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Thursday, December 22, 2011

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Do you hear what I hear? Noise exposure surrounds us

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 06:12 PM PST

Nine out of 10 city dwellers may have enough harmful noise exposure to risk hearing loss, and most of that exposure comes from leisure activities.

How pregnancy changes a woman's brain

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:06 AM PST

We know a lot about the links between a pregnant mother's health, behavior, and moods and her baby's cognitive and psychological development once it is born. But how does pregnancy change a mother's brain?

Prejudice comes from a basic human need and way of thinking, new research suggests

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:06 AM PST

Where does prejudice come from? Not from ideology, say the authors of a new article. Instead, prejudice stems from a deeper psychological need, associated with a particular way of thinking. People who aren't comfortable with ambiguity and want to make quick and firm decisions are also prone to making generalizations about others.

We are natural born multi-taskers

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 11:04 AM PST

Scientists have found that we are natural-born multi-taskers. They found evidence that we can pay attention to more than one thing at a time.

The biology behind severe PMS

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST

Sensitivity to allopregnanolone, a hormone that occurs naturally in the body after ovulation and during pregnancy, changes during the course of the menstrual cycle and is different in women with severe PMS compared with women without PMS complaints.

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