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Saturday, December 7, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


History of American urban squirrel

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:24 AM PST

A researcher has examined how squirrels found homes in American cities, and how the presence of the now-ubiquitous bushy-tailed critters altered people's conceptions of nature and community.

Frequent cell phone use linked to anxiety, lower grade, reduced happiness in students

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:44 AM PST

Results of the analysis showed that cell phone use by college students was negatively related to GPA and positively related to anxiety. Following this, GPA was positively related to happiness while anxiety was negatively related to happiness. Thus, for the population studied, high frequency cell phone users tended to have lower GPA, higher anxiety, and lower satisfaction with life (happiness) relative to their peers who used the cell phone less often.

Counting the cost of infertility treatment

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:43 AM PST

From drug therapy to IVF, out-of pocket costs can range from $900 to $19,000 per treatment cycle, report researchers.

Study finds parental stress linked to obesity in children

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 08:17 AM PST

Parental stress is linked to weight gain in children, according to a new study.

Interns should be more aware of their rights, according to a new guide

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 11:15 AM PST

A series of guidelines hopes to shed light on the rights of employers who take on interns.

More alcohol, traffic laws mean fewer traffic deaths

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 09:34 AM PST

States with a higher number of alcohol- and traffic-related laws have a lower proportion of traffic deaths than do states with fewer such laws on the books, a study by researchers has found.

Alcohol in pregnancy causes children to have impaired social skills

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 06:21 AM PST

A recent study has found that drinking alcohol while pregnant means your child is more likely to develop issues with social skills as they grow older.

High-tech athletic shoe for pure running pleasure

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 06:20 AM PST

Jogging keeps you fit and is healthy. However, athletes that start training can overdo it and easily pull and tear ligaments. A new high-tech running shoe will evaluate running form in real time and thereby counter these injuries in future.

Blacks happier at work than whites despite fewer friends, less autonomy

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 06:19 AM PST

Despite working in more routine and less autonomous jobs, having fewer close friends at work, and feeling less supported by their coworkers, blacks report significantly more positive emotions in the workplace than whites, according to a new study.

Teen sleep problems: Social ties more important than biology

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 06:19 AM PST

Medical researchers point to developmental factors, specifically the decline of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, as an explanation for why children get less sleep as they become teenagers. But a new study suggests that social ties, including relationships with peers and parents, may be even more responsible for changing sleep patterns among adolescents.

Almost 600 under-16s take up smoking every day in UK

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:27 PM PST

Almost 600 under-16s take up smoking every day in the UK, suggests research published. In London alone, the daily tally is 67 -- more than 2 classrooms-full.

Why singing in a choir is good for you

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:27 PM PST

Singing in a choir can be good for our psychological well-being. Researchers set up an online study asking 375 people who sang in choirs, sang alone or were members of sports teams about their experience of these activities. All three leisure activities yielded high levels of well-being, but the analysis of the results revealed statistically significant, evidence of higher reported well-being in people who sang with a choir compared to those who sang alone.

The challenge of being a new student

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:27 PM PST

New undergraduates can experience symptoms of both anxiety and depression during the transition to university life.

Scientists present groundbreaking HIV prevention research

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 03:24 PM PST

Researchers are making history by proving that it's possible to develop a drug delivery system that has the potential to protect women from sexually transmitted HIV and herpes simplex virus, while at the same time preventing unintended pregnancy. The report describes in vivo results from a novel, multipurpose pod-intravaginal ring delivering three antiretroviral drugs in combination with two hormonal contraceptives.

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