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• Flower research shows gardens can be a feast for the eyes – and the bees
• Babies know when you're faking, psychology researchers show
• Empathy? Surprising study shows that brains process the pain of villains more than the pain of people we like
• Poor rural youth in Haiti are rich in family ties, rooted in their own culture
• Participation in cardiac rehab program improves recovery in stroke patients
• Recession's after-effects could lead to cheating and workplace theft suggests new study
• Warning against Wi-Fi in cars: Drivers will be too distracted even if devices are voice-operated, study shows
• Working to the beat
• Eye contact builds bedside trust
• Brain connections underlying accurate introspection revealed
• Misinterpretation of cat study? Anxious cat owners can carry on stroking their four-legged friends without worry
• Roadmap for implementing quality preschool
• Brief memory test 'ages' older adults
• Musical Ages: How our taste in music changes over a lifetime
• Iron supplementation can provide cognitive, physical benefits to anemic children
• When time has a will of its own, powerless consumers don't have the will to wait
• How do consumers create markets? The case of the minimoto
• Those genetically predisposed to anxiousness may be less likely to volunteer, help others
• Recession drove men to have vasectomy earlier
• Sleep is critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle
• Increased life expectancy among family caregivers
• Earlier is better for measles immunization first dose
• Most stroke victims not being seen by doctors within the recommended timeframe
• Doctors should routinely evaluate patients' physical activity habits
• Halloween candy spooks aging digestive systems

Flower research shows gardens can be a feast for the eyes – and the bees Posted: 16 Oct 2013 06:26 PM PDT Are our favorite garden flowers attractive to hungry visitors such as bees and butterflies to feed on?

Babies know when you're faking, psychology researchers show Posted: 16 Oct 2013 11:56 AM PDT Psychology researchers demonstrate that infants can detect whether a person's emotions are justifiable given a particular context.

Empathy? Surprising study shows that brains process the pain of villains more than the pain of people we like Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:22 AM PDT A counterintuitive findings from a new study show that the part of the brain that is associated with empathizing with the pain of others is activated more strongly by watching the suffering of hateful people as opposed to likable people.

Poor rural youth in Haiti are rich in family ties, rooted in their own culture Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:22 AM PDT Haitian teens, especially those who live in the country's rural areas, are among the poorest persons in the Western Hemisphere, but they are rich in their family relationships and strongly rooted in their own culture.

Participation in cardiac rehab program improves recovery in stroke patients Posted: 16 Oct 2013 10:22 AM PDT Stroke patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for six months make rapid gains in how far and fast they can walk, the use of weakened limbs and their ability to sit and stand.

Recession's after-effects could lead to cheating and workplace theft suggests new study Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:28 AM PDT We like to think we'd stick to our ethical principles no matter what. But when people feel financially deprived -- as many did from losses suffered thanks to the last market and banking meltdown -- they are more likely to relax their moral standards and transgress to improve their financial situation. They are also more likely to judge other deprived moral offenders who do the same more leniently.

Warning against Wi-Fi in cars: Drivers will be too distracted even if devices are voice-operated, study shows Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:28 AM PDT Plans to provide high-speed Internet access in vehicles, announced last month in North America could do with some sobering second-thought, says a psychology professor in a new study on the impact of auditory distractions on visual attention.

Working to the beat Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:26 AM PDT Scientists have contributed significantly towards a first explanation for the development of music. Contrary to what was previously suspected, music does not simply distract us when physically working hard by making the work seem a lot easier, but actually the music reduces the effort. This new insight permits on the one hand a conclusion to human's historical development of music, and on the other hand provides an important impulse for the expansion of the therapeutical use of music.

Eye contact builds bedside trust Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:04 AM PDT Doctors who make a lot of eye contact are viewed as more likable and empathetic by patients, according to a new study.

Brain connections underlying accurate introspection revealed Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:04 AM PDT The human mind is not only capable of cognition and registering experiences but also of being introspectively aware of these processes. Until now, scientists have not known if such introspection was a single skill or dependent on the object of reflection. Also unclear was whether the brain housed a single system for reflecting on experience or required multiple systems to support different types of introspection.

