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• Reading this in a meeting? Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use
• Behavior problems in preschool, child care centers may be an issue of genes
• Washing your hands makes you optimistic
• Review of daily aspirin dosage highlights concerns about side effects
• Unemployment makes women more likely to be victims of crime
• Tear, repair and rehab: Live tweets of ACL surgery
• Gene variant that raises risk for colorectal cancer from eating processed meat present in one-in-three people
• PVC as flooring material in childhood is related to asthma 10 years later
• All girl getaways: The importance of female friendship throughout the life-cycle
• Preventive effect of plant sterols in Alzheimer’s disease
• Can anyone really multitask?
• New links between sleep deprivation, immune system discovered

Reading this in a meeting? Women twice as likely as men to be offended by smartphone use Posted: 24 Oct 2013 03:25 PM PDT In an increasingly uncivil world, a new study is the first to provide hard evidence for how attitudes about acceptable or rude mobile phone use actually break down across gender, age and region.

Behavior problems in preschool, child care centers may be an issue of genes Posted: 24 Oct 2013 11:14 AM PDT A new study suggests that some children may be genetically predisposed to developing behavioral problems in child care and preschool settings. Previous research found that some children develop behavior problems, despite the benefit of academic gains, however, it was never known why some youngsters struggle in these settings and others flourish. This study indicates that some children may act out due to poor self-control and temperament problems that they inherited from their parents.

Washing your hands makes you optimistic Posted: 24 Oct 2013 11:13 AM PDT Washing our hands influences how we think, judge and decide. This is what researchers confirmed through experiments when examining how physical cleansing affects us after failure.

Review of daily aspirin dosage highlights concerns about side effects Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:13 AM PDT Researchers have published the most comprehensive review of the benefits and risks of a daily dose of prophylactic aspirin and warn that greater understanding of side effects is needed.

Unemployment makes women more likely to be victims of crime Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:13 AM PDT Crime and unemployment are linked, but not always in the ways we think they are. It is now clear that in some circumstances female unemployment – rather than unemployment as a whole – makes the biggest difference to rates of violent and property crimes.

Tear, repair and rehab: Live tweets of ACL surgery Posted: 24 Oct 2013 09:12 AM PDT In sports, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears happen. When star players suffer one, fans sometimes have questions as to what these injuries involve and how they are repaired.

Gene variant that raises risk for colorectal cancer from eating processed meat present in one-in-three people Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:21 AM PDT A common genetic variant that affects one in three people significantly increases the risk of colorectal cancer from the consumption of red meat and processed meat.

PVC as flooring material in childhood is related to asthma 10 years later Posted: 24 Oct 2013 07:20 AM PDT Children who had PVC floorings in the bedroom at baseline were more likely to develop asthma during the following 10 years period when compared with children living without such flooring material. Furthermore, there were indications that PVC flooring in the parents' bedrooms were stronger associated with the new cases of asthma when compared with child's bedroom. This could be an indication that prenatal exposure is of importance.

All girl getaways: The importance of female friendship throughout the life-cycle Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT A recent article, authors discuss the burgeoning trend of all-female holidays, the many different purposes and effects for those participating, and the relationship to the life-cycle of the women. The basis of the article was a study conducted by the authors featuring 79 women of different race, social class, nationality and marital and familial status.

Preventive effect of plant sterols in Alzheimer’s disease Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT It's no secret that many of the phytochemicals in fruit and vegetables have a positive effect on our health. For instance, plant sterols (also known as phytosterols) help to lower cholesterol levels. According to a new study, they also appear to prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

Can anyone really multitask? Posted: 24 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT The age old adage 'women are better at multitasking than men' may have some scientific merit. Reporting on two experiments, researchers show that under certain conditions, women have an advantage over men at multitasking. While past research has shown that women are involved in more multi-tasking than men, there have been few scientific studies that have interrogated this widely believed claim. The conclusion is that women may be better when faced with specific situations.

New links between sleep deprivation, immune system discovered Posted: 23 Oct 2013 03:39 PM PDT The fact that sleep deprivation has an impact on the function of the human immune system is well known. In a recent study, results have shown new biological links between sleep loss and the immune system. The results provide at least a partial explanation of why sleep deprivation increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

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