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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Having children lowers mortality in people with type 1 diabetes, women more than men

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 04:36 PM PDT

New research shows that having children lowers mortality in people with type 1 diabetes, but for women more than men.

Living better with heart failure by changing what you eat

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Just 21 days of following a low-sodium DASH diet lowered blood pressure and improved heart function for older adults living with a common type of heart failure.

Older is wiser, at least economically

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 11:10 AM PDT

The brains of older people are slowing but experience more than makes up for the decline. Researchers came up with this conclusion after asking the participants a series of financially related questions.

Vitamin D alone does little to protect bone health in postmenopausal women

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 10:51 AM PDT

While calcium supplements noticeably improved bone health in postmenopausal women, vitamin D supplements did not reduce bone turnover, according to a recent study.

Professional French horn players in danger of developing noise-induced hearing loss

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 09:28 AM PDT

A new study has found further evidence that French horn players are one of the most at-risk groups of developing noise-induced hearing loss among professional orchestral musicians.

Develop after-sex contraceptive pill for routine use, urge researchers: Political opposition biggest hurdle

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT

A contraceptive pill that could be routinely used after, rather than before, sex and fertilization is probably scientifically feasible and would probably be welcomed by many women, say researchers.

Playing with blocks may help children's spatial, math thinking

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:18 AM PDT

Playing with blocks may help preschoolers develop the kinds of skills that support later learning in science, technology, engineering, and math, according to a new study that examined over a hundred three-year-olds of various socioeconomic levels. Researchers emphasized the importance of the study's implications because block building and puzzle play can improve children's spatial skills that in turn support complex mathematical problem solving in middle and high school.

Responsive interactions key to toddlers' ability to learn language

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:18 AM PDT

Responsive interactions are the key to toddlers' ability to learn language, according to a new study. Researchers studied 36 two-year-olds, who learned new verbs either through training with a live person, live video chat technology such as Skype, or prerecorded video instruction. Children learned new words only when conversing with a person live and in the video chat, both of which involve responsive social interactions, thus highlighting the importance of responsive interactions for language learning.

Cross-ethnic friendships in schools make youths feel less vulnerable, safer

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:18 AM PDT

A new study found that cross-ethnic friendships in urban middle schools help make youths feel safer and less vulnerable. Researchers examined 536 Latino and 396 African American sixth graders from 66 classrooms in 10 urban American middle schools. The research suggests that these friendships increased feelings of safety and decreased those of vulnerability because no one ethnic group is numerically more powerful than any other group.

Caffeine consumption slows down brain development, rat study shows

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:13 AM PDT

Humans and other mammals show particularly intensive sleeping patterns during puberty. The brain also matures fastest in this period. But when pubescent rats are administered caffeine, the maturing processes in their brains are delayed, a new study shows.

Sports medicine specialists make pitch to prevent overuse injuries in young athletes

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:05 AM PDT

Numerous studies indicate that approximately half of the sports-related injuries among children and adolescents in this country are caused by overuse. And overuse injuries are preventable.

Marriage associated with better cancer outcomes

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 02:57 PM PDT

People who are married when diagnosed with cancer live longer than those who are not, report researchers. Married patients also tended to have cancers diagnosed at an earlier stage -- when it is often more successfully treated -- and to receive more appropriate treatment. The findings suggest that the availability of social support when facing a serious illness may improve outcomes.

Bedsharing associated with longer breastfeeding; study warns of bedsharing risk

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 02:56 PM PDT

Frequent bedsharing between a mother and infant was associated with longer duration of breastfeeding, but researchers warned of the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) associated with bedsharing.

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