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• Cut your Valentine some slack: Partner's efforts at improving your relationship should not be ignored
• Prolonged fructose intake not linked to rise in blood pressure, study suggests
• Hearing aid gap: Millions who could benefit remain untreated
• Air pollution linked to cognitive decline in women
• Six to nine-month-olds understand the meaning of many spoken words
• Love, chocolate good for the heart, says cardiologist
• Lovelorn Liars Leave Linguistic Leads
• Children at risk for ingestion of PAHs from pavement sealant, study finds
• In older adults, fluctuating sense of control linked to cognitive ability
• Motivation to exercise affects behavior
• Good aerobic capacity promotes learning
• Seniors show greater life satisfaction than young people, study suggests
• Overeating may double risk of memory loss

Cut your Valentine some slack: Partner's efforts at improving your relationship should not be ignored Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:58 PM PST If the one you love usually forgets Valentine's Day, but this year makes a romantic effort, you should give him credit for trying. A new study shows that the more you believe your partner is capable of change and perceive that he or she is trying to improve, the more secure and happy you will feel in your relationship.

Prolonged fructose intake not linked to rise in blood pressure, study suggests Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:56 PM PST Eating fructose over an extended period of time does not lead to an increase in blood pressure, according to new research.

Hearing aid gap: Millions who could benefit remain untreated Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST Though an estimated 26.7 million Americans age 50 and older have hearing loss, only about one in seven uses a hearing aid, according to a new study.

Air pollution linked to cognitive decline in women Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST A large, prospective study indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults.

Six to nine-month-olds understand the meaning of many spoken words Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST At an age when "ba-ba" and "da-da" may be their only utterances, infants nevertheless comprehend words for many common objects, according to a new study.

Love, chocolate good for the heart, says cardiologist Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:39 PM PST Being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart, says a cardiologist. People who are married or who are in close, healthy relationships tend to be less likely to smoke, are more physically active and are more likely to have a well-developed social structure, she said. They are also more likely to have lower levels of stress and anxiety in their day-to-day lives.

Lovelorn Liars Leave Linguistic Leads Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:39 PM PST Online daters intent on fudging their personal information have a big advantage: most people are terrible at identifying a liar. But new research is turning the tables on deceivers using their own words.

Children at risk for ingestion of PAHs from pavement sealant, study finds Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST Children living near coal-tar-sealed pavement are likely to receive a far higher dose of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from incidental ingestion of house dust than do children living near unsealed pavement, and that dose is more than two times higher than the PAH dose children are estimated to receive from food.

In older adults, fluctuating sense of control linked to cognitive ability Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST Everyone has moments when they feel more in control of their lives than at other times. New research shows that this sense of control fluctuates more often, and more quickly, than previously thought – and that this sense of control may actively affect cognitive abilities.

Motivation to exercise affects behavior Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST For many people, the motivation to exercise fluctuates from week to week, and these fluctuations predict whether they will be physically active, according to researchers. In an effort to understand how the motivation to exercise is linked to behavior, the researchers examined college students' intentions to be physically active as well as their actual activity levels.

Good aerobic capacity promotes learning Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:42 AM PST Aerobic fitness has a favorable effect on cognitive functions. For example, physically active elderly people are less prone to aging-related cognitive decline than those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. An increase in physical activity raises both aerobic capacity and learning ability in both humans and animals. However, it is not known whether it is the aerobic capacity or the pleasure and enrichment of physical activity that promotes cognitive functions.

Seniors show greater life satisfaction than young people, study suggests Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:42 AM PST Healthy older adults reported less negative thinking compared to other age groups, leading to greater life satisfaction in seniors. The study examined the complex relationship between aging and factors leading to depression. Research suggests differences in the way age groups think can influence the onset of depression. Sufferers of negative thinking, or brooding, tend to fixate on their problems and feelings without taking action, which can intensify depressive moods and lead to the onset of depression.

Overeating may double risk of memory loss Posted: 13 Feb 2012 05:37 AM PST New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day may double the risk of memory loss, or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), among people age 70 and older. MCI is the stage between normal memory loss that comes with aging and early Alzheimer's disease.

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