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- Ovarian Cancer: Know your body, know your risk
- Doctors miss opportunities to offer flu shots
- New gluten-free ingredient may cause allergic reaction, expert warns
- Expectant parents' play with doll predicts later parenting behavior
- Anticipating experience-based purchases more enjoyable than material ones
- Home sweet home: Does where you live impact student success?
- Train your heart to protect your mind
- Women with severe, chronic health issues are screened for breast cancer less often
- Scientists map risk of premature menopause after cancer treatment
- Area of brain responsible for exercise motivation discovered
| Ovarian Cancer: Know your body, know your risk Posted: 25 Aug 2014 03:53 PM PDT Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in American women, with about 22,000 diagnosed and 14,000 dying from the disease each year. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and experts are sharing tips on prevention. |
| Doctors miss opportunities to offer flu shots Posted: 25 Aug 2014 12:26 PM PDT Doctors should make a point of offering a flu vaccine to their patients, experts say. A simple reminder could considerably reduce the number of racial and ethnic minorities who currently do not vaccinate themselves against this common contagious respiratory illness. |
| New gluten-free ingredient may cause allergic reaction, expert warns Posted: 25 Aug 2014 09:35 AM PDT A popular legume used in other countries is showing up in more U.S. gluten-free products. A food safety specialist explains why people with peanut and soybean allergies need to be cautious: "Lupin is a yellow-colored bean that's very popular in Europe, Mediterranean countries, Australia and New Zealand. However, it is new to the United States and because of that, many consumers have never heard of it and may not realize that lupin has the same protein that causes allergic reactions to peanuts and soybeans." |
| Expectant parents' play with doll predicts later parenting behavior Posted: 25 Aug 2014 08:50 AM PDT Having expectant parents role-play interacting with an infant using a doll can help predict which couples may be headed for co-parenting conflicts when their baby arrives. Results showed that couples acted similarly toward each other with the real baby as they did with the doll -- in both positive and negative ways. |
| Anticipating experience-based purchases more enjoyable than material ones Posted: 25 Aug 2014 07:00 AM PDT To get the most enjoyment out of our dollar, science tells us to focus our discretionary spending on trips over TVs, on concerts over clothing, since experiences tend to bring more enduring pleasure than do material goods. New research shows that the enjoyment we derive from experiential purchases may begin before we even buy. |
| Home sweet home: Does where you live impact student success? Posted: 25 Aug 2014 06:58 AM PDT Where you live doesn't have to determine your school success, according to a recent study. Instead, your working memory —- your ability to remember and process information —- is a much better predictor of learning outcomes. |
| Train your heart to protect your mind Posted: 25 Aug 2014 05:49 AM PDT Exercising to improve our cardiovascular strength may protect us from cognitive impairment as we age, according to a new study. "Our body's arteries stiffen with age, and the vessel hardening is believed to begin in the aorta, the main vessel coming out of the heart, before reaching the brain. Indeed, the hardening may contribute to cognitive changes that occur during a similar time frame," explained the first author of the study. |
| Women with severe, chronic health issues are screened for breast cancer less often Posted: 22 Aug 2014 09:46 AM PDT Women with severe disabilities and multiple chronic conditions are screened for breast cancer less often than women with no disabilities or no chronic conditions, a new study has found. Worldwide, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Deaths have significantly dropped due to advances in prevention and treatment. |
| Scientists map risk of premature menopause after cancer treatment Posted: 22 Aug 2014 06:41 AM PDT Women treated for the cancer Hodgkin lymphoma will be able to better understand their risks of future infertility after researchers estimated their risk of premature menopause with different treatments. The findings are based on the experience of more than 2,000 young women in England and Wales treated for the cancer over a period of more than 40 years. |
| Area of brain responsible for exercise motivation discovered Posted: 20 Aug 2014 01:43 PM PDT An area of the brain that could control a person's motivation to exercise and participate in other rewarding activities -– potentially leading to improved treatments for depression -- has been discovered by researchers. "Changes in physical activity and the inability to enjoy rewarding or pleasurable experiences are two hallmarks of major depression," one researcher said. |
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