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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


The right massage can relax the body and improve health

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:13 PM PST

The benefits of massage therapy are both physical and mental; while some are immediate, others accumulate over time.

Online social networking at work can improve morale and reduce employee turnover

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:13 PM PST

By allowing employees to participate in a work-sponsored internal social networking site, a company can improve morale and reduce turnover, according to a new article.

University cafeteria goes trayless to save energy and food

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST

A new article provides first hard evidence that removing trays from university dining halls nets big energy savings as well as a 32 percent reduction in food waste.

Smaller Snacking is Smart Snacking: New study shows 'just a bite' will satisfy

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST

How much chocolate would you need to eat to be satisfied? Less than half as much as you think, according to a new snacking study.

Working to identify early warning signs in juvenile offenders

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:47 AM PST

Red flags are easy to recognize in the days following a tragic event like a mass shooting. That's why a group of researchers is working to identify those early warning signs in juvenile offenders before they turn into a pattern of criminal behavior.

'Moral realism' may lead to better moral behavior

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:19 AM PST

People who are primed with "moral realism" may be motivated to better moral behavior. Researchers assess the impact of meta-ethics on everyday decision-making in a new report.

Attitudes toward HPV vaccination for boys

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:17 AM PST

A new study has found that low-income and minority parents/guardians were receptive toward vaccinating boys against Human Papilloma Virus. However, racial/ethnic differences emerged in attitudes regarding school-entry mandates.

Taking the stairs, raking leaves may have same health benefits as a trip to the gym

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:01 AM PST

New research suggests the health benefits of small amounts of activity – even as small as one- and two-minute increments that add up to 30 minutes per day – can be just as beneficial as longer bouts of physical exercise achieved by a trip to the gym.

Doctor-patient relationship: Physicians' brain scans indicate doctors can feel their patients' pain -- and their relief

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:06 AM PST

In a novel investigation in which physicians underwent brain scans while they believed they were actually treating patients, researchers have provided the first scientific evidence indicating that doctors truly can feel their patients' pain -- and can also experience their relief following treatment.

Could the timing of when you eat, be just as important as what you eat?

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:06 AM PST

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, have found that it's not simply what you eat, but also when you eat, that may help with weight-loss regulation.

Possible link between electronic billboards and highway crashes

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:56 AM PST

Drivers take more and longer glances at electronic billboards than regular signs, indicating a possible link between these digital signs and highway crashes.

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