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• Weight loss programs via virtual reality
• National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain
• Using mobile phone apps in weight-loss programs
• Intermittent fasting may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, study suggests
• Prevention programs dramatically cut substance abuse among teens
• Teaching the next generation of science learners
• Sexually explicit material affects behavior in young people less than thought
• Teenage password security: Risk of identity theft
• Influence of the family on back pain sufferers
• Reasons for attending college affect students' academic success

Weight loss programs via virtual reality Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:56 AM PDT There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include travel, conflict with work and home, need for childcare, and loss of anonymity. In a new study investigators continue to explore alternative weight management delivery methods to eliminate some of these barriers. The solution they are investigating -- virtual reality for weight loss and weight maintenance.

National survey highlights perceived importance of dietary protein to prevent weight gain Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:56 AM PDT Atkins Diet, Zone Diet, South Beach Diet, etc., etc., etc. Chances are you have known someone who has tried a high protein diet. In a new study, researchers found a relatively high proportion of women who reported using the practice of "eating more protein" to prevent weight gain, which was associated with reported weight loss.

Using mobile phone apps in weight-loss programs Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:55 AM PDT Mobile phones using text messaging and monitoring have been shown to be useful additions to health programs.

Intermittent fasting may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, study suggests Posted: 26 Apr 2013 08:54 AM PDT Intermittent fasting is all the rage, but scientific evidence showing how such regimes affect human health is not always clear cut. Now a scientific review suggests that fasting diets may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, alongside established weight loss claims.

Prevention programs dramatically cut substance abuse among teens Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:24 AM PDT Young adults reduce their overall prescription drug misuse up to 65 percent if they are part of a community-based prevention effort while still in middle school, according to researchers.

Teaching the next generation of science learners Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:23 AM PDT New science education standards present challenges and opportunities, scholar says.

Sexually explicit material affects behavior in young people less than thought Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:15 AM PDT Viewing sexually explicit material through media such as the Internet, videos, and magazines may be directly linked with the sexual behavior of adolescents and young adults, but only to a very small extent. The findings suggest that the practice is just one of many factors that may influence the sexual behaviors of young people.

Teenage password security: Risk of identity theft Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:13 AM PDT Many of us are sharing increasing amounts of personal information through online social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others. However, according to researchers, many of us are side-stepping apparently laborious security measures and putting our data at risk of being hijacked and used in identity theft and other fraud.

Influence of the family on back pain sufferers Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:13 AM PDT Researchers have published a research paper that focuses on the social factors involved in back pain sufferers returning to work, to give a wider context to the medical factors that are often considered.

Reasons for attending college affect students' academic success Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:12 AM PDT Students not performing well academically? Look no further—the answer may be in their motivation for attending college in the first place. Researchers found that student motivation for attending college is related to academic success. And, they uncover unique relationships that exist between the different types of student motivation —- as conceptualized by Self-Determination Theory (SDT) -— and academic achievement and persistence.

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