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• Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
• Brainwaves can predict audience reaction of television programming
• Brand-specific television alcohol ads a significant predictor of brand consumption among underage youth
• Social origins of intelligence in the brain
• Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently
• Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events
• Preterm children's brains can catch up years later
• When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound
• Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure
• Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging
• Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed
• Facial features are the key to first impressions
• Parents need to talk to their children about school bus safety at the start of the school year
• Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain
• Green spaces found to increase birth weight
• Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake
• Children with disabilities benefit from classroom inclusion
• Wait, wait -- don’t tell me the good news yet: Early warning about goal completion a buzzkill
• It takes more than practice to excel
• Low-carb diet recommended for diabetics
• Warning: Birthdays can be bad for your health

Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:29 PM PDT Researchers are developing vision-correcting displays that can compensate for a viewer's visual impairments to create sharp images without the need for glasses or contact lenses. The technology could potentially help those who currently need corrective lenses to use their smartphones, tablets and computers, and could one day aid people with more complex visual problems.

Brainwaves can predict audience reaction of television programming Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT By analyzing the brainwaves of 16 individuals as they watched mainstream television content, researchers were able to accurately predict the preferences of large TV audiences, up to 90 percent in the case of Super Bowl commercials.

Brand-specific television alcohol ads a significant predictor of brand consumption among underage youth Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT Underage drinkers are three times more likely to drink alcohol brands that advertise on television programs they watch compared to other alcohol brands, providing new and compelling evidence of a strong association between alcohol advertising and youth drinking behavior.

Social origins of intelligence in the brain Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:54 AM PDT By studying the injuries and aptitudes of Vietnam War veterans who suffered penetrating head wounds during the war, scientists are tackling -- and beginning to answer -- longstanding questions about how the brain works. The researchers found that brain regions that contribute to optimal social functioning also are vital to general intelligence and to emotional intelligence. This finding bolsters the view that general intelligence emerges from the emotional and social context of one's life.

Diet affects males' and females' gut microbes differently Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:54 AM PDT The microbes living in the guts of males and females react differently to diet, even when the diets are identical, according to a new study. These results suggest that therapies designed to improve human health and treat diseases through nutrition might need to be tailored for each sex.

Help your infant or toddler cope with stressful events Posted: 29 Jul 2014 08:51 AM PDT 18-month-old "Karla" was playing on the slide at the park in her neighborhood, her mother sitting on a nearby bench chatting with her friend. A loud screech was followed by a crash and the sound of car alarms going off. In a flash, Karla was swept into her mother's arms and both were shaking as they saw people running and heard sirens coming toward the scene of a car crash in the street next to the park.

Preterm children's brains can catch up years later Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:31 AM PDT There's some good news for parents of preterm babies -- latest research shows that by the time they become teenagers, the brains of many preterm children can perform almost as well as those born at term.

When it comes to gluten-free diets, unfounded beliefs abound Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:26 AM PDT Lots of people are eating gluten-free diets, but perhaps for the wrong reasons, a UF/IFAS researcher says. Such diets, while necessary for those with celiac disease, may lack nutrients essential to good health.

Using TV, videos or a computer game as a stress reducer after a tough day at work can lead to feelings of guilt and failure Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:36 AM PDT It seems common practice: After a long day at work, most people sometimes just want to turn on the TV or play a video or computer game to calm down and relax. However, in a new study researchers found that people who were highly stressed after work did not feel relaxed or recovered when they watched TV or played computer or video games. Instead, they tended to show increased levels of guilt and feelings of failure.

Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:35 AM PDT A new study shows that while the impact of life's stressors accumulate overtime and accelerate cellular aging, these negative effects may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising and sleeping well.

Running reduces risk of death regardless of duration, speed Posted: 28 Jul 2014 01:23 PM PDT Running for only a few minutes a day or at slow speeds may significantly reduce a person's risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to someone who does not run, according to a new study.

Facial features are the key to first impressions Posted: 28 Jul 2014 12:38 PM PDT A new study shows that it is possible to accurately predict first impressions using measurements of physical features in everyday images of faces, such as those found on social media.

Parents need to talk to their children about school bus safety at the start of the school year Posted: 28 Jul 2014 12:36 PM PDT According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, from 2001 through 2010, 1,368 people died in school transportation-related crashes—an average of 137 fatalities per year.

Six reasons for headaches in school-age children and how parents can help relieve the pain Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:15 AM PDT As the school year approaches and begins, many parents may start to hear their children complain about headaches.

Green spaces found to increase birth weight Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:09 AM PDT Mothers who live near green spaces deliver babies with significantly higher birth weights, according to a new study.

Fist bumping beats germ-spreading handshake Posted: 28 Jul 2014 09:37 AM PDT "Fist bumping" transmits significantly fewer bacteria than either handshaking or high-fiving, while still addressing the cultural expectation of hand-to-hand contact between patients and clinicians, according to a new study.

Children with disabilities benefit from classroom inclusion Posted: 28 Jul 2014 07:45 AM PDT The secret to boosting the language skills of preschoolers with disabilities may be to put them in classrooms with typically developing peers, a new study finds.

Wait, wait -- don’t tell me the good news yet: Early warning about goal completion a buzzkill Posted: 28 Jul 2014 07:45 AM PDT New research finds that the positive reaction one would have when succeeding is lessened if it doesn't follow the expected course.

It takes more than practice to excel Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:42 AM PDT Psychologists have overturned a 20-year-old theory that people who excel in their fields are those who practiced the most.

Low-carb diet recommended for diabetics Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:23 AM PDT Low carbohydrate diets should be the first point of attack in managing Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The study suggests the need for a reappraisal of dietary guidelines due to the inability of current recommendations to control the epidemic of diabetes. The authors point to the specific failure of the prevailing low-fat diets to improve obesity, cardiovascular risk or general health, and to the persistent reports of serious side effects of commonly prescribed diabetes medications.

Warning: Birthdays can be bad for your health Posted: 24 Jul 2014 06:43 AM PDT Birthday-related drinking is associated with upsurges in hospital admissions among young people, research has found.

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