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- Zip code as important as genetic code in childhood obesity
- Balmy weather brought out the bugs, but was the frost that followed a factor?
- Eagle Scouts have positive, lasting influence on American society, study suggests
- Personality, habits of thought and gender influence how we remember
- Women not getting enough exercise; at risk of developing metabolic syndrome
- 'uok?' Text messages can soothe the disconnected soul
- More exercise, eating less fat and weight loss programs are in, popular diets are out, study suggests
- Born nice? Peoples' niceness may reside in their genes, study finds
| Zip code as important as genetic code in childhood obesity Posted: 10 Apr 2012 01:35 PM PDT Neighborhood supermarket and park proximity directly related to obesity, study finds.  |
| Balmy weather brought out the bugs, but was the frost that followed a factor? Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT While many enjoyed a mild winter and an early spring with record-breaking temperatures, the warm weather also prompted many bugs to show up earlier than usual. The question is, will bug populations be larger this summer?  |
| Eagle Scouts have positive, lasting influence on American society, study suggests Posted: 10 Apr 2012 11:59 AM PDT One hundred years after the first Eagle Scout Award was presented, new research has found the significant, positive impact Eagle Scouts have on society, from leadership to giving, voting to volunteering, protecting the environment and being prepared for emergencies.  |
| Personality, habits of thought and gender influence how we remember Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT We all have them -- positive memories of personal events that are a delight to recall, and painful recollections that we would rather forget. A new study reveals that what we do with our emotional memories and how they affect us has a lot to do with our gender, personality and the methods we use (often without awareness) to regulate our feelings.  |
| Women not getting enough exercise; at risk of developing metabolic syndrome Posted: 10 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT A U.S. national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater odds of developing metabolic syndrome -- a risky and increasingly prevalent condition related to obesity.  |
| 'uok?' Text messages can soothe the disconnected soul Posted: 10 Apr 2012 06:36 AM PDT Text messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But a social welfare professor has found an upside to texting, especially for people who feel stressed out, isolated and alone.  |
| Posted: 10 Apr 2012 06:31 AM PDT Contrary to popular perception, a large proportion of obese Americans can and do lose weight, say researchers. What's more, they say, the old tried and true methods of eating less fat and exercising are some of the most effective paths to weight loss success.  |
| Born nice? Peoples' niceness may reside in their genes, study finds Posted: 10 Apr 2012 06:31 AM PDT It turns out that the milk of human kindness is evoked by something besides mom's good example. Research by psychologists has found that at least part of the reason some people are kind and generous is that their genes nudge them toward it.  |
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