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Sunday, November 18, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Daycare linked to being overweight

Posted: 17 Nov 2012 03:46 PM PST

Young children who attend daycare on a regular basis are 50% more likely to be overweight compared to those who stayed at home with their parents, according to a new study

Children who swim start smarter, study suggests

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:46 AM PST

Children who learn how to swim at a young age are reaching many developmental milestones earlier than the norm. Researchers surveyed parents of 7,000 under-fives from Australia, New Zealand and the US over three years for this study.

Homophobia in sport: Sporting identity, authoritarian aggression, and social dominance

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:44 AM PST

Homophobia exists in many areas of life. It also seems to be particularly entrenched in sport, exercise and physical education (PE) settings of all kinds. But why is this the case?

Visualizing floating cereal patterns to understand nanotechnology processes

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 05:51 AM PST

Small floating objects change the dynamics of the surface they are on. This is an effect every serious student of breakfast has seen as rafts of floating cereal o's arrange and rearrange themselves into patterns on the milk. Now scientists have suggested that this process may offer insight into nanoscale engineering processes.

Sports-related injuries requiring surgery on the rise among high school athletes

Posted: 16 Nov 2012 05:51 AM PST

As the nearly 8 million U.S. high school students who participate in sports every year suit up this season, scientists are encouraging them to focus on something more valuable than winning – their health. New research shows fracture and ACL prevention programs are essential in ensuring injuries don't sideline players.

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