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- Dark chocolate could prevent heart problems in high-risk people
- Is there a 'healthy' obesity gene?
- Smoking during pregnancy linked to severe asthma in teen years
- Finding good music in noisy online markets
- Fantasizing about your dream vacation could lead to poor decision-making
- Runners can improve health and performance with less training, study shows
- Memory training unlikely to help in treating ADHD, boosting IQ
| Dark chocolate could prevent heart problems in high-risk people Posted: 31 May 2012 05:08 PM PDT Daily consumption of dark chocolate can reduce cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, in people with metabolic syndrome (a cluster of factors that increases the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes), finds a new study  |
| Is there a 'healthy' obesity gene? Posted: 31 May 2012 11:58 AM PDT Researchers recently investigated whether a specific gene/enzyme could be help explain why some obese people do not get chronic diseases typically associated with obesity.  |
| Smoking during pregnancy linked to severe asthma in teen years Posted: 31 May 2012 11:55 AM PDT African-American and Latino children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from acute asthma symptoms in their teens than asthma sufferers whose mothers did not smoke, according to a new study.  |
| Finding good music in noisy online markets Posted: 31 May 2012 10:57 AM PDT Researchers have analyzed data on 14,000 users of a music-sharing site and have concluded that, while social-media marketing -- getting lots of "likes" on Facebook, for instance -- can drive users to listen to excerpts from new songs, it has a negligible effect on their purchases.  |
| Fantasizing about your dream vacation could lead to poor decision-making Posted: 31 May 2012 07:23 AM PDT Summer vacation time is upon us. If you have been saving up for your dream vacation for years, you may want to make sure your dream spot is still the best place to go. A new study has found that when we fantasize about such trips before they are possible, we tend to overlook the negatives -- thus influencing our decision-making down the line.  |
| Runners can improve health and performance with less training, study shows Posted: 31 May 2012 07:22 AM PDT The new 10-20-30 training concept can improve both a person's running performance and health, despite a significant reduction in the total amount of training.  |
| Memory training unlikely to help in treating ADHD, boosting IQ Posted: 31 May 2012 07:17 AM PDT Working memory training is unlikely to be an effective treatment for children suffering from disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity or dyslexia, according to a research analysis. In addition, memory training tasks appear to have limited effect on healthy adults and children looking to do better in school or improve their cognitive skills.  |
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