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No Good Evidence That Mouthguards and Helmets Ward Off Concussion
March 11, 2013 Mouthguards and helmets can help ward off other serious head and facial injuries, but there is no good evidence that they can help prevent concussion, and paradoxically, they may even encourage ... > full story -
Children Who Avoid Scary Situations Likelier to Have Anxiety
March 11, 2013 Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 ... > full story -
Sleep Discovery Could Lead to Therapies That Improve Memory
March 11, 2013 A team of sleep researchers has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid enhances the ... > full story -
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Less Sleep Leads to More Eating and More Weight Gain, According to New Study
March 11, 2013 Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study to gain nearly two pounds of ... > full story -
Online Records Could Expose Intimate Details and Personality Traits of Millions
March 11, 2013 Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from "traces" left by seemingly innocuous digital behavior, in this case Facebook Likes -- raising ... > full story -
Magnet Ingestion by Young Children Serious and Growing Problem
March 11, 2013 Physicians and parents must be aware of the growing danger of magnet ingestion by children because magnets can adhere to each other and cause life-threatening problems such as bowel perforations, a ... > full story -
Denied the Chance to Cheat or Steal, People Turn to Violent Video Games
March 11, 2013 When people are denied the chance to cheat or steal, they get frustrated -- and turn to violent video games for ... > full story -
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Why People Put Themselves Under the Knife: Plastic Surgery Makes People Happy
March 11, 2013 Scientists have investigated the psychological effects of plastic surgery on approximately 550 patients. Patients demonstrated more enjoyment of life, satisfaction and self-esteem after their ... > full story -
Does Winning an Emmy, an Election, or Entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame Mean You Will Live Longer Than Those You Beat?
March 11, 2013 Research has long linked high socioeconomic status with better health and lower mortality. But what’s remained unclear is whether this association has more to do with access to resources ... > full story -
Appetite Suppression Pills: Good or Bad?
March 8, 2013 There are endless opportunities to spend a small fortune on a box of pills promising to ease hunger and help lose weight – but they may not be as safe as natural ways to reduce ... > full story
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