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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Weight gain after quitting smoking does not negate health benefits

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 01:12 PM PDT

A new study finds that the health effects of weight gained after quitting smoking do not counteract the known cardiovascular benefits of smoking cessation.

Stereotyping prime obstacle to women in commercial science: Cracking glass ceiling starts with academic leaders, tech transfer offices

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Female professors are underrepresented on corporates science advisory boards, and the gender gap decreases when academic administrators work to raise the profile of their high-performing female scientists.

'I don't want to pick!' Preschoolers know when they aren't sure

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:20 PM PDT

Children as young as 3 years old know when they are not sure about a decision, and can use that uncertainty to guide decision making, according to new research.

Job burnout can severely compromise heart health

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Dr. Sharon Toker of Tel Aviv University has found a link between job burnout and coronary heart disease (CHD), the buildup of plaque in the coronary arteries that leads to angina and heart attacks. She says that her findings were more extreme than she expected and make burnout a stronger predictor of CHD than many other risk factors.

Does expressing anger on online rant-sites make you feel better or worse?

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Little is known about the value and emotional consequences of expressing anger on the Internet. Rant-sites provide an outlet for anonymous, angry outbursts. How people feel after reading and writing rants and the effects of this behavior is explored in a new article.

Babies prefer individuals who are nice to those like them and mean to those who aren't

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:29 AM PDT

Infants as young as nine months old prefer individuals who are nice to people like them and mean to people who aren't like them, according to a new study.

Kid's consumption of sugared beverages linked to higher caloric intake of food

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:25 AM PDT

A new study reports that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are primarily responsible for higher caloric intakes of children that consume SSBs as compared to children that do not (on a given day). In addition, SSB consumption is also associated with higher intake of unhealthy foods.

Why Irish people feel they have no alternative but to celebrate St Patrick's Day

Posted: 12 Mar 2013 06:24 AM PDT

Research into why Irish people feel they have no alternative but to celebrate St Patrick's Day.

Online records could expose intimate details and personality traits of millions

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:11 PM PDT

Research shows that intimate personal attributes can be predicted with high levels of accuracy from "traces" left by seemingly innocuous digital behavior, in this case Facebook Likes -- raising important questions about personalized marketing and online privacy.

Magnet ingestion by young children serious and growing problem

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:39 AM PDT

Physicians and parents must be aware of the growing danger of magnet ingestion by children because magnets can adhere to each other and cause life-threatening problems such as bowel perforations, a new case study illustrates.

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