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- Tick-tock: How to quite literally speed up a woman's biological clock
- Coming soon: Genetically edited 'super bananas' and other fruit?
- What are advantages of being married to a physician?
- Infants absorb more than we might think, noting mobility differences as early as ten months
- Digital literacy reduces cognitive decline in older adults, experts find
| Tick-tock: How to quite literally speed up a woman's biological clock Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT The metaphor of a ticking clock is often used to refer to a woman's growing urge -- from puberty onwards to menopause -- to conceive before her childbearing years are over. New research shows that there's more truth to this phrase than you might think. "The very subtle sound prime of a ticking clock changed the timing with which women sought to have children and the traits they sought in potential partners -- both central aspects of women's mating-related psychology," says one researcher.  |
| Coming soon: Genetically edited 'super bananas' and other fruit? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 10:10 AM PDT Recent advances that allow the precise editing of genomes now raise the possibility that fruit and other crops might be genetically improved without the need to introduce foreign genes, according to researchers. This could mean that genetically edited versions of GMOs such as "super bananas" that produce more vitamin A and apples that don't brown when cut, among other novelties, could be making an appearance on grocery shelves.  |
| What are advantages of being married to a physician? Posted: 13 Aug 2014 07:30 AM PDT Doctors share their strategies for success for balancing demanding careers alongside marriage and family obligations. Researchers interviewed 25 physicians and spouses to learn how "medical marriages" succeed and the resulting report is rich with data and anecdotes about live-in in-laws, role definition, financial security and the advantage of avoiding the emergency room because Mom or Dad knows how to stitch a bad cut.  |
| Infants absorb more than we might think, noting mobility differences as early as ten months Posted: 12 Aug 2014 08:57 PM PDT Does a baby know that a dog can jump a fence while a school bus can't? Can a toddler grasp that a cat can avoid colliding with a wall, while a table being pushed into a wall can't? Infants as young as 10-months old can tell the difference between the kinds of paths naturally taken by a walking animal, compared to a moving car or piece of furniture.  |
| Digital literacy reduces cognitive decline in older adults, experts find Posted: 12 Aug 2014 01:37 PM PDT Researchers have found a link between digital literacy and a reduction in cognitive decline, according to a study. The data measures delayed recall from a 10-word-list learning task across 5 separate measurement points. Higher wealth, education and digital literacy improved delayed recall, while people with functional impairment, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, depressive symptoms or no digital literacy showed decline.  |
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