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- High debt could be hazardous to your health
- Sexual health for postmenopausal women improved by hypnotic relaxation therapy
- More than 28 cups of coffee a week may endanger health in under 55s
- Exercise is no quick cure for insomnia
- Will to win forms at four years old
- In nonsmoking women, breastfeeding for more than six months may protect against breast cancer
- Do academic rankings create inequality?
- Spicing up your fish fillets with science
| High debt could be hazardous to your health Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT If young people are drowning in debt, their blood pressure may be on the rise and their health could suffer. A new study has found that high financial debt is associated with higher diastolic blood pressure and poorer self-reported general and mental health in young adults. |
| Sexual health for postmenopausal women improved by hypnotic relaxation therapy Posted: 15 Aug 2013 02:23 PM PDT Hypnotic relaxation therapy improves sexual health in women who have hot flashes, according new research. |
| More than 28 cups of coffee a week may endanger health in under 55s Posted: 15 Aug 2013 10:34 AM PDT Drinking large amounts of coffee may be bad for under 55 year olds. A study of more than 40,000 individuals found a statistically significant 21 percent increased mortality in those drinking more than 28 cups of coffee a week and death from all causes, with a greater than 50 percent increased mortality risk in both men and women younger than 55 years of age. Investigators warn that younger people in particular may need to avoid heavy coffee consumption. |
| Exercise is no quick cure for insomnia Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:48 AM PDT Exercise is a common prescription for insomnia. But hitting the treadmill one day won't translate into better sleep that night, reports new research. It takes four months so people shouldn't get discouraged. This is the first long-term study to show aerobic exercise during the day does not result in improved sleep that night when people have insomnia. The study also showed people exercise less following nights with worse sleep. |
| Will to win forms at four years old Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:47 AM PDT New research suggests children don't understand competitive behavior until around the age of four. |
| In nonsmoking women, breastfeeding for more than six months may protect against breast cancer Posted: 15 Aug 2013 05:43 AM PDT A new analysis has found that breastfeeding for more than six months may safeguard nonsmoking mothers against breast cancer. The same does not seem to hold true for smoking mothers, though. The findings add to the list of benefits of breastfeeding for women and their babies. |
| Do academic rankings create inequality? Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:48 AM PDT A new study questions whether higher education ranking systems are creating competition simply for the sake of competition at a time when universities are struggling financially. |
| Spicing up your fish fillets with science Posted: 14 Aug 2013 09:48 AM PDT Scientists have investigated strategies to increase long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in rainbow trout. They looked at the addition of coriander oil to vegetable oil-based diets to increase the bioconversion of alpha-linolenic acid to EPA and DHA. |
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