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- Sleepwalking more prevalent among U.S. adults than previously suspected, researcher says
- Button battery risks: Number of battery-related emergency department visits by children more than doubles
- Injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups in the U.S. surprisingly high
- Too much or too little noise turns off consumers, creativity
- Why women chose bad boys: Ovulating women perceive sexy cads as good dads
- Begin early: Water with meals may encourage wiser choices
- To avoid pain during an injection, look away
- 'Thermal tasters' can experience taste from heating or cooling tongue without any food
| Sleepwalking more prevalent among U.S. adults than previously suspected, researcher says Posted: 14 May 2012 01:16 PM PDT What goes bump in the night? In many U.S. households: people. About 3.6 percent of US adults -- or upward of 8.4 million -- are prone to sleepwalking, new research shows. The work also showed an association between nocturnal wanderings and certain psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety. A large number of people reported sleepwalking in childhood or adolescence making the lifetime prevalence of sleepwalking 29.2 percent.  |
| Posted: 14 May 2012 12:29 PM PDT In today's technology-driven world, batteries, especially button batteries, are everywhere. They power countless gadgets and electronic items that we use every day. While they may seem harmless, button batteries can be dangerous if swallowed by children. A new study found that the annual number of battery-related emergency department visits among children younger than 18 years of age more than doubled over the 20-year study period, jumping from 2,591 emergency department visits in 1990 to 5,525 emergency department visits in 2009. The number of button batteries swallowed by children also doubled during this period.  |
| Injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups in the U.S. surprisingly high Posted: 14 May 2012 11:46 AM PDT A new study examined pediatric injuries associated with baby bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups. Researchers found that from 1991 to 2010, an estimated 45,398 children younger than three years of age were treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries related to the use of these products. This equates to an average of 2,270 injuries per year, or one child treated in a hospital emergency department every four hours for these injuries.  |
| Too much or too little noise turns off consumers, creativity Posted: 14 May 2012 10:43 AM PDT Ambient background noise turns out to be an important factor affecting creative cognition among consumers, according to new research.  |
| Why women chose bad boys: Ovulating women perceive sexy cads as good dads Posted: 14 May 2012 10:43 AM PDT Nice guys do finish last at least when it comes to procreation, according to a new study that answers the question of why women choose bad boys. New research has demonstrated that hormones associated with ovulation influence women's perceptions of men as potential fathers.  |
| Begin early: Water with meals may encourage wiser choices Posted: 14 May 2012 09:28 AM PDT Water could change the way we eat. That's the conclusion of new research.  |
| To avoid pain during an injection, look away Posted: 14 May 2012 07:47 AM PDT Health professionals commonly say, "Don't look and it won't hurt" before administering an injection, but is there any scientific basis for the advice? A group of German investigators has found that, in fact, your past experience with needle pricks, along with information you receive before an injection, shape your pain experience.  |
| 'Thermal tasters' can experience taste from heating or cooling tongue without any food Posted: 14 May 2012 07:44 AM PDT Can the temperature of the food we eat affect the intensity of its taste? It depends on the taste, according to a new study. New research shows that changes in the temperature of foods and drinks have an effect on the intensity of sour, bitter and astringent (e.g. cranberry juice) tastes but not sweetness. In addition, research suggests that in 20-30 percent of the population, heating or cooling small areas of the tongue draws out a taste sensation without the presence of food or drink. These individuals are known as 'thermal' tasters. They seem to taste foods more intensely than others people do.  |
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