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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 -
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 -
How to Make Your New Year's Resolution Last One Year, Not One Month
Jan. 28, 2015 — A kinesiologist breaks down some simple steps to stick to your weight loss resolution for the full year. "If you start with lofty goals, it's easy to become discouraged if you don't ... full story -
Hygiene Practices Affect Contact Lens Case Contamination
Jan. 28, 2015 — Contact lens wearers who don't follow certain hygiene habits have increased bacterial contamination of their contact lens cases, reports a new study. Washing hands with soap and water, allowing ... full story -
Children Feel Most Positively About Mothers Who Respect Their Autonomy
Jan. 28, 2015 — Mothers who support their children's need for autonomy as the children grow tend to be viewed more positively by their children. The study included more than 2,000 mothers and their children. It ... full story -
Dutch Babies Trump US Peers in Laughing, Smiling, Cuddling
Jan. 28, 2015 — Dutch babies laugh, smile and like to cuddle more than their American counterparts. A new study examining temperamental differences between US and Dutch babies found infants born in the Netherlands ... full story -
Sugary Drinks Linked to Earlier Onset of Menstrual Periods
Jan. 27, 2015 — Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research. The findings are important not only because of the growing ... full story -
Infant Failure to Thrive Linked to Lysosome Dysfunction
Jan. 27, 2015 — Neonatal intestinal disorders that prevent infants from getting the nutrients they need may be caused by defects in the lysosomal system -- or cell recycling center -- that occur before weaning. ... full story -
Neuroscience Researchers Believe in Quitting Smoking Gradually
Jan. 27, 2015 — The immediate reaction in the brain after quitting smoking has been the focus of a recent study. At just 12 hours after kicking the habit, the oxygen uptake and blood flow in the brain decrease ... full story -
Where You Can Find New Labels and Why It's Not All About the Numbers
Jan. 27, 2015 — A nutritionist explains a new regulation requiring calorie labeling at restaurants and why it's not just the numbers that put weight on your ... full story -
Association Between Parental Time Pressure, Mental Health Problems Among Children
Jan. 27, 2015 — Children whose parents experience time pressure are more likely to have mental health problems, a researcher has found. Children's sense of wellbeing largely reflects the circumstances in which ... full story -
Decisions on Future Childbearing in Women Diagnosed With a Meningioma
Jan. 27, 2015 — 43% of surveyed female meningioma survivors aged 25--44 yrs stated they were warned that pregnancy was a risk factor for meningioma recurrence. Nevertheless, these women were more likely to want a ... full story -
Using Stem Cells to Grow New Hair
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have used human pluripotent stem cells to generate new hair. The study represents the first step toward the development of a cell-based treatment for people with hair loss. In the United ... full story -
Ads Effective Even in the Midst of Multitasking, Studies Find
Jan. 26, 2015 — Those video ads playing in the corner of your computer screen, in the midst of multitasking, may have more impact than you realize. They may be as effective as ads you're really watching, says ... full story -
Students Master Math Through Movement Using Kinect for Windows
Jan. 26, 2015 — Significant gains in the understanding of angles and angle measurements by elementary school students are seen in those who performed body-based tasks while interacting with a Kinect for Windows ... full story -
Many U.S. Consumers Do Not Use a Food Thermometer When Cooking Poultry, Despite Hazardous Risks
Jan. 26, 2015 — Many consumers do not follow some recommended food safety practices when handling raw poultry at home, according to a study. The study found that fewer than two-thirds of consumers own a food ... full story -
Girls Lead Boys in Academic Achievement Globally
Jan. 26, 2015 — Considerable attention has been paid to how boys' educational achievements in science and math compare to girls' accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys ... full story -
Good Bedtime Habits Equal Better Sleep for Kids
Jan. 26, 2015 — Children obtain better and more age-appropriate sleep in the presence of household rules and regular sleep-wake routines, according to sleep ... full story -
Higher Dementia Risk Linked to More Use of Common Drugs
Jan. 26, 2015 — A large study links a significantly increased risk for developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, to taking commonly used medications with anticholinergic effects at higher doses or for ... full story -
Nocturnal Leg Cramps More Common in Summer
Jan. 26, 2015 — Painful nocturnal leg cramps are about twice as common during summer than in winter, found a new study. Because quinine is commonly prescribed to treat leg cramps, researchers looked at the number of ... full story
- Playing with puzzles, blocks may build children's spatial skills
- 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
- Can coffee protect against malignant melanoma? Study looks at trends
- Men and women process emotions differently
- Organic, conventional milk: Comparing apples to apples?
- Facebook not to blame for negative impact on grades, professor says
- BPA exposure during pregnancy causes oxidative stress in child, mother
- Poor social integration = poor health
- Alcohol ads on TV associated with drinking behavior in young people
- Use of IVF procedure for male infertility has doubled; not linked with improved outcomes
- Study challenges best way to position women during childbirth
- Poorer parents are just as involved in their children's activities as better-off parents
- Social media can provide support needed to maintain weight loss
- Majority of young women, men prefer egalitarian relationships, study shows
- Group walking cuts risk of life-threatening conditions
- Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to reduced risk of heart failure, large study finds
- Iodine deficiency in pregnant women impairs embryonic brain development
- Hostile boss? Study finds advantages to giving it right back
- Pay-to-play keeping kids on the sidelines
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