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Friday, May 31, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Quitting smoking: Licensed medications are effective

Posted: 30 May 2013 04:24 PM PDT

Nicotine replacement therapy and other licensed drugs can help people quit smoking, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The study supports the use of the smoking cessation medications that are already widely licensed internationally, and shows that another drug licensed in Russia could hold potential as an effective and affordable treatment.

Healthy lifestyle choices mean fewer memory complaints

Posted: 30 May 2013 02:00 PM PDT

To examine the impact of these lifestyle choices on memory throughout adult life, researchers polled more than 18,500 individuals between the ages of 18 and 99. As expected, problems with memory were found to increase with age, but researchers were surprised by the percentage of younger adults who also reported memory difficulties.

Genetic variants linked to educational attainment

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:19 AM PDT

A multi-national team of researchers has identified genetic markers that predict educational attainment by pooling data from more than 125,000 individuals in the United States, Australia, and 13 western European countries.

Android antiviral products easily evaded

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:25 AM PDT

Think your antivirus product is keeping your Android safe? Think again. Ten of the top Android antiviral products are rendered useless by the simplest attacks.

When friends create enemies: Facebook's mutual-friends feature may create security risks, privacy concerns

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Often revered for bringing people together, the mutual-friends feature on Facebook actually creates myriad security risks and privacy concerns according to a new study.

Give barefoot running the boot?

Posted: 30 May 2013 06:48 AM PDT

Barefoot running has been making headlines ever since 1960, when a shoeless Abebe Bikila set a new world-record marathon time at the Rome Olympics. Even manufacturers have muscled in on the trend over the years, with most now offering their own version of 'barefoot' or 'minimalist' shoes.

Big feet preference in rural Indonesia defies one-size-fits-all theory of attractiveness

Posted: 30 May 2013 06:44 AM PDT

People in most cultures view women with small feet as attractive and a sign of a potential mate's youth and fertility. But a new research study shows that the Karo Batak living in rural villages in Indonesia deem women with big feet as more appealing, suggesting that culture – not just genetics – plays a role in deciding what makes a mate attractive.

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