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- Misinformation: Why it sticks and how to fix it
- Yogurt consumption, blood pressure, and incident hypertension
- Sesame and rice bran oil lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol
- The more people rely on their intuitions, the more cooperative they become
- Reading food labels helps shoppers stay thinner
- Many parents believe that letting young children taste alcohol discourages later use
- Your memory is like the telephone game, altered with each retelling
- Weight gain worry for stressed black girls
- Can post-breakup Facebook surveillance delay emotional recovery?
- Clenching left hand could help athletes avoid choking under pressure
| Misinformation: Why it sticks and how to fix it Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:12 PM PDT Childhood vaccines do not cause autism. Barack Obama was born in the United States. Global warming is confirmed by science. And yet, many people believe claims to the contrary. Why does that kind of misinformation stick? A new report explores this phenomenon, highlighting the cognitive factors that make certain pieces of misinformation so "sticky" and identifying techniques that may be effective in debunking erroneous beliefs.  |
| Yogurt consumption, blood pressure, and incident hypertension Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT Adding more yogurt to your diet without increasing the number of calories you eat may help lower your risk of high blood pressure, according to new research.  |
| Sesame and rice bran oil lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT People who cooked with a blend of sesame and rice bran oils saw a significant drop in blood pressure and improved cholesterol levels, according to new research.  |
| The more people rely on their intuitions, the more cooperative they become Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:21 AM PDT Researchers trying to answer an age-old question about human goodness have found evidence for a "cooperation reflex." They show that when self-interest goes up against the common good, our intuitions favor cooperation, while stopping to think leads to selfishness.  |
| Reading food labels helps shoppers stay thinner Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT Shoppers —- particularly women —- who take the time to read food labels are thinner than those who don't.  |
| Many parents believe that letting young children taste alcohol discourages later use Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT One in four mothers believe that letting young children taste alcohol may discourage them from drinking in adolescence and 40 percent believe that not allowing children to taste alcohol will only make it more appealing, according to a new study. The finding is noteworthy, the study's authors say, because early introduction to alcohol is a primary risk factor for problem drinking during adolescence.  |
| Your memory is like the telephone game, altered with each retelling Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:57 AM PDT Your memory is a lot like the telephone game, according to a new study. Every time you remember an event from the past, your brain networks change in ways that can alter the later recall of the event. The next time you remember it, you might recall not the original event but what you remembered the previous time. The Northwestern study is the first to show this and has implications for witnesses in criminal cases.  |
| Weight gain worry for stressed black girls Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:57 AM PDT Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? Higher levels of stress over 10 years predict greater increases in body weight over time in both black and white girls. However, the experience of chronic stress appears to have a greater negative effect on black girls' weight.  |
| Can post-breakup Facebook surveillance delay emotional recovery? Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that as many as one-third report using Facebook to check on the activities of former romantic partners. The effects of remaining Facebook friends with an ex-lover or even just following their activities online can disrupt a person's ability to heal emotionally and move on with his or her life, according to a new article.  |
| Clenching left hand could help athletes avoid choking under pressure Posted: 19 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the brain, according to new research.  |
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