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• The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate
• Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know
• How children categorize living things
• Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs
• Study reveals 'unhappiest' cities in the U.S.
• High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds
• Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
• Computer privacy: Share button may share your browsing history, too
• 'Moral victories' might spare you from losing again
• Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure
• How to choose a physical therapist
• No evidence that California cellphone ban decreased accidents, says researcher
• Should you should talk to strangers? Doing so increases positive experience, study shows
• Best advice for acne patients? Patience
• Investing in sexual, reproductive health of 10 to 14 year olds yields lifetime benefits
• How does working part-time versus working full-time affect breastfeeding goals?

The 92 percent clean plate club: You're not alone in eating everything on your plate Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:44 PM PDT If you're a member of the Clean Plate Club -- you eat pretty much everything you put on your plate -- you're not alone! A new study shows that the average adult eats 92 percent of whatever he or she puts on his or her plate. 'If you put it on your plate, it's going into your stomach,' says the author of the forthcoming book on the subject.

Preschoolers can reflect on what they don't know Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:25 AM PDT Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers find that preschoolers are able to gauge the strength of their memories and make decisions based on their self-assessments. The findings contribute to research on the reliability of children's eyewitness testimony in a court of law, and they carry important implications for educational practices. "Previous emphasis on the development of metacognition during middle childhood has influenced education practices," says an author. "Now we know that some of these ideas may be adapted to meet preschoolers' learning needs."

How children categorize living things Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:06 AM PDT "Name everything you can think of that is alive." How would a child respond to this question? Would his or her list be full of relatives, animals from movies and books, or perhaps neighborhood pets? Would the poppies blooming on the front steps make the list or the oak tree towering over the backyard? The children's responses in a recent study revealed clear convergences among distinct communities but also illuminated differences among them.

Cost-effectiveness of weight-loss programs, drugs Posted: 22 Jul 2014 08:19 AM PDT In a cost-effectiveness analysis of commercial diet programs and pills, the Weight Watchers program and the drug Qsymia showed the best value for the money. The Jenny Craig regimen generated the greatest weight loss, but was also the most expensive option tested, according to researchers.

Study reveals 'unhappiest' cities in the U.S. Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:39 AM PDT New research identifies the unhappiest cities in the U.S., but finds that some young people are still willing to relocate to them for a good job opportunity or lower housing prices. The analysis suggests people may be deciding to trade happiness for other gains.

High school lacrosse players at risk for concussions, other injuries, study finds Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:16 AM PDT High school players experienced 1,406 injuries over the four academic years from 2008 through 2012, a new study reports. The overall injury rate was 20 per 10,000 lacrosse competitions and practices. More than 22 percent of those injuries were concussions, making that the second most common injury diagnosis behind sprains and strains (38 percent).

Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:14 AM PDT Brain stimulation treatments, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are often effective for the treatment of depression. Like antidepressant medications, however, they typically have a delayed onset. For example, a patient may receive several weeks of regular ECT treatments before a full response is achieved. Thus, there is an impetus to develop antidepressant treatments that act to rapidly improve mood. Low field magnetic stimulation (LFMS) is one such potential new treatment with rapid mood-elevating effects, report scientists.

Computer privacy: Share button may share your browsing history, too Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:14 AM PDT One in 18 of the world's top 100,000 websites track users without their consent using a previously undetected cookie-like tracking mechanism embedded in 'share' buttons. The researchers traced 95 percent of canvas fingerprinting scripts back to a single company.

'Moral victories' might spare you from losing again Posted: 21 Jul 2014 03:20 PM PDT Coaches tend to overreact to close losses, and their hasty personnel adjustments tend to backfire in the long run, research shows. Researchers focused on whether coaches adjusted their personnel following games where the margin of victory or defeat was small. After narrow wins, coaches changed their starting lineup one-fourth of the time. But after narrow losses, they changed their starting lineup one-third of the time.

Eating probiotics regularly may improve your blood pressure Posted: 21 Jul 2014 03:19 PM PDT Probiotics -- a bacteria in yogurt and supplements -- appear to modestly lower blood pressure, according to a review of nine studies. The blood pressure-lowering effect from probiotics was greatest among people with elevated blood pressure. Additional studies are needed before doctors can confidently recommend probiotics for high blood pressure control and prevention.

How to choose a physical therapist Posted: 20 Jul 2014 05:34 PM PDT After an injury or surgery, rehabilitation is often a critical factor on the road to recovery. Since physical therapy is usually a weekly commitment and may be for an extended period of time, convenience is an important consideration. It's important for people to do their homework before deciding where to go for physical therapy, according to experts.

No evidence that California cellphone ban decreased accidents, says researcher Posted: 17 Jul 2014 11:20 AM PDT No evidence has been found that a California ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving decreased the number of traffic accidents in the state in the first six months following the ban. The findings are surprising given prior research that suggests driving while using a cellphone is risky. For example, past laboratory studies have shown that people who talk on a cellphone while using driving simulators are as impaired as people who are intoxicated.

Should you should talk to strangers? Doing so increases positive experience, study shows Posted: 17 Jul 2014 11:18 AM PDT An interesting social paradox plays out every morning around the world as millions of people board commuter trains and buses: Human beings are one of the most social species on the planet, yet when in close proximity with one another -- sitting inches away on a train -- we routinely ignore each other. Why can such social agents be so antisocial? Participants in recent experiments not only underestimated others' interest in connecting, but also reported positive experiences by both being spoken to and to speaking with a stranger.

Best advice for acne patients? Patience Posted: 17 Jul 2014 09:47 AM PDT Patience and compliance remains key to treating acne successfully, says a chairman of dermatology, an expert in adolescent skin conditions. With the right treatment protocol, acne can be effectively managed in most patients, albeit a cure remains elusive for most. And while treatment is under way, the physician offers another pointer. "I fervently encourage all of my acne patients not to pick at their lesions," he said. "We want to avoid scarring, not foster it."

Investing in sexual, reproductive health of 10 to 14 year olds yields lifetime benefits Posted: 17 Jul 2014 06:51 AM PDT Globally there are over half a billion 10 to 14 year olds. Researchers report these years provide a unique narrow window of opportunity to facilitate transition into healthy teenage and adulthood and lay out ways to invest in their future sexual and reproductive health. "Ten is not too young to help girls and boys understand their bodies and the changes that are occurring. Ten is not too young to begin to move them from ignorance to knowledge," said the senior author of the paper.

How does working part-time versus working full-time affect breastfeeding goals? Posted: 17 Jul 2014 06:49 AM PDT While many women intend to breastfeed despite returning to work, a new study finds that mothers who plan to breastfeed for at least three months but return to work full-time are less likely to meet their breastfeeding goals. Conversely, there is no association between women who return to work part-time and failure to reach the breastfeeding goal of at least three months.

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