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- Gargling sugar water boosts self-control, study finds
- More plus-size models could change women’s obsession with thin bodies
- Anti-fat bias may be equally prevalent in general public and medical community
- Caffeine improves recognition of positive words
- Self-imagination can enhance memory in healthy and memory-impaired individuals
- Stay in bed or feel the burn? What to do when you are sick
- Longer use of hormonal contraception during midlife predicts better cognitive function later
- Majority of pregnant women require an average of two months sick leave from work, studies suggest
- New insight into why haste makes waste
| Gargling sugar water boosts self-control, study finds Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:02 PM PST To boost self-control, gargle sugar water. According to a new study, a mouth rinse with glucose improves self-control. |
| More plus-size models could change women’s obsession with thin bodies Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:01 PM PST Women's obsession for thin bodies could potentially be changed if advertising showed more plus size models, suggests a preliminary study. |
| Anti-fat bias may be equally prevalent in general public and medical community Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:00 PM PST Medical doctors are as biased against obesity as the general public is, according to a new study. |
| Caffeine improves recognition of positive words Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:00 PM PST Caffeine perks up most coffee-lovers, but a new study shows a small dose of caffeine also increases their speed and accuracy for recognizing words with positive connotation. The research shows that caffeine enhances the neural processing of positive words, but not those with neutral or negative associations. |
| Self-imagination can enhance memory in healthy and memory-impaired individuals Posted: 07 Nov 2012 11:59 AM PST There's no question that our ability to remember informs our sense of self. Now research provides new evidence that the relationship may also work the other way around: Invoking our sense of self can influence what we are able to remember. |
| Stay in bed or feel the burn? What to do when you are sick Posted: 07 Nov 2012 10:21 AM PST Stuffy noses, hacking coughs and aches all over -- cold and flu season has arrived. Though your body may be aching and your nose running like a faucet, it can be difficult to decide if you should continue your exercise routine or take a temporary break. |
| Longer use of hormonal contraception during midlife predicts better cognitive function later Posted: 07 Nov 2012 09:26 AM PST Premenopausal use of hormonal contraceptives may improve the cognitive abilities of women in midlife and for years afterward. This finding may have implications for prevention of declining cognitive function that occurs with advancing age and in diseases such as Alzheimer's. The beneficial effects of hormones increase the longer a woman uses them. |
| Majority of pregnant women require an average of two months sick leave from work, studies suggest Posted: 07 Nov 2012 05:56 AM PST Three quarters of pregnant women take sick leave from work but employers can help reduce this through flexible work adjustments, suggests a new study. |
| New insight into why haste makes waste Posted: 07 Nov 2012 04:29 AM PST Neural study provides new insights into how neuron activity changes when the brain is forced to make hasty decisions. |
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