RefBan

Referral Banners

Thursday, March 15, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


How to best help your child lose weight: Lose weight yourself

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 02:07 PM PDT

A parent's weight change is a key contributor to the success of a child's weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity.

Evidence builds that meditation strengthens the brain

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Researchers have found that long-term meditators have larger amounts of gyrification ("folding" of the cortex, which may allow the brain to process information faster) then non-meditators. Further, a correlation was found between the amount of gyrification and the number of meditation years, possibly providing further proof of the brain's neuroplasticity.

Walking may lessen the influence of genes on obesity by half

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 11:28 AM PDT

Watching too much TV can worsen your genetic tendency towards obesity, but you can cut the effect in half by walking briskly for an hour a day, researchers report.

Motivation to be active may lead to impulsive behavior

Posted: 14 Mar 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Those motivated to actively change bad habits may be setting themselves up for failure, a new study suggests.

Voters favor deep-voiced politicians

Posted: 13 Mar 2012 08:06 PM PDT

Candidates with lower-pitched voices may get more votes in the 2012 election. A new study by biologists and a political scientist shows that both men and women prefer political candidates with deeper voices. The results also suggest that biology -- not just partisanship or ideology -- can shape voters' choices.

No comments: