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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Are consumers aware that they are drawn to the center when choosing products?

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT

Consumers are more likely to select products located in the horizontal center of a display and may not make the best choices as a result, according to a new study.

Coastal populations are healthier than those inland, UK study finds

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT

People living near the coast tend to have better health than those living inland, a new English study shows.

Poor people value marriage as much as the middle class and rich, study shows

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 01:32 PM PDT

Poor people hold more traditional values toward marriage and divorce than people with moderate and higher incomes, psychologists report. The findings are based on an analysis of a large survey about marriage, relationships and values, analyzed across income groups. They raise questions about how effectively some $1 billion in government spending to promote the value of marriage among the poor is being spent.

Victory stance may be a universal gesture of triumph, not pride

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 12:23 PM PDT

When Olympic athletes throw up their arms, clench their fists and grimace after a win, they are displaying triumph through a gesture that is the same across cultures, a new study suggests. New findings suggest this victory pose signals feelings of triumph, challenging previous research that labeled the expression pride.

Increased recommended dietary Vitamin C could help reduce heart disease, stroke, cancer

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 10:13 AM PDT

The recommended dietary allowance, or RDA, of vitamin C is less than half what it should be, scientists argue in a recent report, because medical experts insist on evaluating this natural, but critical nutrient in the same way they do pharmaceutical drugs and reach faulty conclusions as a result. At higher levels, it could help prevent serious diseases, they say.

Brain power shortage: Applying new rules is mentally taxing and costly

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:19 AM PDT

Can you teach an old dog (or human) new tricks? Yes, but it might take time, practice, and hard work before he or she gets it right, according to new research. Their work shows that when rules change, our attempts to control our actions are accompanied by a loss of attention to detail.

Our brains often fail to notice key words that can change the whole meaning of a sentence

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:19 AM PDT

After a plane crash, where should the survivors be buried? If you are considering where the most appropriate burial place should be, you are not alone. Scientists have found that around half the people asked this question, answer it as if they were being asked about the victims not the survivors. Far from processing every word we read or hear, our brains often do not even notice key words that can change the whole meaning of a sentence, according to new research.

TV habits predict kids' waist size and sporting ability

Posted: 16 Jul 2012 06:03 AM PDT

Each hour of TV watched by a two- to four-year- old contributes to his or her waist circumference by the end of grade 4 and his or her ability to perform in sports, according to a new study.

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