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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Obese brain may thwart weight loss: Diets high in saturated fat, refined sugar may cause brain changes that fuel overconsumption

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 02:11 PM PDT

New research indicates that diets that lead to obesity -- diets high in saturated fat and refined sugar -- may cause changes to the brains of obese people that in turn may fuel overconsumption of those same foods and make weight loss more challenging.

Auto experts recognize cars like most people recognize faces

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT

The most detailed brain meapping study to date has found that the area of the brain that recognizes faces is also used to identify objects of expertise.

Tolerance for ambiguity explains adolescents' penchant for risky behaviors

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 12:10 PM PDT

It is widely believed that adolescents engage in risky behaviors because of an innate tolerance for risks, but a new study has found this is not the case.

How memory load leaves us 'blind' to new visual information

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Trying to keep an image we've just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are "looking" at, according to the results of a new study.

How sexual power can be disempowering

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:55 AM PDT

The commonly held belief that men should dominate sexually can disempower both women and men, according to a new study.

Dance Dance Revolution makes a difference in kids' physical activity levels

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:50 AM PDT

A new study offers positive news for Wii-loving teenagers and their parents: games such as Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can bring them closer to recommended physical activity levels.

Eliminating visual clutter helps people with mild cognitive impairment

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:50 AM PDT

A new study suggests that memory impairments for people diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's disease may be due, in part, to problems in determining the differences between similar objects. The findings also support growing research indicating that a part of the brain once believed to support memory exclusively -- the medial temporal lobe -- also plays a role in object perception.

Overweight teens get mental health boost from even small amounts of exercise

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:41 AM PDT

Even with minimal moderate exercise, teens self-report improvements in perceived scholastic competence, social competence, and several markers of body image including appearance esteem and weight esteem.

'Cafeteria diet' hastens stroke risk: High-sugar, high-salt intake creates 'a ticking time bomb of health problems'

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT

The fat- and sugar-rich Western diet leads to a lifetime of health problems, dramatically increasing the risk of stroke or death at a younger age, new research suggests.

End your child’s allergy suffering within three years? Immunotherapy can provide long-term relief, study shows

Posted: 01 Oct 2012 05:33 AM PDT

When children suffer from dust mite induced allergies and asthma, finding relief can seem impossible. While there isn't a complete cure for childhood respiratory allergies, researchers have found that long term control of allergic asthma can occur after only three years of allergy shots.

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