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Education Boosts Brain Function Long After School, Study Shows
Mar. 11, 2014 — Education significantly improves mental functioning in seniors even four decades after finishing school, shows a new study. The study shows that people who attended school for longer periods ... full story -
Gesturing With Hands a Powerful Tool for Children's Math Learning
Mar. 11, 2014 — Children who use their hands to gesture during a math lesson gain a deep understanding of the problems they are taught, according to new research. Previous research has found that gestures can help ... full story -
Tracking Neighborhood Eating Habits to Promote Healthier Diets
Mar. 11, 2014 — Using checkout grocery data from Montreal neighborhoods as a tool to combat unhealthy food choices, a new study has developed a way for health agencies to track Montreal consumers' food choices, ... full story -
How Twitter Shapes Public Opinion
Mar. 11, 2014 — How exactly does Twitter, with its 241 million users tweeting out 500 million messages daily, shape public opinion? That question was tackled by a group of researchers in China, who investigated how ... full story -
Face Matching for Passports and IDs Incredibly Fallible
Mar. 11, 2014 — New research finds face matching, as when customs agents check passports, to be incredibly fallible, with error rates between 10 and 20 percent under ideal, laboratory-induced conditions, and much ... full story -
Girls Born Small or Underweight Twice as Likely to Be Infertile in Adulthood
Mar. 10, 2014 — Girls born unexpectedly small or underweight seem to be twice as likely to have fertility problems in adulthood as those of normal size at birth, suggests new research. "As medical research and ... full story -
Some Characteristics Increase the Likelihood of Getting Married and Living Together
Mar. 10, 2014 — Health economists have investigated the personal traits that influence a person's likelihood of entering into a marriage or cohabitating relationship. When it comes to romantic relationships, ... full story -
Social Media and Science: Don't Choose a Diet Based on What's Trending
Mar. 10, 2014 — Human nutritionist says to look past the social media headline when choosing a diet, because you could be missing important information. "Social media is a great way to get information, but ... full story -
Feeding Gut Microbiota: Nutrition, Probiotics Key Factors for Digestive Health
Mar. 10, 2014 — A healthy and balanced diet, as well as probiotics, have been known to be helpful in preserving gastrointestinal health for quite a long time. But it is only recently that the underlying mechanisms ... full story -
Tricky Balancing Act: Antibiotics Versus the Gut Microbiota
Mar. 10, 2014 — Antibiotics are valuable, potentially life-saving tools that have significantly reduced human morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, antibiotics may also have unintended consequences from their ... full story -
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
Mar. 10, 2014 — In a new study, participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The results show that the group of women with the ... full story -
Dropped Your Toast? Five-Second Food Rule Exists, New Research Suggests
Mar. 10, 2014 — Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to new research. The findings suggest there may be ... full story -
Strong Parental Networks: Not Good for All Children
Mar. 10, 2014 — Parents’ social networks have an impact on their children’s educational attainment. Researchers have studied the details of how parental networks affect the educational careers of adolescents. ... full story -
Healthy Midlife Diet May Prevent Dementia Later
Mar. 10, 2014 — Healthy dietary choices in midlife may prevent dementia in later years, according a doctoral thesis. The results showed that those who ate the healthiest diet at the average age of 50 had an almost ... full story -
Education 'Protects' Poor Women from Fattening Effects of Rising Wealth
Mar. 8, 2014 — Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods, but a new study suggests that more educated consumers make ... full story -
Pre-Term Birth Leads to Increased Risk of Asthma, Wheezing Disorders
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have published findings strongly suggesting that preterm birth -- prior to 37 weeks gestation -- increases the risk of asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood, and that the risk of ... full story -
Self-Acceptance Could Be the Key to a Happier Life, Yet It's the Happy Habit Many People Practice the Least
Mar. 7, 2014 — Happiness is more than just a feeling; it is something we can all practice on a daily basis. But people are better at some 'happy habits' than others. In fact, the one habit that ... full story -
Infants Using Known Verbs to Learn New Nouns: Before Infants Begin to Talk in Sentences, They Are Paying Careful Attention to Conversations
Mar. 7, 2014 — New research demonstrates that even before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to the way a new word is used in conversations, and they learn new words from this ... full story -
Mothers Leave Work Because They Don't Want to Behave Like Working Men, Study Suggests
Mar. 7, 2014 — Middle-class working mothers are leaving work because they are unwilling to behave like men, according to a new research article. Many of the interviewed women found it hard to combine work and ... full story -
How Seeing the Same GP Helps Your Health
Mar. 6, 2014 — Patients are more likely to raise a health problem with a doctor they've seen over time and have built-up a relationship with, new research has revealed. The insight comes as an increasing ... full story -
For Older Drivers One Drink May Be One Too Many, Study Finds
Mar. 6, 2014 — You may have only had one glass of wine with dinner, but if you’re 55 or older, that single serving may hit you hard enough to make you a dangerous driver. Researchers tested how drinking legally ... full story
- Education boosts brain function long after school, study shows
- Gesturing with hands a powerful tool for children's math learning
- Tracking neighborhood eating habits to promote healthier diets
- How Twitter shapes public opinion
- Face matching for passports and IDs incredibly fallible
- Girls born small or underweight twice as likely to be infertile in adulthood
- Some characteristics increase the likelihood of getting married and living together
- Social media and science: Don't choose a diet based on what's trending
- Feeding gut microbiota: Nutrition, probiotics key factors for digestive health
- Tricky balancing act: Antibiotics versus the gut microbiota
- Healthy eating may reduce the risk of preterm delivery
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- Strong parental networks: Not good for all children
- Healthy midlife diet may prevent dementia later
- Pre-term birth leads to increased risk of asthma, wheezing disorders
- Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it's the happy habit many people practice the least
- Infants using known verbs to learn new nouns: Before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to conversations
- Mothers leave work because they don't want to behave like working men, study suggests
- How seeing the same GP helps your health
- For older drivers one drink may be one too many, study finds
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival, study shows
- Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep?
