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• Risk of developing diabetes higher in neighborhoods that aren't walk-friendly
• Study links breast cancer risk to early-life diet and metabolic syndrome
• About half of adults say schools should take action when kids bully with social isolation
• Sex matters: Men recognize cars and women recognize living things best, psychological analysis finds
• Your body doesn't lie: People ignore political ads of candidates they oppose
• Adequate sleep helps weight loss
• Eating well during pregnancy reduces baby's obesity risk regardless of mom's size
• New 'ATM' takes old phones and gives back green
• Attractive names sustain increased vegetable intake in schools
• Only children are significantly more likely to be overweight, European study finds
• Behavior issues are a bigger headache for children with migraines, research reveals

Risk of developing diabetes higher in neighborhoods that aren't walk-friendly Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT Whether your neighborhood is conducive to walking could determine your risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study.

Study links breast cancer risk to early-life diet and metabolic syndrome Posted: 17 Sep 2012 12:20 PM PDT Striking new evidence suggesting that diet and related factors early in life can boost the risk for breast cancer -- totally independent of the body's production of the hormone estrogen -- has been uncovered by a team of researchers. The findings provide new insights into the processes that regulate normal breast development and the impact those processes may have on the risk of developing breast cancer later in life.

About half of adults say schools should take action when kids bully with social isolation Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:23 AM PDT Most adults say schools should take action when bullies threaten physical safety or embarrass others, according to a new poll.

Sex matters: Men recognize cars and women recognize living things best, psychological analysis finds Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:20 AM PDT Women are better than men at recognizing living things and men are better than women at recognizing vehicles. That is the unanticipated result of an analysis psychologists performed on data from a series of visual recognition tasks collected in the process of developing a new standard test for expertise in object recognition.

Your body doesn't lie: People ignore political ads of candidates they oppose Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT A recent study examined people's bodily responses while watching presidential campaign ads -- and discovered another way that people avoid political information that challenges their beliefs.

Adequate sleep helps weight loss Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:39 AM PDT Adequate sleep is an important part of a weight loss plan and should be added to the recommended mix of diet and exercise, states an expert.

Eating well during pregnancy reduces baby's obesity risk regardless of mom's size Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:38 AM PDT If you are overweight and pregnant, your baby isn't destined to become obese, according to a research report. The report shows that modifying fat intake during pregnancy to a moderate level benefits the child regardless of the mother's size. Specifically, they found that the protein "SIRT1" rewrites a developing fetus' histone code, which affects his or her "epigenetic likelihood" of being overweight throughout his or her lifetime.

New 'ATM' takes old phones and gives back green Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT Researchers have developed a unique, automated kiosk that lets consumers trade in cell phones for reimbursement or recycling.

Attractive names sustain increased vegetable intake in schools Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:02 AM PDT The age-old parental struggle of convincing youngsters to eat their fruits and vegetables has some new allies: Power Punch Broccoli, X-Ray Vision Carrots -- and a host of catchy names for entrees in school cafeterias. Researchers studied how a simple change, such as using attractive names, would influence elementary-aged children's consumption of vegetables. This research suggests that schools have a low-cost or even no-cost solution to induce children to consume more nutritious foods.

Only children are significantly more likely to be overweight, European study finds Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:00 AM PDT Children who grow up without siblings have a more than 50 percent higher risk of being overweight or obese than children with siblings. This is the finding of a study of 12,700 children in eight European countries, including Sweden, published in Nutrition and Diabetes.

Behavior issues are a bigger headache for children with migraines, research reveals Posted: 17 Sep 2012 05:55 AM PDT Kids who get migraine headaches are much more likely than other children to also have behavioral difficulties, including social and attention issues, and anxiety and depression. The more frequent the headaches, the greater the effect, according to new research.

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