Misinterpretation of cat study? Anxious cat owners can carry on stroking their four-legged friends without worry Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:01 AM PDT In a recent study researchers examined whether cats living in multi-cat households are more stressed than cats housed singly. Many media outlets responded to the study with an incorrect interpretation of the results and published such as "Cats Hate to be Stroked". The co-author explains: "As a matter of fact, the majority of the cats enjoyed being stroked. Only those animals that did not actually like to be stroked, but nevertheless allowed it, were stressed."

Roadmap for implementing quality preschool Posted: 16 Oct 2013 06:57 AM PDT Early childhood education can yield short- and long-term educational, economic, and societal benefits, underscoring the value of expanding publicly funded preschool education, researchers say.

Brief memory test 'ages' older adults Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:37 AM PDT You're only as old as you feel, or so the saying goes. Now, research suggests that a simple memory test can have a noticeable impact on just how old some older adults feel, aging them about five years in the span of five minutes.

Musical Ages: How our taste in music changes over a lifetime Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:36 AM PDT Research shows that musical tastes shift as we age are in line with key "life challenges." Teenage years were defined by "intense" music, then early adulthood by "contemporary" and "mellow" as the search for close relationships increases, with "sophisticated" and "unpretentious" allowing us to project status and family values later in life. This study used data from more than a quarter of a million people over a 10 year period.

Iron supplementation can provide cognitive, physical benefits to anemic children Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:35 AM PDT Giving daily iron supplements to anemic primary-school-aged children can have cognitive and physical benefits, according to a study.

When time has a will of its own, powerless consumers don't have the will to wait Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:34 AM PDT When consumers assign human characteristics to time, it makes it more difficult to wait for things (especially for people who don't feel powerful), according to a new study.

How do consumers create markets? The case of the minimoto Posted: 15 Oct 2013 09:34 AM PDT Consumers have the power to do more than just respond to products that companies put on the market; they can actually change and develop new markets.

Those genetically predisposed to anxiousness may be less likely to volunteer, help others Posted: 15 Oct 2013 07:38 AM PDT A researcher has found that prosocial behavior, such as volunteering and helping others, is related to the same gene that predisposes individuals to anxiety disorders. Helping such individuals cope with their anxiety may increase their prosocial behavior, the researcher said.

Recession drove men to have vasectomy earlier Posted: 15 Oct 2013 07:37 AM PDT The relationship between economic conditions and reproduction has a long and complex history. In agrarian economies, children are an economic asset, though when times are hard, having children can always make it harder. In the latest example of this kind of research, investigators found that the 2008 financial crisis and recession had an impact on when men had vasectomies.

Sleep is critical to maintaining a healthy lifestyle Posted: 15 Oct 2013 06:45 AM PDT Three new studies show just how critical it is for adults to seek treatment for a sleep illness and aim for seven to nine hours of sleep each night in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Increased life expectancy among family caregivers Posted: 15 Oct 2013 06:37 AM PDT Contradicting long-standing conventional wisdom, results of an analysis of data previously gathered on more than 3,000 family caregivers suggests that those who assist a chronically ill or disabled family member enjoy an 18 percent survival advantage compared to statistically matched non-caregivers.

Earlier is better for measles immunization first dose Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:16 PM PDT Children receiving measles-containing vaccines at 12-15 months of age have a lower increased risk of fever and seizures than those who receive them at 16-23 months of age, according to a new study.

Most stroke victims not being seen by doctors within the recommended timeframe Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:15 PM PDT In a study of over 270 patients newly diagnosed with minor strokes or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), only a minority sought medical help within the timeframe recommended by the Royal College of Physicians. This is despite the high profile FAST campaign, which was taking place at the time that the study was conducted.

Doctors should routinely evaluate patients' physical activity habits Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:15 PM PDT Doctors should evaluate your physical activity habits as routinely as checking your blood pressure and other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

Halloween candy spooks aging digestive systems Posted: 14 Oct 2013 07:15 PM PDT Have you ever wondered why young children can eat bags of Halloween candy and feel fine the next day – compared to adults who experience all sorts of agony following the same junk food binge? Evolution and a gene called Foxo may be to blame.

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