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- Memory improves for older adults using computerized brain-fitness program
- Preventing skin cancer in children begins with the right sunscreen
- Kids' reading success boosted by long-term individualized instruction
- Spatial training boosts math skills
- Feeling stressed? Oxytocin could help you reach out to others for support
- Breastfeeding boosts ability to climb social ladder
- Exercise benefits patients with type 2 diabetes
- Babies know when a cuddle is coming
- How size-related food labels impact how much we eat
- Conversations with teens about weight linked with increased risk of unhealthy eating behaviors
| Memory improves for older adults using computerized brain-fitness program Posted: 25 Jun 2013 02:23 PM PDT Researchers have found that older adults who regularly used a brain-fitness program on a computer demonstrated significantly improved memory and language skills.  |
| Preventing skin cancer in children begins with the right sunscreen Posted: 25 Jun 2013 11:09 AM PDT While most parents are aware that applying sunscreen to their children is important, many go wrong by not taking the time to choose the most effective sunscreen, or they don't understand the limitations of sunscreen.  |
| Kids' reading success boosted by long-term individualized instruction Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:13 AM PDT Students who consistently receive individualized reading instruction from first through third grade become better readers than those who don't, according to new research.  |
| Spatial training boosts math skills Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:12 AM PDT Training young children in spatial reasoning can improve their math performance, according to a groundbreaking study.  |
| Feeling stressed? Oxytocin could help you reach out to others for support Posted: 25 Jun 2013 06:20 AM PDT Scientists have shown that reaching out to other people during a stressful event is an effective way to improve your mood, and researchers suggest that the hormone oxytocin may help you accomplish just that.  |
| Breastfeeding boosts ability to climb social ladder Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:42 AM PDT Breastfeeding not only boosts children's chances of climbing the social ladder, but it also reduces the chances of downwards mobility, suggests a large study.  |
| Exercise benefits patients with type 2 diabetes Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:41 AM PDT Moderate-intensity exercise reduces fat stored around the heart, in the liver and in the abdomen of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, even in the absence of any changes in diet, according to a new study.  |
| Babies know when a cuddle is coming Posted: 25 Jun 2013 04:35 AM PDT Babies as young as two months know when they are about to be picked up and change their body posture in preparation, according to new research.  |
| How size-related food labels impact how much we eat Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:38 PM PDT Portions -- such as 8, 12 or 16 ounces -- are given different labels -- small, medium or large -- at different restaurants. However, how a portion is described size-wise impacts how much we eat and how much we're willing to pay for our food, a new study finds.  |
| Conversations with teens about weight linked with increased risk of unhealthy eating behaviors Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:28 PM PDT Conversations between parents and adolescents that focus on weight and size are associated with an increased risk for unhealthy adolescent weight-control behaviors, according to a new study.  |
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