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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Seventy-two percent of teenagers experienced reduced hearing ability after attending concert

Posted: 21 May 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Seventy-two percent of teenagers participating in a study experienced reduced hearing ability following exposure to a pop rock performance by a popular female singer.

Antibiotic residues, some more than FDA limits, in seafood purchased at US grocery stores, experts say

Posted: 21 May 2012 11:18 AM PDT

Scientists have found evidence of antibiotics – one a suspected human carcinogen – in seafood imported into the United States and purchased from grocery store shelves.

Cell network security holes revealed, with an app to test your carrier

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Popular firewall technology designed to boost security on cellular networks can backfire, unwittingly revealing data that could help a hacker break into Facebook and Twitter accounts, a new study shows.

Timing can affect whether women and minorities face discrimination

Posted: 21 May 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Timing can affect whether females and minorities experience discrimination -- says a new study. Emails were sent from fictional prospective doctoral students to 6,500 professors across 258 institutions, requesting a meeting either that day or next week. Prospective doctoral students with Caucasian male names were 26 percent more likely to be granted an appointment when requesting one for next week than those with names signaling that they were minorities or females.

Marketing is more effective when targeted to personality profiles

Posted: 21 May 2012 08:56 AM PDT

Advertisers spend time and money attempting to tailor advertising campaigns to the needs of different demographic groups. After all, the concerns of college students are going to be different from those of retired professionals. Even within a given demographic category, however, there are many individual differences that shape consumer behavior. A new study suggests that advertisements can be more effective when they are tailored to the unique personality profiles of potential consumers.

Obese adolescents have heart damage

Posted: 21 May 2012 07:42 AM PDT

Obese adolescents with no symptoms of heart disease already have heart damage, according to new research.

Stressed men are more social

Posted: 21 May 2012 07:40 AM PDT

Researchers have refuted the common belief that stress always causes aggressive behavior.

Anger in disputes is more about the climate of the marriage than the heat of the moment

Posted: 21 May 2012 07:35 AM PDT

How good are married couples at recognizing each other's emotions during conflicts? In general, pretty good, according to a new study. But if your partner is angry, that might tell more about the overall climate of your marriage than about what your partner is feeling at the moment of the dispute.

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