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• Nonconcussion head impacts in contact sports linked to brain changes and lower test scores
• Differences in educational achievement owe more to genetics than environment, finds study of UK students
• Study finds that pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services
• More physically active adults have improved cardiorespiratory fitness
• Even when test scores go up, some cognitive abilities don't
• Spanking children slows cognitive development and increases risk of criminal behavior, expert says
• Can celebrity cancer diagnoses prompt quitting smoking?
• Education: Learning with 'stronger peers' yields no boost
• Different food fish can cause different allergies
• Are overweight children less able to handle advertising?
• Low vitamin B12 levels increase risk of fractures in older men
• Mug shot misuse on internet: How to end exploitation
• Strong state alcohol policies protective against binge drinking
• Most Americans avoid addressing end-of-life issues, according to new study
• One in two users accepts a lack of privacy on internet
• Lack of national policy to get UK kids more active is mass 'child neglect'
• Top smoking cessation therapies pose no serious heart risks
• Communities across U.S. reduce teen smoking, drinking, violence, crime
• Balancing old and new skills
• Prolonged viewing of Boston Marathon bombings media coverage tied to acute stress
• Kids movies send mixed messages about eating habits, obesity
• Older Dads: Possible links to autism, schizophrenia in offspring

Nonconcussion head impacts in contact sports linked to brain changes and lower test scores Posted: 11 Dec 2013 03:55 PM PST Repeated blows to the head during a season of contact sports may cause changes in the brain's white matter and affect cognitive abilities even if none of the impacts resulted in a concussion.

Differences in educational achievement owe more to genetics than environment, finds study of UK students Posted: 11 Dec 2013 03:53 PM PST The degree to which students' exam scores differ owes more to their genes than to their teachers, schools or family environments, according to new research. The study, which took place in the UK, looked at students' scores for their GCSE's (General Certificate of Secondary Education), a UK-wide examination at the end of compulsory education at 16 years old.

Study finds that pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services Posted: 11 Dec 2013 03:52 PM PST A pilot program offering telehealth technology to pediatric obesity patients found that a great majority of pediatric patients were satisfied with their telehealth appointment.

More physically active adults have improved cardiorespiratory fitness Posted: 11 Dec 2013 10:25 AM PST Fewer than half of adults in the United States meet the recommended physical activity guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Often physical inactivity may be associated with overweight and obese individuals, but even healthy, normal-weight Americans sometimes fail to meet physical activity guidelines. Now, researchers have found that simply encouraging healthy adults to be more physically active can improve their cardiorespiratory fitness.

Even when test scores go up, some cognitive abilities don't Posted: 11 Dec 2013 10:19 AM PST In new research, neuroscientists find that even high-performing schools don't influence their students' abstract reasoning.

Spanking children slows cognitive development and increases risk of criminal behavior, expert says Posted: 11 Dec 2013 07:39 AM PST A scientist makes a definitive case against spanking, including how it slows cognitive development and increases antisocial and criminal behavior.

Can celebrity cancer diagnoses prompt quitting smoking? Posted: 11 Dec 2013 06:39 AM PST In a study published, researchers found that when celebrities publicly discuss their struggles with cancer diagnoses, the resulting media coverage prompts more smokers to search for information on quitting than events like New Year's Day or World No Tobacco Day.

Education: Learning with 'stronger peers' yields no boost Posted: 11 Dec 2013 06:39 AM PST A new study contradicts the popular theory that students perform better when surrounded by higher achieving classmates.

Different food fish can cause different allergies Posted: 11 Dec 2013 06:37 AM PST Different fish can cause different allergies when eaten. Research into protein provides new insight into these fish allergies.

Are overweight children less able to handle advertising? Posted: 11 Dec 2013 04:02 AM PST Weight, body shape perception, self-esteem and dietary habits all contribute to how children handle food advertising. A new study suggests that overweight children, in particular, could benefit from special training, in order to increase their media skills in relation to the exposure to advertising.

Low vitamin B12 levels increase risk of fractures in older men Posted: 10 Dec 2013 06:12 AM PST Older men who have low levels of vitamin B12 have a higher risk of having fractures. These are the findings of researchers as a part of an international study of a total of 1000 older men.

Mug shot misuse on internet: How to end exploitation Posted: 10 Dec 2013 06:12 AM PST When a person is arrested, part of the procedure is to have a 'booking photo' taken of the accused. In the US, these are stored on arresting agency websites and are publicly available. There has been a rise in the practice of 'scraping' mug shots and posting them live on websites where anyone can chance upon a photo of a loved one or friend who may have inadvertently committed a minor offense. Thousands of individuals have been affected by this phenomenon in terms of employability and reputation, and are having to pay specialist companies to remove the photos from public view.

Strong state alcohol policies protective against binge drinking Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:21 AM PST According to a new study, a novel composite measure consisting of 29 alcohol policies demonstrates that a strong alcohol policy environment is a protective factor against binge drinking in the U.S.

Most Americans avoid addressing end-of-life issues, according to new study Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:21 AM PST During the past two decades, high-profile legal cases surrounding end-of-life decisions have received widespread attention in the United States, prompting increased media focus and numerous debates on the subject.

One in two users accepts a lack of privacy on internet Posted: 10 Dec 2013 04:19 AM PST 85 out of every 100 people in Switzerland have access to the internet. Internet usage is on the rise, with even 70 percent of senior citizens going online. However, the concerns about using the internet are still substantial with regard to companies monitoring data. In general, study results show that young people are less worried about privacy, and in general, women are more concerned about protecting their privacy than men.

Lack of national policy to get UK kids more active is mass 'child neglect' Posted: 09 Dec 2013 05:41 PM PST The failure of successive governments to implement a comprehensive national policy to get UK kids more active and stave off the litany of health and other problems their sedentary lifestyle is storing up for them, is mass "child neglect," say experts.

Top smoking cessation therapies pose no serious heart risks Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:10 PM PST Three major types of smoking cessation therapies pose no serious heart risks. Nicotine replacement therapies temporarily increased the likelihood of a rapid or abnormal heartbeat, most often when people smoked while using them. The antidepressant bupropion (Wellbutrin) protected against serious heart events, further research shows.

Communities across U.S. reduce teen smoking, drinking, violence, crime Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST Fewer high school students across the U.S. started drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, committing crimes and engaging in violence before graduation when their towns used the Communities That Care prevention system during the teens' middle school years. A study found that the positive influence of this community-led system was sustained through high school.

Balancing old and new skills Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:23 PM PST A new model explains how the brain can learn novel tasks while still remembering what it has already learned.

Prolonged viewing of Boston Marathon bombings media coverage tied to acute stress Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST Stepping away from the television, computer screen or smartphone in the aftermath of terrorist attacks or mass shootings may be beneficial to your mental health. A new study shows that six or more daily hours of exposure to coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings in the week afterward was linked to more acute stress than having been at the event. Acute stress symptoms increased with each additional hour of media exposure.

Kids movies send mixed messages about eating habits, obesity Posted: 09 Dec 2013 11:33 AM PST Many of the most popular children's movies from recent years feature both "obesogenic" behaviors and weight-related stigmatizing content, a study finds.

Older Dads: Possible links to autism, schizophrenia in offspring Posted: 09 Dec 2013 07:53 AM PST Advanced paternal age has been associated with greater risk for psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism. With an increase in paternal age, there is a greater frequency of certain types of mutations that contribute to these disorders in offspring. Recent research, however, looks beyond the genetic code to "epigenetic effects," which do not involve changes in the genes themselves, but rather in how they are expressed to determine one's characteristics.

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