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Salt Consumption Linked To Moods
Over-consumption of and craving for salt may be explained by its mood-enhancing qualities.

Ageism - Stereotypes Can Become Reality
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
Consistent contributors" help to increase efficiency by positively influencing less motivated members of their group.

Teenage Stress
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.

Happy Hospitals
Radical change to traditional hospital management is a key factor, producing significant improvements in patient and employee satisfaction.

Mediterranean Diet May Help Alzheimer's
Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's.

Gut Feelings Can Be Valid
Electrophysiological evidence that decisions thought to be based on guesswork or gut feelings may actually draw on valid memories that cannot be consciously accessed.

Experiences More Satisfying Than Possessions
Purchasing experiences rather than possessions results in increased well-being for consumers and others around them.

Genes and Breast Cancer
A set of 50 genes can reliably identify all four types of breast cancer, potentially enabling personalized therapy for individual patients.

Heart And Brain Health Linked
Almost one half of patients with heart failure have memory failure and other problems in cognitive functioning.

Health Benefits of Olive Oil
Significant differences in cancer rates between northern and southern Europeans may be explained by the anti-cancer effects of olive oil in the diet.

The Brain And Differences In Boy/Girl Language Learning
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.

Americans At Higher Risk Of Stroke
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.

Children and Parents' Antisocial Behavior
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.

Choosing A Mate
Beauty is still of paramount consideration for men while women are more discriminating, placing greater emphasis on the need for security and commitment.

Vikings Dressed Flamboyantly
Pre-Christian Vikings dressed more flamboyantly than previously thought with the use of vivid colors, silk ribbons, and bits of mirrors.

Music And The Effects Of Alcohol
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.

Suppressing Anger Shortens Life
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.

Aging Worms
Specific genetic pathways have been identified that drive the aging process in worms.

Daytime Napping And Disturbed Sleep
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.

Controversy Over Breast Self-Examination
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.

Be Happy - But Not Too Happy
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.

Bullying
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.

Westward Ho
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.

Instinctive Staring
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.

Only 30 Per Cent Of Distance Learners Complete Their Courses
This increasingly popular option may not be suitable for everyone.

Adolescents With Chronic Insomnia
Chronic insomnia severely impacts future health and functioning of youths.

Youth Problems
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.

Husbands Create Housework
Being married results in an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, whereas having a wife saves men about an hour.

Ancient Canadian Fort Reveals First Nations History
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 Altruism
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.

Women Are More Forgiving
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.

Gut Feelings
Research has shed new light on "gut feelings" arguing that they are real psychological phenomena that should be taken seriously.

Stress And Cancer Surgery
Blocking the influence of major stress hormones may improve the outcome of cancer surgery.

Soaking Potatoes Leads To Healthier Chips
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.

How Culture Affects The Recognition Of Emotions
Significant differences can be seen in how people from eastern and western cultures assess interpersonal situations.

Acne Inhibits Exercise
People with acne who are highly anxious about their condition report being less likely to get involved in sport or exercise.

Mayans Used Glittering Pigments On Their Buildings
Ancient Mayans used lustrous pigments to make their buildings glitter in daylight.

Bronze Age Iberia
New light on Bronze Age life in the Iberian Peninsula.

Anxiety And Heart Attacks
Longstanding anxiety significantly increases the risk of heart attack in men, even when other common risk factors are taken into account.

Origins Of Pacific Islanders
New research throws light on long-standing controversies surrounding the origins and genetic relationships of Pacific Islanders.

Explaining To Mother Helps Problem-Solving
Children are best able to identify the solution to a problem when they explain it to their mother.

Interpreting Health Information On The Web
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.

Facial Attractiveness And Attentional Adhesion
People who know each other well are more likely than strangers to agree on the attractiveness of faces.

Recovery From Substance Abuse
Abstinence from alcohol and drugs is only the initial stage in recovery for people with substance abuse disorders.

Hearing Messages
Hearing messages embedded in meaningless noise could be an early sign of schizophrenia.

Lifestyle Habits
Child health psychologists should play a greater role in development of positive lifestyles thus contributing to adult disease prevention.

Survey Of Caistor Roman Town
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.

20,000 New Cancer Cases A Day Worldwide
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.

Cancer Viruses
Nearly 20 per cent of human cancers result from pre-existing viral infections.


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