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Over-consumption of and craving for salt may be explained by its mood-enhancing qualities.
Older people who believe in negative assumptions about aging tend
to fulfill them. This study found that young, healthy people with stereotypical attitudes to older people may be
at risk of heart disease themselves in the future.
Consistent contributors" help to
increase efficiency by positively influencing less motivated members of their group.
Stress in adolescence may have a negative impact on health in adulthood. Healthy
teenagers reporting interpersonal conflicts had increased levels of C-reactive protein an inflammatory marker
associated with later development of cardiovascular disease.
Radical change to traditional hospital management
is a key factor, producing significant improvements in patient and employee satisfaction.
Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's.
Electrophysiological evidence that decisions thought to be based on guesswork or gut feelings may actually draw on valid memories that cannot be consciously accessed.
Purchasing experiences rather than possessions
results in increased well-being for consumers and others around them.
A set of 50 genes can reliably identify
all four types of breast cancer, potentially enabling personalized therapy for individual patients.
Almost one half of patients with heart failure have memory failure and other
problems in cognitive functioning.
Significant differences in cancer rates between northern and southern
Europeans may be explained by the anti-cancer effects of olive oil in the diet.
Areas of the brain associated with language work harder in girls than in boys during language tasks, and boys and
girls rely on different parts of the brain when performing these tasks.
American adults have a higher prevalence of stroke than Europeans, due in part to a higher rate of risk
factors and barriers to health care in the United States.
Research from the University of Chicago found that a mother's parenting style and a baby's temperament in the
first year of life can reliably predict subsequent behavioral problems.
Beauty is still of paramount consideration for
men while women are more discriminating, placing greater emphasis on the need for security and commitment.
Pre-Christian Vikings dressed
more flamboyantly than previously thought with the use of vivid colors, silk ribbons, and bits of mirrors.
Research led by the Université de Bretagne-Sud found that playing loud music in licensed premises led customers to drink more
alcohol over a shorter time period.
Couples in which both partners
suppressed their anger when unfairly attacked by the other died earlier than those in relationships where one or both expressed their anger
and resolved underlying conflict.
Specific genetic pathways have been identified that drive the aging process in worms.
Poor sleeping at night has been linked to daytime napping for older adults
and another study shows that practising tai chi chih, the western version of an ancient Chinese martial art, helped improve sleep
quality in older adults.
A review into the effectiveness of regular breast self-examination concludes that despite its promotion in health advice to
women there is no evidence that it has contributed to a reduction in breast cancer deaths.
Although women start life happier than men, they experience more difficulty in achieving their goals and end
up less happy as a result. Researchers also conclude that happiness is a worthy goal for the unhappy, but the endless pursuit of ever more happiness may be counterproductive.
Research from Yale School of Medicine has identified an apparent link between bullying or being bullied and suicide
in young people. Also, young people who bully tend to have problems in other relationships, such as with
parents and friends.
The price of land in nineteenth century America
was a significantly less important factor in Westward Expansion than population growth and technological innovation
leading to decreased transportation costs.
A study of the instinctive tendency for people in a group to stare at the person most likely to be offended if a
controversial comment is made.
This increasingly popular option may not be suitable for everyone.
Chronic insomnia severely impacts future health and functioning of youths.
Research from Ohio State University has challenged the common perception that girls tend to internalize their problems, becoming depressed or anxious, while boys externalize, committing violence against people or property.
In another study, young people with pre-existing relationship difficulties were found to be more
likely to develop anxiety and depression than the other way round, this being particularly the case when entering
adulthood.
Being married results in an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, whereas having a wife saves men about
an hour.
A fortified village pre-dating the arrival of Europeans in Western Canada is producing intriguing evidence of a hitherto
unknown First Nations group settling on the prairies.
New light on ways in which people are prepared to sacrifice personal advantage for the common good and what
happens when freeloaders take advantage of their altruism.
Men find forgiving more difficult than women but this gender gap closes if men develop empathy toward an offender by
seeing they may be capable of acting in a similar way themselves.
Research has shed new light on "gut feelings" arguing that they are real psychological
phenomena that should be taken seriously.
Blocking the influence of major stress hormones may improve the outcome of cancer surgery.
Soaking potatoes in water before frying can reduce levels of acrylamide, a naturally occurring chemical
formed when starch-rich foods are cooked at high temperatures.
Significant differences can be seen in how people from eastern and western cultures assess interpersonal situations.
People with acne who are highly anxious about their condition report being less likely to get involved in
sport or exercise.
Ancient Mayans used lustrous pigments to make their buildings glitter in daylight.
New light on Bronze Age life in the Iberian Peninsula.
Longstanding anxiety significantly
increases the risk of heart attack in men, even when other common risk factors are taken into account.
New research throws light on long-standing
controversies surrounding the origins and genetic relationships of Pacific Islanders.
Children are best able to identify the solution to a
problem when they explain it to their mother.
While Internet searches to answer
health-related questions can yield a huge amount of data, people tend to pay more attention to information that
matches pre-existing beliefs.
People who know each other well are more likely than strangers to agree on the attractiveness of faces.
Abstinence from alcohol and drugs is only the initial stage in recovery for
people with substance abuse disorders.
Hearing messages embedded in meaningless noise could be an early
sign of schizophrenia.
Child health psychologists should play a greater role in development of positive
lifestyles thus contributing to adult disease prevention.
A survey of Caistor Roman town near Norwich sponsored by the
British Academy has given dramatic new insights into the nature of this settlement and confirms it as a site of international importance.
A report from the American Cancer Society estimates that 2007 saw over 12 million
new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths (about 20,000 a day) worldwide. Of these, 5.4 million cases and 2.9
million deaths occurred in economically developed countries, compared to 6.7 million cases and 4.7 million deaths in
developing economies.
Nearly 20 per cent of human cancers result from pre-existing viral infections.
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