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Tuesday, August 13, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


ADHD and texting found to significantly impair teenage driving

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 02:02 PM PDT

ADHD and texting both significantly impair driving performance among teenagers, according to a new study. Researchers used a driving simulator to test the driving performance of 16- and 17-year-old drivers; approximately half of the study's 61 participants had been diagnosed with ADHD, the other half had not.

How books can have a positive impact on a child's social struggles

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 09:14 AM PDT

New research explores the positive effects of reading as part of a parental intervention strategy for children struggling with social issues.

Competition changes how people view strangers online: On sites like eBay, strangers no longer seen as 'just like you'

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 09:11 AM PDT

An anonymous stranger you encounter on websites like Yelp or Amazon may seem to be just like you, and a potential friend. But a stranger on a site like eBay is a whole different story.

School lunch and TV time linked with childhood obesity

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Among middle-school children, the behaviors most often linked with obesity are school lunch consumption and two hours or more of daily TV viewing.

Moderate exercise could be good for your tendons, research shows

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 09:58 AM PDT

Moderate exercise could be good for keeping your tendons healthy, according to new research. The onset of tendon disease has previously been associated with exercise. However, new research shows that doing moderate exercise could help guard against, and treat, the painful and often debilitating condition.

Cancer patients want more shared-decision making about their treatment

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:35 PM PDT

A new study of cancer patients indicates that certain patient groups have unmet needs for greater involvement in decisions about their treatment.

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