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• Bothersome pain afflicts half of older Americans
• Ethnic identification helps Latina adolescents resist media barrage of body images
• Energy drinks plus alcohol pose a public health threat
• Brain connectivity study reveals striking differences between men and women
• Vitamin D decreases pain in women with type 2 diabetes, depression
• Study: It's not easy 'being green'
• New algorithm finds you, even in untagged photos
• New study suggests low vitamin D causes damage to brain
• Sports bras don't hold up, says researcher developing more supportive undergarment
• Appearing to be chronically ill may not be good indication of poor health
• Junk food, poor oral health increase risk of premature heart disease
• New evidence that gout strongly runs in family
• Study of young parents highlights links among stress, poverty, ethnicity
• Head out to the ski slopes, for happiness' sake
• To boost concern for environment, emphasize a long future, not impending doom
• PRP therapy improves degenerative tendon disease in athletes
• Cardiac MRI reveals energy drinks alter heart function
• Living with chronic pain
• Need inspiration? Let’s get physical!
• Why breed specific legislation does not protect public from dangerous dogs
• Athletes and the words for actions
• Parents' work hours in evenings, nights, weekends disadvantage children
• Messy children make better learners: Toddlers learn words for nonsolids better when getting messy in a highchair

Bothersome pain afflicts half of older Americans Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:18 PM PST Findings from a unique study underscore need for public health action on pain and disability in the elderly.

Ethnic identification helps Latina adolescents resist media barrage of body images Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:22 PM PST A strong sense of ethnic identity can help Latina girls feel positive about their body and appearance, a new study concludes, even as this group slips further into dissatisfaction with themselves when compared to a media-filled world of unrealistic images of thin white women.

Energy drinks plus alcohol pose a public health threat Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:21 PM PST Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults.

Brain connectivity study reveals striking differences between men and women Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:19 PM PST A new brain connectivity study has found striking differences in the neural wiring of men and women that's lending credence to some commonly-held beliefs about their behavior.

Vitamin D decreases pain in women with type 2 diabetes, depression Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:20 PM PST Vitamin D decreases pain in women with type 2 diabetes and depression, according to a recent study.

Study: It's not easy 'being green' Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:48 AM PST Think you don't recycle enough? You're not alone. However, people's ability to overcome self-doubt plays a critical role in how successfully they act in support of environmental issues, according to a new study.

New algorithm finds you, even in untagged photos Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:12 AM PST A new algorithm has the power to profoundly change the way we find photos among the billions on social media sites such as Facebook and Flickr. The search tool uses tag locations to quantify relationships between individuals, even those not tagged in any given photo.

New study suggests low vitamin D causes damage to brain Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:11 AM PST A new study suggests that a diet low in vitamin D causes damage to the brain.

Sports bras don't hold up, says researcher developing more supportive undergarment Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:10 AM PST A professor in apparel, textiles and interior design is researching the movement of breast tissue to develop a better supportive sports bra.

Appearing to be chronically ill may not be good indication of poor health Posted: 02 Dec 2013 08:22 AM PST New research says how sick a patient appears to be may have limited value in diagnosing their actual state of health.

Junk food, poor oral health increase risk of premature heart disease Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:53 AM PST The association between poor oral health and increased risk of cardiovascular disease should make the reduction of sugars such as those contained in junk food, particularly fizzy drinks, an important health policy target, say experts.

New evidence that gout strongly runs in family Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:50 AM PST It's historically known as 'the king of diseases and the disease of kings' and was long thought to be caused by an overindulgent lifestyle, but now scientists have confirmed that gout strongly runs in families.

Study of young parents highlights links among stress, poverty, ethnicity Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:43 AM PST An avalanche of chronic stress affecting poor mothers and fathers is revealed in new data from a comprehensive national, federally funded American study.

Head out to the ski slopes, for happiness' sake Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:41 AM PST Are you contemplating a skiing holiday? The all-out pleasure and enjoyment you experience on a pair of skis or a snowboard is positively priceless to enhance your overall happiness. This is true even if you only get to go out on the slopes once in a blue moon, say researchers.

To boost concern for environment, emphasize a long future, not impending doom Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:26 AM PST Looking back on a nation's past can prompt action that leads to a greener future, according to new research. The research suggests that one strong way to encourage environmentally-friendly behavior is to emphasize the long life expectancy of a nation, and not necessarily its imminent downfall.

PRP therapy improves degenerative tendon disease in athletes Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:26 AM PST Ultrasound-guided delivery of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) improves functionality and reduces recovery time in athletes with degenerative disease in their tendons, according to a new study.

Cardiac MRI reveals energy drinks alter heart function Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:26 AM PST Healthy adults who consumed energy drinks high in caffeine and taurine had significantly increased heart contraction rates one hour later, according to a new study.

Living with chronic pain Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:25 AM PST People who suffer with chronic musculoskeletal pain face a daily struggle with their sense of self and find it difficult to prove the legitimacy of their condition.

Need inspiration? Let’s get physical! Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:24 AM PST People who exercise regularly are better at creative thinking. This is the outcome of research by a cognitive psychologist, as outlined in a recently published article.

Why breed specific legislation does not protect public from dangerous dogs Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:24 AM PST Research conducted by animal behaviour experts challenges the basis of breed specific legislation designed to protect the public from 'dangerous' dogs.

Athletes and the words for actions Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:24 AM PST Is it true, as some scientists believe, that to understand words like "spike" (in the volleyball sense) the brain has to "mentally" retrace the sequence of motor commands that accomplish the action? According to a study just published, the high-level motor expertise of subjects modulates the involvement of the brain motor areas in understanding the actions. The effect of experience is a novelty that challenges some recent hypotheses, making the theoretical picture more complex.

Parents' work hours in evenings, nights, weekends disadvantage children Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:24 AM PST A comprehensive review of studies on parents' work schedules and child development spanning the last three decades shows that parents' work schedules in evenings, nights and weekends, so called "nonstandard work schedules" or "unsociable work hours", may have negative consequences for children. When parents work such hours, children tended to have more behavioral problems, poorer cognitive ability, and were more likely to be overweight or obese than children in families where parents mostly worked during the daytime hours and week day.

Messy children make better learners: Toddlers learn words for nonsolids better when getting messy in a highchair Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:23 AM PST Parents, let your children get messy in the high chair: They learn better that way. That's according to a new study which concludes that a 16-month-old's setting and degree of interaction enhances his or her ability to identify nonsolid objects and name them.

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