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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Predicting long-term success in college

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:40 AM PDT

Long-term success in college may be better predicted with Advanced Placement (AP) exams and personality traits in combination with standard admission practices, according to new research.

Distinctive brain blood flow patterns associated with sexual dysfunction

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:21 AM PDT

Premenopausal women who aren't interested in sex and are unhappy about this reality have distinctive blood flow patterns in their brains in response to explicit videos compared to women with normal sexual function, researchers report.

Taste rules for kids and healthy food choices

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:57 AM PDT

Sweet and salty flavors, repeat exposure, serving size and parental behavior are the key drivers in children's food choices, according to new research.

Dogs imitate novel human actions and store them in memory

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 06:27 AM PDT

Dogs can learn, retain and replay actions taught by humans after a short delay. According to a new study this deferred imitation provides the first evidence of dogs' cognitive ability to both encode and recall actions.

Inner speech speaks volumes about the brain

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT

Whether you're reading the paper or thinking through your schedule for the day, chances are that you're hearing yourself speak even if you're not saying words out loud. This internal speech -- the monologue you "hear" inside your head -- is a ubiquitous but largely unexamined phenomenon. A new study published in Psychological Science looks at a possible brain mechanism that could explain how we hear this inner voice in the absence of actual sound.

People who eat nuts more than three times a week have reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:24 PM PDT

People who eat nuts, particularly walnuts, are more likely to live longer, finds new research. In a longitudinal study, researchers suggest that those who eat nuts more than three times a week have a reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease than non-nut eaters.

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