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Being treated unfairly at work increases risk of long-term sick leave Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:42 PM PST Staff who feel they are treated unfairly at work are at increased risk of being off sick more frequently and for longer, according to new research. |
Mindful yoga can reduce risky behaviors in troubled youth Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:25 PM PST Study shows a marked reduction in risky sex and substance abuse in troubled 18- to 24-year-olds after several months of participating in mindful yoga and positive coping strategies. |
Recent research on causes of gun violence analyzed Posted: 07 Dec 2017 01:07 PM PST Consensus is growing in recent research evaluating the impact of right-to-carry concealed handgun laws, showing that they increase violent crime, despite what older research says. |
Discrimination harms your health, and your partner's, study shows Posted: 07 Dec 2017 12:45 PM PST Discrimination not only harms the health and well-being of the victim, but the victim's romantic partner as well, indicates new research. |
Smartphone case offers blood glucose monitoring on the go Posted: 07 Dec 2017 12:45 PM PST Engineers have developed a smartphone case and app that could make it easier for patients to record and track their blood glucose readings, whether they're at home or on the go. |
Why we can't always stop what we've started Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:17 AM PST When we try to stop a body movement at the last second, perhaps to keep ourselves from stepping on what we just realized was ice, we can't always do it -- and neuroscientists have figured out why. |
Genes behind higher education linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:54 AM PST Using genetic information, researchers provide new evidence that higher educational attainment is strongly associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease. |
Night owls have larger social networks than early birds Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:53 AM PST Using anonymous mobile phone data, researchers have tapped into patterns in people’s behavior. They have found out that our ‘chronotypes’ – our inherent periods of sleep during a 24-hour-period – correlate with the size of our social networks and how much we are in contact with others and also the kind of chronotypes with whom we interact. |
Recreational drug users not what we think Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:50 AM PST A researcher has been investigating why Australians are among the top users of illegal drugs in the world -- and has uncovered some revealing new facts about the motivations of recreational drug users. |
Link found between morning sickness, smoking and healthy pregnancies Posted: 06 Dec 2017 04:37 PM PST A link between the 'old wives' tale that morning sickness may indicate a healthy pregnancy, and the reason smoking is so detrimental has been found, according to a new review. The article discusses the importance of the hormone endokinin for healthy pregnancies, its role in causing morning sickness, and how its normal function may be adversely affected by smoking, leading to poor outcomes in pregnancy. |
Smartphone health apps miss some daily activity of users Posted: 06 Dec 2017 09:24 AM PST The iPhone's Health app and its built-in pedometer miss a significant number of users' steps during a typical day, a new study has found. That's good news for people who self-monitor their physical activity; they are probably getting more exercise than they realize. But the results should raise some caution among researchers who want to tap into the smartphone's enormous potential for gathering health data. |
Scientists explain Rudolph, Grinch, Scrooge Posted: 05 Dec 2017 11:28 AM PST A reindeer with a red glowing nose. A heart, two sizes two small, that suddenly grows three sizes. A trip to the past and to the future — all in one night. Researchers dug deep into their reserves of scientific expertise to explain how these inexplicable plot lines in holiday classics just might be (almost) possible. |
Farm to school program boosts fruit, veggie intake Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:21 AM PST It’s one thing to offer students fruits and vegetables for school lunch; it’s another for them to actually eat them. Children who attend schools with Farm to School programs eat more fruits and vegetables, new research shows. |
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