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• Children who avoid scary situations likelier to have anxiety
• Sleep discovery could lead to therapies that improve memory
• Less sleep leads to more eating and more weight gain, according to new study
• Denied the chance to cheat or steal, people turn to violent video games
• Why people put themselves under the knife: Plastic surgery makes people happy
• Does winning an Emmy, an election, or entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame mean you will live longer than those you beat?

Children who avoid scary situations likelier to have anxiety Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:10 PM PDT Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 found.

Sleep discovery could lead to therapies that improve memory Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:33 PM PDT A team of sleep researchers has confirmed the mechanism that enables the brain to consolidate memory and found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid enhances the process.

Less sleep leads to more eating and more weight gain, according to new study Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:11 PM PDT Sleeping just five hours a night over a workweek and having unlimited access to food caused participants in a new study to gain nearly two pounds of weight.

Denied the chance to cheat or steal, people turn to violent video games Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:14 AM PDT When people are denied the chance to cheat or steal, they get frustrated -- and turn to violent video games for release.

Why people put themselves under the knife: Plastic surgery makes people happy Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:11 AM PDT Scientists have investigated the psychological effects of plastic surgery on approximately 550 patients. Patients demonstrated more enjoyment of life, satisfaction and self-esteem after their physical appearance had been surgically altered.

Does winning an Emmy, an election, or entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame mean you will live longer than those you beat? Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:07 AM PDT Research has long linked high socioeconomic status with better health and lower mortality. But what's remained unclear is whether this association has more to do with access to resources (education, wealth, career opportunity, etc.) or the glow of high social status relative to others.

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