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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Warm weather puts trees on fast forward

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Flowers are popping open and pollen is flying, driven by higher-than-normal temperatures across the eastern United States.

Facebook's dark side

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 04:40 PM PDT

For the average narcissist, Facebook "offers a gateway for hundreds of shallow relationships and emotionally detached communication," one expert says. More importantly, for this study, social networking in general allows the user a great deal of control over how he or she is presented to and perceived by peers and other users, he added.

Diagnosis of ADHD on the rise

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT

The number of American children leaving doctors' offices with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis has risen 66 percent in 10 years, according to a new study.

Smoking may restore tapped-out self-control resources

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 10:42 AM PDT

When researchers deplete a smoker's self control, smoking a cigarette may restore self-control, new research suggests.

Young children learn about prejudice by instruction, older children by experience

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 08:18 AM PDT

For a six-year-old, one of the most powerful educational tools may be direct instruction, according to new research on how children learn about prejudice. Scientists found that as children get closer to age 10, they begin to rely more on their own experiences rather than what people tell them -- but for youngsters, instruction trumps experience.

To combat identity theft, protect computer, experts say

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Having a triple-threat combination of protective software on your computer greatly reduces your chances of identity theft, according to a new study.

Including ads in mobile apps poses privacy, security risks

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Researchers have found that including ads in mobile applications poses privacy and security risks. In a recent study of 100,000 apps in the official Google Play market, researchers noticed that more than half contained so-called ad libraries. And 297 of the apps included aggressive ad libraries that were enabled to download and run code from remote servers -- which raises significant privacy and security concerns.

Styling practices can lead to serious hair and scalp diseases for African Americans

Posted: 19 Mar 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Styling practices can lead to serious hair and scalp diseases for some African Americans, say researchers.

Hormonal factors key to understanding acne in women

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:12 AM PDT

While teenagers are the age group most commonly thought to struggle with acne, dermatologists are finding that late-onset or adult-onset acne is becoming increasingly common in women in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and even 50s.

Musicians at risk for common skin condition

Posted: 16 Mar 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Whether you play a musical instrument in your school band, as a weekend hobby, or as a professional, you may be at risk for a common skin condition. Contact dermatitis is characterized by a rash that can occur anywhere on the body (typically the hands and face in musicians) and is caused by something that comes into contact with the skin, which makes the skin become red, scaly and inflamed.

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