit Card
Jan. 29, 2015 — Just four fairly vague pieces of information -- the dates and locations of four purchases -- are enough to identify 90 percent of the people in a data set recording three months of credit-card ... full story -
Individuals May Fail to Navigate Complex Tradeoffs in Privacy Decision-Making
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers have detailed the privacy hurdles people face while navigating in the information age, and what should be done about privacy at a policy level, in a new ... full story -
Public and Scientists Express Strikingly Different Views About Science-Related Issues
Jan. 29, 2015 — Despite similar views about the overall place of science in America, the general public and scientists often see science-related issues through a different lens, according to a new pair of ... full story -
Added Fructose Is a Principal Driver of Type 2 Diabetes, Experts Argue
Jan. 29, 2015 — Recent studies have shown that added sugars, particularly those containing fructose, are a principal driver of diabetes and pre-diabetes, even more so than other carbohydrates. Clinical experts ... full story -
Common Pesticide May Increase Risk of ADHD
Jan. 29, 2015 — A new study provides strong evidence, using data from animal models and humans, that exposure to a common household pesticide may be a risk factor for ... full story -
Infants Create New Knowledge While Sleeping
Jan. 29, 2015 — There is no rest for a baby's brain -- not even in sleep. While infants sleep they are reprocessing what they have learned. Researchers have discovered that babies of the age from nine to 16 ... full story -
Cancer Fear Can Impact Screening Uptake
Jan. 29, 2015 — People who worry about cancer are more likely to want to get screened for colon cancer, but feeling uncomfortable at the thought of cancer makes them less likely to actually go for the test, finds ... full story -
Blame Men for Political Gridlock, Study Says
Jan. 29, 2015 — Men in survey and experimental data were more likely than women to avoid cross-party political discussion, to judge political arguments based solely on what party is advancing them, and to form ... full story -
New Research Recommends Treating Elevated Blood Pressure During Pregnancy
Jan. 29, 2015 — Treating a woman's elevated blood pressure during pregnancy is safer for her and safe for the baby, a new study shows. The study addresses an age-old belief that reducing elevated blood pressure ... full story -
Feelings of Loneliness, Depression Linked to Binge-Watching Television
Jan. 29, 2015 — It seems harmless: getting settled in for a night of marathon session for a favorite TV show, like House of Cards. But why do we binge-watch TV, and can it really be harmless? A recent study has ... full story -
School Failure Linked to Higher Use of Computers at Home, Spanish Study Shows
Jan. 29, 2015 — Researchers have analyzed the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by secondary school students, by using a sample of 5,538 students. The study, based on surveys taken in the ... full story -
She Thinks Friends, He Thinks Sex
Jan. 29, 2015 — Men and women constantly misunderstand each other when it comes to the difference between being friends or sexual partners. But is that also true in a sexually liberal country where gender equality ... full story -
Love and Intimacy in Later Life: Active Sex Lives Common in the Over 70s
Jan. 29, 2015 — Older people are continuing to enjoy active sex lives well into their seventies and eighties, according to new research. More than half (54%) of men and almost a third (31%) of women over the age of ... full story -
Gender Roles: Men and Women Are Not So Different After All
Jan. 29, 2015 — Gender is a large part of our identity that is often defined by our psychological differences as men and women. But a researcher says in reality men and women are more alike than we may ... full story -
Concentrating on Word Sounds Helps Reading Instruction and Intervention
Jan. 28, 2015 — A neuroimaging study by psychologist suggests that phonics shouldn't be overlooked in favor of a whole-language technique, a finding that could help improve treatment and diagnosis of common ... full story -
Playing With Puzzles, Blocks May Build Children's Spatial Skills
Jan. 28, 2015 — Play may seem like fun and games, but new research shows that specific kinds of play are actually associated with development of particular cognitive skills. Data from an American nationally ... full story -
Beer Compound Could Help Fend Off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases
Jan. 28, 2015 — The health-promoting perks of wine have attracted the spotlight recently, leaving beer in the shadows. But scientists are discovering new ways in which the latter could be a more healthful beverage ... full story -
Communication Key When Dealing With Aging Parents
Jan. 28, 2015 — Headstrong elderly parents and their adult children may be able to find common ground with proper intervention, according to researchers in human ... full story
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- Is this the year you join the top one percent? Affluence more fluid than once thought
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Individuals may fail to navigate complex tradeoffs in privacy decision-making
- Public and scientists express strikingly different views about science-related issues
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Common pesticide may increase risk of ADHD
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Cancer fear can impact screening uptake
- Blame men for political gridlock, study says
- New research recommends treating elevated blood pressure during pregnancy
