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• Video captions improve comprehension
• The perils of texting while driving
• Suicidal talk on Twitter mirrors state suicide rates
• Action is needed now to lower the content of aluminium in infant formulas
• Correcting emotional misunderstandings: We may make mistakes interpreting the emotions of others, but our brain can corrects us
• 40 years of federal nutrition research fatally flawed, study finds
• Why we can't accurately judge our friends' behavior
• Soccer players suffer more injuries when their team is ahead
• Sleeping in on weekends doesn’t fix all deficits caused by workweek sleep loss
• When it comes to the good cholesterol, fitness trumps weight

Video captions improve comprehension Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:53 AM PDT A professor found that a simple change -- turning on captions during educational videos -- dramatically improved students' test scores and comprehension.

The perils of texting while driving Posted: 11 Oct 2013 10:53 AM PDT US research reveals that four out of five college student drivers have used their cell phones to send or receive text messages while driving despite the majority recognizing that the activity represents a risk.

Suicidal talk on Twitter mirrors state suicide rates Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:51 AM PDT Researchers compared tweets with suicide-related content with actual suicide rates across the country. Their findings suggest social platforms could serve as early warning systems.

Action is needed now to lower the content of aluminium in infant formulas Posted: 10 Oct 2013 06:14 AM PDT New research shows that infant formulas are still heavily contaminated with aluminium.

Correcting emotional misunderstandings: We may make mistakes interpreting the emotions of others, but our brain can corrects us Posted: 10 Oct 2013 06:12 AM PDT It so happens that we interpret other people's emotions based on our own and thus sometimes make mistakes. Luckily our brain is equipped with correction devices: scientists in Italy have identified the area where this mechanism should be located.

40 years of federal nutrition research fatally flawed, study finds Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:10 PM PDT Four decades of nutrition research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may be invalid because the method used to collect the data was seriously flawed, according to a new study has demonstrated significant limitations in the measurement protocols used in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, revealed that a majority of the nutrition data collected by the NHANES are not "physiologically credible."

Why we can't accurately judge our friends' behavior Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT There is no such thing as objectivity when it comes to your friends: according to a new study, people evaluate their friends' behavior more positively than do strangers, regardless of actual performance on a series of tasks. Researchers say that we should then think twice before allowing people who know each other to be in positions to judge each other -- from job interviews to legal settings.

Soccer players suffer more injuries when their team is ahead Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:59 AM PDT Male soccer players are at a greater risk of injury five minutes after a card has been given or after a goal has been scored. The frequency of player injuries also increases when their own team is in the lead. These are the findings of researchers who have analyzed injuries over the last three World Cup tournaments.

Sleeping in on weekends doesn’t fix all deficits caused by workweek sleep loss Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:57 AM PDT A new study assesses the effects of extended "weekend" recovery sleep following "one workweek" of mild sleep restriction on sleepiness/alertness, inflammation and stress hormones.

When it comes to the good cholesterol, fitness trumps weight Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:57 AM PDT New findings suggest that maintaining a "healthy" weight isn't as important for healthy cholesterol function as being active by regularly performing strength training.

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