- Some people really just don't like music
- The rise of spring allergies: Fact or fiction?
- Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra
- E-cigarettes: Gateway to nicotine addiction for U.S. teens
- Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
- Heart failure unknowns a roadblock to managing health
- Addressing the rapid increase in cesarean birth rates
- Energy drinks linked to teen health risks
- 'Tiger mothers' run risk of raising ethnic outcasts in pursuit of academic success
- How the Internet is transforming our experience of being ill
- Working pressures increase children attending nursery with respiratory tract infections
- Iron deficiency important to assess in children adopted from institutional settings
- Eating red, processed meat: What scientists say
- Hey, boss! Lose yourself to dance, know yourself better
- Atypical development in siblings of children with autism is detectable at 12 months
- Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
- Long-lasting device protects against HIV, pregnancy
- Fertility prospects don't increase significantly when fallopian tubes are preserved following ectopic pregnancy
- Calcium, vitamin D improve cholesterol in postmenopausal women
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Are bilingual kids more open-minded? Probably not
- Some metallic toys, low-cost jewelry present health risks for young children
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- All work and no play for children: Losing their childhood and their happiness?
- Doulas ease stress, increase satisfaction with birthing experience, statistics indicate
- Your face says it all? Not so fast
- Barbie could dampen a young girl's career dreams, study suggests
- Half of pregnant women are passive smokers, due above all to their partners, Spanish study finds
- Higher status than one's partner makes both men, women vulnerable to intimate partner violence
- Determination might be a very human expression
- A lower ratio between index, ring fingers is associated with higher risk of developing severe osteoarthritis in the knee, says study
- Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to children's arteries
- Mother's diet linked to premature birth: fruits, vegetables linked to reduced risk of preterm delivery
- Moving out of high poverty appears to affect the mental health of boys, girls differently
- Young children form first impressions from faces
- Female fertility: What's testosterone got to do with it? Research shows male hormones may enhance IVF therapy
- Drinking buddies deny copying alcoholic drink orders
- New evidence confirms link between IQ, brain cortex
- Military dads have to re-learn parenting after deployment
- Women's jobs are poorer paid, less flexible, more stressful
- Meat and cheese may be as bad for you as smoking
- Children who regularly practice family routines exhibit higher social-emotional health
- Youngest kindergarteners most likely to be held back, study finds
- Using a treadmill while working can boost employee productivity, study finds
- Hungry for 'likes': Anxiety over Facebook photos linked to eating disorders
- High consumption of fish oil may benefit cardiovascular health, public health finds
- HPV vaccine provides significant protection against cervical abnormalities
- Prevalence of allergies the same across the U.S., regardless of where people live
- New online care from dietitians helps control weight
- Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity, physical inactivity
- Advertisements Telling Smokers 'Why' to Quit More Successful Than 'How' Messages
- New school meal standards significantly increase fruit, vegetable consumption
- Female doctors spend more time than male doctors on parenting, household tasks
- The more available alcohol is, the more likely that people will drink heavily, international study finds
- Hangovers do not seem to have much influence on the time to next drink
- Do bedroom televisions contribute to youth obesity?
- Yoga regulates stress hormones, improves quality of life for women with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy
- Want to save water? Toilets have greatest impact
- Race relations affected by where you live
- Think it’s safe to type a quick text while walking? Think again
- In academia, men more likely to cooperate with lower-ranked colleagues
- Tears and fears: How do emotions change our political attitudes?
- Increased intake of fish can boost good cholesterol levels
- Health benefits from free play confirmed by research
- Zoos, aquariums do teach us about biodiversity, largest international study proves
- College athletes often sidelined from healthy lifestyle later in life
- Food allergy nearly doubles among black children
- Got an itch? Allergy to moistened wipes rising, says dermatologist
- Frequent childhood nightmares may indicate an increased risk of psychotic traits
- Retention leads to discipline problems in other kids
- Can an app help make life easier for children with ADHD?
- Mental health problems mistaken for physical illness in children
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