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• Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but recent changes could make it harder to do so
• Some male scientists willing to forsake careers for family
• Increased access to nature trails could decrease youth obesity rates, study finds
• Brain differences: Sometimes, adolescents just can't resist
• Endometriosis a burden on women's lives
• Breast milk reveals a correlation between dietary fats and academic success
• Childhood mentors have positive impact on career success
• High levels of physical activity linked to better academic performance in boys
• New superfoods could help key protein keep bodies healthy
• Bully victims more likely to suffer night terrors, nightmares by age 12
• 'Fat shaming' doesn't encourage weight loss
• Binge drinking in pregnancy can affect child's mental health, school results
• Small weight gain can raise blood pressure in healthy adults
• Diverse neighborhoods may help infants' social learning
• Can your blood type affect your memory in later years?
• Working during depression can offer health benefits to employees
• Skipping school linked to failing tests, more sex, less condom use in teenagers

Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but recent changes could make it harder to do so Posted: 11 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT People can accurately detect the personality traits of strangers through Facebook activity; however, changes to the social media site in the past three years could be making it harder to do so.

Some male scientists willing to forsake careers for family Posted: 11 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT One-third of men in academic science are willing to scale back their careers to focus on family life, according to researchers. While traditional fatherhood roles may be shifting, men in the male-dominated field of academic science, such as physics and biology, face significant challenges in trying to balance work and family life, said one author of the new paper.

Increased access to nature trails could decrease youth obesity rates, study finds Posted: 11 Sep 2014 09:59 AM PDT Local governments can help reduce youth obesity levels by increasing the amount and type of public lands available for recreation, researchers say. "More non-motorized nature trails available for use by youth in a particular county lead to an increase in the physical activity rates as well as lower youth obesity rates," one researcher said.

Brain differences: Sometimes, adolescents just can't resist Posted: 11 Sep 2014 09:45 AM PDT A new study finds teenagers are far more sensitive than adults to the immediate effect or reward of their behaviors. Even when a behavior is no longer in a teenager's best interest to continue, they will because the effect of the reward is still there and lasts much longer in adolescents than in adults.

Endometriosis a burden on women's lives Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:47 AM PDT Endometriosis often takes a long time to be diagnosed and affects all areas of a women's life, a study has found. Endometriosis is a chronic, recurring disease that is experienced by approximately 10 per cent of women worldwide. Common symptoms include painful menstruation, heavy menstrual bleeding, painful sex and infertility.

Breast milk reveals a correlation between dietary fats and academic success Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:47 AM PDT You are what you eat, the saying goes, and now a study suggests that the oft-repeated adage applies not just to physical health, but to brain power as well. Researchers compared the fatty acid profiles of breast milk from women in over two dozen countries with how well children from those same countries performed on academic tests. Their findings show that the amount of omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in a mother's milk is the strongest predictor of test performance. It outweighs national income and the number of dollars spent per pupil in schools.

Childhood mentors have positive impact on career success Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:47 AM PDT Young people who have had mentors are more likely to find work early in their careers that gives them more responsibility and autonomy -- ultimately putting them on a path to more financially and personally rewarding careers.

High levels of physical activity linked to better academic performance in boys Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:47 AM PDT Higher levels of physical activity are related to better academic achievement during the first three school years, particularly in boys, research shows. For instance, boys with higher levels of physical activity, and especially walking and bicycling to and from school, had better reading skills than less active boys.

New superfoods could help key protein keep bodies healthy Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:33 AM PDT A new generation of new superfoods that tackle heart disease and diabetes could be developed following research into a protein that helps keep cells in our bodies healthy. The beneficial substances comprise broccoli-derived sulforaphane and quercetin, which is found in high-levels in onions.

Bully victims more likely to suffer night terrors, nightmares by age 12 Posted: 11 Sep 2014 06:29 AM PDT Children who are bullied at ages 8-10 are more likely to suffer from sleep walking, night terrors or nightmares by the time they are 12 years old. The authors suggest that: "If a child is experiencing frequent parasomnias, parents, teachers, school counselors, and clinicians may consider asking about bullying. This would allow detecting bullied children and providing the help they need at an early time to reduce the negative effects of being bullied."

'Fat shaming' doesn't encourage weight loss Posted: 10 Sep 2014 06:41 PM PDT Discrimination against overweight and obese people does not help them to lose weight, finds new research. In a study of 2,944 UK adults over four years, those who reported experiencing weight discrimination gained more weight than those who did not. On average, after accounting for baseline differences, people who reported weight discrimination gained 0.95kg whereas those who did not lost 0.71kg, a difference of 1.66kg.

Binge drinking in pregnancy can affect child's mental health, school results Posted: 10 Sep 2014 06:41 PM PDT Binge drinking during pregnancy can increase the risk of mental health problems (particularly hyperactivity and inattention) in children aged 11 and can have a negative effect on their school examination results, according to new research on more than 4,000 participants.

Small weight gain can raise blood pressure in healthy adults Posted: 10 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT Gaining a few pounds can increase blood pressure in healthy adults, researchers report. Increased fat inside the abdomen led to even larger increases in blood pressure, their study results showed.

Diverse neighborhoods may help infants' social learning Posted: 10 Sep 2014 03:59 PM PDT Experiencing diverse communities by hearing different languages at the park, on a bus or in the grocery store may make babies more open-minded in their social learning, a new study finds.

Can your blood type affect your memory in later years? Posted: 10 Sep 2014 03:59 PM PDT People with blood type AB may be more likely to develop memory loss in later years than people with other blood types, according to a study. AB is the least common blood type, found in about 4 percent of the U.S. population. The study found that people with AB blood were 82 percent more likely to develop the thinking and memory problems that can lead to dementia than people with other blood types.

Working during depression can offer health benefits to employees Posted: 10 Sep 2014 07:29 AM PDT Attending work while suffering a depressive illness could help employees better manage their depression more than taking a sickness absence from work, a new study has found. The study is the first to estimate the long-term costs and health outcomes of depression-related absence as compared to individuals who continue to work among employees with depression.

Skipping school linked to failing tests, more sex, less condom use in teenagers Posted: 09 Sep 2014 06:37 AM PDT Young women's weekday reports of skipping school and failing a test were significantly linked to more frequent vaginal sex, less frequent condom use and different sexual emotions, on that same day, a study shows.

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