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- Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
- 'Smelling' with our eyes: Descriptions affect odor perception
- Eat spinach or eggs for faster reflexes: Tyrosine helps you stop faster
- Obese children more likely to have complex elbow fractures, further complications
- Mechanism elucidated: How smell perception influences food intake
- Ways to improve common furniture fire test
- Is height important in matters of the heart? New study says yes
- Impact of repetitive heading in soccer needs more research, say experts
| Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite Posted: 11 Feb 2014 09:18 AM PST Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also involved in appetite control, according to a new study. |
| 'Smelling' with our eyes: Descriptions affect odor perception Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:40 AM PST An odor is judged differently depending on whether it is accompanied by a positive or negative description when it is smelled. When associated with a pleasant label, we enjoy the odor more than when it is presented with a negative label. To put it another way, we also 'smell' with our eyes! |
| Eat spinach or eggs for faster reflexes: Tyrosine helps you stop faster Posted: 11 Feb 2014 05:38 AM PST A child suddenly runs out into the road. Brake!! A driver who has recently eaten spinach or eggs will stop faster, thanks to the amino acid tyrosine found in these and other food products. |
| Obese children more likely to have complex elbow fractures, further complications Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:01 AM PST Pediatric obesity is currently an epidemic, with the prevalence having quadruped over the last 25 years. Among other complications, obese children who sustain a supracondylar humeral (above the elbow) fracture can be expected to have more complex fractures and experience more postoperative complications than children of a normal weight, research shows. |
| Mechanism elucidated: How smell perception influences food intake Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST A research team has succeeded in elucidating how the endocannabinoid system controls food intake through its effects on the perception of smells. |
| Ways to improve common furniture fire test Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST The test widely used to evaluate whether a burning cigarette will ignite upholstered furniture may underestimate the tendency of component materials to smolder when these materials are used in sofas and chairs supported by springs or cloth, according to researchers. |
| Is height important in matters of the heart? New study says yes Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST Is height important in matters of the heart? According to new research, the height of a potential partner matters more to women than men, and mostly for femininity and protection. |
| Impact of repetitive heading in soccer needs more research, say experts Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:45 AM PST Researchers warned in a paper published today that not enough attention has been given to the unique aspect of soccer -- the purposeful use of the head to control the ball -- and the long-term consequences of repetitive heading. |
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