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- That giant tarantula is terrifying, but I'll touch it: Expressing your emotions can reduce fear
- Violent video games not so bad when players cooperate
- With no West Nile vaccine in sight, self-protection is key
- Reducing pressure on children to eat may help prevent obesity
- Prenatal maternal smoking associated with increased risk of adolescent obesity
- Little evidence of health benefits from organic foods, study finds
- The eyes have it: Men and women do see things differently, study of brain's visual centers finds
- Plain packaging reduces the appeal of smoking
| That giant tarantula is terrifying, but I'll touch it: Expressing your emotions can reduce fear Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:20 PM PDT Can simply describing your feelings at stressful times make you less afraid and less anxious? A new psychology study suggests that labeling your emotions at the precise moment you are confronting what you fear can indeed have that effect.  |
| Violent video games not so bad when players cooperate Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:07 PM PDT New research suggests that violent video games may not make players more aggressive -- if they play cooperatively with other people.  |
| With no West Nile vaccine in sight, self-protection is key Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT As this year's threat from the West Nile virus continues, one infectious diseases expert says a vaccine is not in our near future, so people need to protect themselves.  |
| Reducing pressure on children to eat may help prevent obesity Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:06 AM PDT An educational program for parents helps to reduce pressure on children to eat—which may reduce the child's risk of obesity, according to a new study.  |
| Prenatal maternal smoking associated with increased risk of adolescent obesity Posted: 03 Sep 2012 07:11 PM PDT Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking appears associated with an increased risk for adolescent obesity, and is possibly related to subtle structural variations in the brain that create a preference for eating fatty foods.  |
| Little evidence of health benefits from organic foods, study finds Posted: 03 Sep 2012 07:11 PM PDT Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive meta-analysis to date of existing studies comparing organic and conventional foods. They did not find strong evidence that organic foods are more nutritious or carry fewer health risks than conventional alternatives, though consumption of organic foods can reduce the risk of pesticide exposure.  |
| The eyes have it: Men and women do see things differently, study of brain's visual centers finds Posted: 03 Sep 2012 07:10 PM PDT The way that the visual centers of men and women's brains works is different, finds new research. Men have greater sensitivity to fine detail and rapidly moving stimuli, but women are better at discriminating between colors.  |
| Plain packaging reduces the appeal of smoking Posted: 03 Sep 2012 07:10 PM PDT While Australia has recently passed legislation to ban logos from cigarette packages and to make plain packaging mandatory, other countries are still considering whether or not to take similar measures. New research provides a report on the appeal of plain cigarette packs, compared to branded packs, among women in Brazil, and finds that plain packs reduce the appeal of their contents.  |
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