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- Circadian rhythms control body's response to intestinal infections
- Facebook profiles raise users' self-esteem and affect behavior
- New technique alleviates painful bone metastases, study suggests
- Fatigue and sleep linked to Major League Baseball performance and career longevity
- Elite athletes often shine sooner or later -- but not both
| Circadian rhythms control body's response to intestinal infections Posted: 31 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT Circadian rhythms can boost the body's ability to fight intestinal bacterial infections, researchers have found. |
| Facebook profiles raise users' self-esteem and affect behavior Posted: 31 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT A Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. A new study shows that this version of self can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence behavior. |
| New technique alleviates painful bone metastases, study suggests Posted: 31 May 2013 07:55 AM PDT A high-dose of ultrasound targeted to painful bone metastases appears to quickly bring patients relief, and with largely tolerable side effects, according to new research. |
| Fatigue and sleep linked to Major League Baseball performance and career longevity Posted: 31 May 2013 07:55 AM PDT Two new studies show that fatigue may impair strike-zone judgment during the 162 game Major League Baseball season, and a MLB player's sleepiness can predict his longevity in the league. |
| Elite athletes often shine sooner or later -- but not both Posted: 31 May 2013 07:54 AM PDT A new study that compared the performance of elite track and field athletes younger than 20 and those 20 and older found that only a minority of the star junior athletes saw similar success as senior athletes. The researchers think physical maturation is behind the disparity, with athletes who mature early reaping the benefits early, seeing their best times, jumps and throws at a younger age than Olympians, many of whom mature later. |
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