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• Common chemical in mothers may negatively affect the IQ of their unborn children
• Marital tension between Mom and Dad can harm each parent's bond with child
• Eating more dietary pulses can increase fullness, may help manage weight
• Does your training routine really need to be that complicated?
• Teaching by Twitter: A viable option?
• Set rituals can help older people remember to take asthma meds
• Warning to parents on high acidity drinks
• Pre-pregnancy risk drinking predicts toddler behavior problems
• Crowdsourcing may help dieters lose weight
• Mathematical equation to predict happiness: Doesn't depend on how well things go, but on whether things are better than expected
• Maternal singing during skin-to-skin contact benefits both preterm infants, mothers
• Students cope well with healthier snacks
• What the 'silent treatment' says about your relationship
• How science sizzles in the modern kitchen

Common chemical in mothers may negatively affect the IQ of their unborn children Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:25 AM PDT In some women, abnormally high levels of a common and pervasive chemical may lead to adverse effects in their offspring, researchers report. The study is the first of its kind to shed light on the possible harmful side effects of perchlorate in mothers and their children. "The reason people really care about perchlorate is because it is ubiquitous. It's everywhere," said one investigator. "Prior studies have already shown perchlorate, at low levels, can be found in each and every one of us."

Marital tension between Mom and Dad can harm each parent's bond with child Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:22 AM PDT Children suffer when mom and dad have problems in their marriage, according to a new study. Dads, especially, let negative emotions and tension from their marriage spill over and harm the bond with their child, says a psychologist. Conversely, moms in poor quality marriages sometimes compartmentalized marital tension and improved the relationship with their child.

Eating more dietary pulses can increase fullness, may help manage weight Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT Eating about one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can increase fullness, which may lead to better weight management and weight loss, a new study has found. Pulses have a low glycemic index (meaning that they are foods that break down slowly) and can be used to reduce or displace animal protein as well as "bad" fats such as trans fat in a dish or meal.

Does your training routine really need to be that complicated? Posted: 05 Aug 2014 10:21 AM PDT Researchers investigated the value of the Pre-Exhaustion training method and found that that the various arrangements of different exercise protocols is of less relevance than simply performing resistance training exercises with a high intensity of effort within any protocol. PreEx training is based on the principle that the targeted muscles can be pre-exhausted with isolation exercises immediately prior to a compound exercise -- thereby providing greater stimulation to the target muscles.

Teaching by Twitter: A viable option? Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:25 AM PDT There is a wealth of opportunity in social networking sites: for shared academic knowledge, distribution of information, dialogue amongst peers and academic networking. However, with 40% of 300 million tweeters using Twitter passively as a newsfeed, are these opportunities going to waste? In other words, should Twitter really be used as a learning tool?

Set rituals can help older people remember to take asthma meds Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:25 AM PDT Storing it in the bathroom and making it part of a daily routine may be helpful advice that doctors can give their older asthmatic patients who struggle to remember to take their daily prescribed medication. A new discusses how elderly asthmatics cope with taking their inhaled corticosteroid medication as prescribed.

Warning to parents on high acidity drinks Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:23 AM PDT Dental researchers are warning parents of the dangers of soft drinks, fruit juice, sports drinks and other drinks high in acidity, which form part of a "triple-threat" of permanent damage to young people's teeth.

Pre-pregnancy risk drinking predicts toddler behavior problems Posted: 05 Aug 2014 06:09 AM PDT Risk drinking before pregnancy can increase the risk of the development behavioral problems in toddlers. Early intervention to help and support mothers and their children could help to prevent these problems from developing into long term behavioral problems.

Crowdsourcing may help dieters lose weight Posted: 04 Aug 2014 05:21 PM PDT Crowdsourcing may help dieters stick to healthy foods and lose weight, as participants are as good as trained experts at correctly rating the healthiness of foods and giving feedback on them, indicates research. "Crowdsourcing has potential as a way to improve adherence to dietary self monitoring over a longer period of time," write the researchers. "The results of this study found that when basic feedback on diet quality by peer raters is crowdsourced, it is comparable to feedback from expert raters."

Mathematical equation to predict happiness: Doesn't depend on how well things go, but on whether things are better than expected Posted: 04 Aug 2014 12:14 PM PDT The happiness of over 18,000 people worldwide has been predicted by a mathematical equation, with results showing that moment-to-moment happiness reflects not just how well things are going, but whether things are going better than expected.

Maternal singing during skin-to-skin contact benefits both preterm infants, mothers Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:33 AM PDT A mother who sings to her preterm infant while providing 'kangaroo care,' or holding with direct skin-to-skin contact, may see improvements in both her child's and her own health. The finding comes from a study of 86 mother-infant pairs in a neonatal intensive care unit.

Students cope well with healthier snacks Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:30 AM PDT Students do not mind buying healthier snacks from vending machines, according to research. The findings could have implications for campus health initiatives as well as vendor profits. The study compared college students' perceptions and self-reported behavior regarding the food in vending machines before and after replacing a portion of the conventional food items with healthier foods, defined as having fewer calories, limited added sugar, lower fat, healthier fats, no trans fats, no artificial colors or flavors, and lower sodium.

What the 'silent treatment' says about your relationship Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:29 AM PDT A meta-analysis of 74 studies, including 14,000 participants, shows 'demand-withdraw' pattern is a sign of distress in relationships. The silent treatment is part of what's called a "demand-withdraw" pattern. It happens when one partner pressures the other with requests, criticism or complaints and is met with avoidance or silence. "It's the most common pattern of conflict in marriage or any committed, established romantic relationship," says one author. "And it does tremendous damage."

How science sizzles in the modern kitchen Posted: 04 Aug 2014 06:57 AM PDT Some of the world's finest chemists don't wear lab coats. Instead, they don aprons and toques, and masterfully meld their passion for cooking with a growing awareness of the science behind the culinary arts. The results are driving an extraordinary expansion of our cuisine and transforming ordinary meals into fabulous feasts. That's according to a group of prominent chefs.

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