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• The power of suggestion: What we expect influences our behavior, for better or worse
• Appalachian teens can quit sugary drinks with peer, community influence
• Have you heard? Nearly 15 percent of work email is gossip
• Calorie-restricted diet keeps heart young

The power of suggestion: What we expect influences our behavior, for better or worse Posted: 06 Jun 2012 11:28 AM PDT A lucky rabbit foot. A glass of wine. A pill. What do these things all have in common? Their effects -- whether we do well on a test, whether we mingle at the cocktail party, whether we feel better -- all depend on the power of suggestion.

Appalachian teens can quit sugary drinks with peer, community influence Posted: 06 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT Convincing people to reduce sugared drink consumption may not need the type of ban recently proposed in New York City. Rather, peer pressure may work better. A new study shows that a peer- and community-driven education approach successfully encouraged Appalachian high school students to reduce their intake of sugared drinks.

Have you heard? Nearly 15 percent of work email is gossip Posted: 06 Jun 2012 08:17 AM PDT According to some estimates, the average corporate email user sends 112 emails every day. About one out of every seven of those messages, says a new study, can be called gossip.

Calorie-restricted diet keeps heart young Posted: 06 Jun 2012 06:25 AM PDT People who restrict their caloric intake in an effort to live longer have hearts that function more like those in people who are 20 years younger. Researchers have found that a key measure of the heart's ability to adapt to physical activity, stress and other factors, doesn't decline nearly as rapidly in people who have significantly restricted their caloric intake.

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