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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Golfers can improve their putt with a different look: Visualize a great big hole

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Golfers looking to improve their putting may find an advantage in visualizing the hole as bigger, according to a new study.

Young girls more likely to report side effects after HPV vaccine

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 11:00 AM PDT

Younger girls are more likely than adult women to report side effects after receiving Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine. The side effects are non-serious and similar to those associated with other vaccines, according to a new study.

Less than 1 in 6 Americans frequently washes grocery totes increasing risk for food poisoning

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 10:59 AM PDT

Reusable grocery totes are a popular, eco-friendly choice to transport groceries, but only 15 percent of Americans regularly wash their bags. Most users are inadvertently creating a breeding zone for harmful bacteria, according to a new survey.

Men start businesses for the money: Women for the social value

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 09:44 AM PDT

Data reveals men are most likely to start businesses for the money, women for social value.

In-depth look at homework distractions

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Homework distraction has been linked to a wide range of variables.

Bilingual children switch tasks faster than speakers of a single language

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than are children who learn to speak only one language, according to a study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health. However, the study also found that bilinguals are slower to acquire vocabulary than are monolinguals, because bilinguals must divide their time between two languages while monolinguals focus on only one.

Arteries under pressure early on: Mice fed a high-fat diet show signs of artery damage after only six weeks

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT

High fat diets cause damage to blood vessels earlier than previously thought, and these structural and mechanical changes may be the first step in the development of high blood pressure.

Being ignored online or in person, it's still exclusion

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:19 AM PDT

People who are excluded by others online, such as on Facebook, may feel just as bad as if they had been excluded in person, according to new research.

Long television commercials evoke stronger emotions

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:17 AM PDT

Through a psycho-physiological study it has been possible to measure the emotional response of a person to a series of television advertisements.

Point when negative thoughts turn into depression identified

Posted: 03 Apr 2012 08:15 AM PDT

Negative thinking is a red flag for clinical depression. Stopping such thoughts early on can save millions of people from mental illness, according to new research.

What do ADHD and cancer have in common? Variety

Posted: 02 Apr 2012 01:28 PM PDT

According to new research, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more than one disorder. It's an entire family of disorders, much like the multiple subtypes of cancer. The research, which highlights various versions of the disease, each with differing impacts, demonstrates that there is likely not going to be a "one-size-fits-all" approach to treating patients.

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