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- Men and women explore the visual world differently
- Residents believe vacant land threatens community, physical and mental health
- What makes a good mentor and mentee?
- Obese children more vulnerable to food advertising
- Brief interventions can help college students return to a healthy lifestyle
- Dates in December: What's in a number?
| Men and women explore the visual world differently Posted: 30 Nov 2012 07:22 PM PST New research has found that men and women see things differently. |
| Residents believe vacant land threatens community, physical and mental health Posted: 30 Nov 2012 09:15 AM PST As public health researchers continue efforts to understand the effects of neighborhood conditions on health, residents themselves can provide valuable insights regarding public health issues and potential solutions. A new study uses in-depth interviews with local residents to examine perspectives on how vacant land affects community, physical, and mental health. The study highlights the importance of community engagement in promoting urban revitalization. |
| What makes a good mentor and mentee? Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:06 AM PST How-to books are full of advice on what makes a good mentor. But what makes a good mentee and what chemistry is needed to make the relationship work? |
| Obese children more vulnerable to food advertising Posted: 29 Nov 2012 08:26 PM PST Rates of childhood obesity have tripled in the past 30 years, and food marketing has been implicated as one factor contributing to this trend. Every year, companies spend more than $10 billion in the US marketing their food and beverages to children; 98% of the food products advertised to children on television are high in fat, sugar, or sodium. Researchers have now used neuroimaging to study the effects of food logos on obese and healthy weight children. |
| Brief interventions can help college students return to a healthy lifestyle Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST A new study from the University of Missouri has found that a brief intervention, sometimes as little as 30 minutes, can help put students back on the right track to a healthy lifestyle -- a change that can impact the rest of their lives. |
| Dates in December: What's in a number? Posted: 29 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST A professor says dates that might appeal to the public like 12-12-12 or the 12-21-12 end of the Mayan calendar don't have mystical meanings. |
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