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- School failure linked to higher use of computers at home, Spanish study shows
- She thinks friends, he thinks sex
- Love and intimacy in later life: Active sex lives common in the over 70s
- Gender roles: Men and women are not so different after all
- Concentrating on word sounds helps reading instruction and intervention
- Playing with puzzles, blocks may build children's spatial skills
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Communication key when dealing with aging parents
- How to make your New Year's resolution last one year, not one month
- Hygiene practices affect contact lens case contamination
- Children feel most positively about mothers who respect their autonomy
- Dutch babies trump US peers in laughing, smiling, cuddling
- Sugary drinks linked to earlier onset of menstrual periods
- Infant failure to thrive linked to lysosome dysfunction
- Neuroscience researchers believe in quitting smoking gradually
- Where you can find new labels and why it's not all about the numbers
- Association between parental time pressure, mental health problems among children
- Decisions on future childbearing in women diagnosed with a meningioma
- Using stem cells to grow new hair
- Ads effective even in the midst of multitasking, studies find
- Students master math through movement using Kinect for Windows
- Many U.S. consumers do not use a food thermometer when cooking poultry, despite hazardous risks
- Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally
- Good bedtime habits equal better sleep for kids
- Higher dementia risk linked to more use of common drugs
- Nocturnal leg cramps more common in summer
- ‘Kindness curriculum’ boosts school success in preschoolers
- Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
- Partly wrong with a chance of being right: Weather forecast
- In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
- Mindfulness-based program in schools making a positive impact, study shows
- Mother's stress hormone levels may affect fetal growth and long term health of child
- Stress during pregnancy related to infant gut microbiota
- Fatherly involvement with teenage girls may lead to safer sexual protection in college
- How listeria breaches the placenta
- Rabies booster defends pets with out-of-date vaccination against the disease
- For university students, walking beats sitting
- Reducing work-family conflicts in the workplace helps people to sleep better
- Morphine following common childhood surgery may be life threatening
- Use it or lose it: Active learning improves cognitive learning in active adults
- Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking; awareness of dreaming
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- Early English exposure prepares Spanish-speaking children for academic success
- Lucky charms: When are superstitions used most?
- Mothers don't speak so clearly to their babies
- What to do in a flu epidemic? Stay at home and watch TV
- Effect of thyroid disorders on reproductive health
- Parents' belief that a child will attend college plays big role in early academic success
- Newer foam rollers benefit muscles, not hair
- Effect of BPA and estradiol on sperm development seen by researchers
- Prescription painkillers, widely used by childbearing age women, double birth defects risk
- Infants can learn to communicate from videos, study shows
- Strong association between menopausal symptoms, bone health
- New research could give alternatives for children's eye exams
- Blame it on your brain: Salt and hypertension
- Empowering family caregivers assures successful acute care transitions
- How are student loans affecting the well-being of young adults?
- American liberals and conservatives think as if from different cultures
- Profitable phishing schemes slyly tinker with our heads, then rip us off
- How charter school foes are failing
- Is cheating on the field worse than cheating on a spouse? Some fans think so
- Computers: Visually pleasing graphics enhance user performance
- When the price just feels right: Do rounded numbers appeal to our emotions?
- Trying to project an image of success? It could make you dwell on your failures
- Sleep tight and stay bright? Invest now, researcher says
- More realistic physical activity targets needed, say experts
- Antisocial and non-antisocial siblings share difficulty recognizing emotions
- Experts call for a rethink on guidelines about children's screen time
- Video-based therapy might benefit babies at risk of autism
- Fatty acids in fish may shield brain from mercury damage
- Job seekers with 'learning' attitude have more success
- Rescuing memories of past events: How the mundane can be meaningful -- and remembered
- Humorous complaining: Funny online reviews get lots of attention but do they get results?
- Weight Watchers: Shed pounds but lose your friends?
- Only about half of teenage girls receive HPV vaccine at CDC's recommended age
- Health consciousness: Do consumers believe healthy food always tastes bad?
- Ecocentricity: How do consumers decide what makes a product 'green'?
- Oranges versus orange juice: Which one might be better for your health?
- Should arsenic in food be a concern?
- Intrusive monitoring of internet use by parents actually leads adolescents to increase their risky online behavior
- Link found between pain during or after sexual intercourse and mode of delivery
- How attached to our smart phones are we?
- Largest study of babies born after infertility treatment shows significant improvements in health over past 20 years
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Subscribe for Free
Stay up to date with ScienceDaily's Living Well News, delivered daily to your email inbox or RSS reader:
