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Friday, September 5, 2014

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

Potassium-rich foods cut stroke, death risks among older women

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 03:37 PM PDT

Older women who eat foods with higher amounts of potassium may be at lower risk of stroke and death than women who consume less potassium-rich foods. The health benefits from potassium-rich foods are greater among older women who do not have high blood pressure. Most older American women do not eat the recommended amounts of potassium from foods.

Poor health habits linked to financial insecurity

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 03:36 PM PDT

Financial hardship, or feeling that one can't make ends meet, may be more predictive of health risk behaviors than actual income levels for people with low-incomes, finds a recent study.

What is keeping your kids up at night? Turning off electronics helps everyone sleep better

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 03:35 PM PDT

Sleep, or lack thereof, and technology often go hand in hand when it comes to school-aged kids. Nearly three out of four children (72%) between the ages of 6 and 17 have at least one electronic device in their bedrooms while sleeping, according to a National Sleep Foundation survey. Children who leave those electronic devices on at night sleep less -— up to one hour less on average per night.

3-D film no more effective in evoking emotion than 2-D

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 11:18 AM PDT

Researchers have examined whether 3-D film is more effective than 2-D when used as a research method for evoking emotion. Both were effective, and 3-D did not add incremental benefit over 2-D, with implications for emotional research as well as entertainment.

Greener neighborhoods lead to better birth outcomes, new research shows

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:16 AM PDT

Mothers who live in neighborhoods with plenty of grass, trees or other green vegetation are more likely to deliver at full term and their babies are born at higher weights, compared to mothers who live in urban areas that aren't as green, a new study shows.

Reacting to personal setbacks: Do you bounce back or give up?

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:11 AM PDT

Sometimes when people get upsetting news – such as a failing exam grade or a negative job review – they decide instantly to do better the next time. In other situations that are equally disappointing, the same people may feel inclined to just give up. How can similar setbacks produce such different reactions? It may come down to how much control we feel we have over what happened, according to new research.

Liver injury caused by herbals, dietary supplements rises in study population

Posted: 04 Sep 2014 05:46 AM PDT

Liver injury caused by herbals and dietary supplements increased from 7% to 20% in a U.S. study group over a ten-year period, research shows. According to the study, liver injury caused by non-bodybuilding supplements is most severe, occurring more often in middle-aged women and more frequently resulting in death or the need for transplantation than liver injury from bodybuilding supplements or conventional medications.

A smart fluorescent antenna for Wi-Fi applications

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 10:31 AM PDT

A new invention uses ionized gas in fluorescent light tubes to transmit Internet wireless frequency signals throughout a building with the aid of already existing electrical wiring.

Lead and cadmium found in some chocolate bought in Brazil

Posted: 03 Sep 2014 07:58 AM PDT

Scientists have found that commercial samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain varying levels of lead and cadmium, which can cause health problems, and that those levels are linked to how much cocoa a product contains.
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