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- Exercise is the best medicine, study shows
- Non-invasive urine test could be used to predict premature birth, delivery of small babies
- Do women perceive other women in red as more sexually receptive?
- How Twitter can be used to address specific health issues
| Exercise is the best medicine, study shows Posted: 11 Jul 2014 07:13 AM PDT Women would benefit from being prescribed exercise as medicine, according to a study that revealed moderate to high intensity activity is essential to reducing the risk of death in older women. "What we are saying is that high-intensity exercise is not only good for your physical health but also your brain health. Doctors should be developing exercise programs that are home-based and easy to incorporate as part of everyday activities," authors say.  |
| Non-invasive urine test could be used to predict premature birth, delivery of small babies Posted: 11 Jul 2014 06:21 AM PDT Testing for the presence of specific molecules present in the urine of pregnant women can give an indication in early pregnancy of whether a baby will be born premature or the fetus will suffer poor growth, according to research. Identifying these conditions early in pregnancy could potentially help reduce complications and manage any difficulties, although more work is needed before the findings can be translated to clinical settings.  |
| Do women perceive other women in red as more sexually receptive? Posted: 11 Jul 2014 06:21 AM PDT Women are more likely to wear a red shirt when they are expecting to meet an attractive man, relative to an unattractive man or a woman. But do women view other women in red as being more sexually receptive? And would that result in a woman guarding her mate against a woman in red? A study has sought to answer these questions.  |
| How Twitter can be used to address specific health issues Posted: 10 Jul 2014 12:17 PM PDT A new study examined the use of the hashtag #childhoodobesity in tweets to track Twitter conversations about the issue of overweight kids. The study noted that conversations involving childhood obesity on Twitter don't often include comments from representatives of government and public health organizations that likely have evidence relating to how best to approach this issue. The authors think maybe they should.  |
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