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- Length of human pregnancies can vary naturally by as much as five weeks
- What color is your night light? It may affect your mood
- Sleep deprivation linked to junk food cravings
- Switching between habitual and goal-directed actions: A 'two in one' system in our brain
- Emotional behavior of adults could be triggered in the womb
- Let's have lunch! Teachers eating with their students provides nutrition education opportunities
- Tidy desk or messy desk? Each has its benefits
- Personality may affect a new mother's decision to breastfeed
| Length of human pregnancies can vary naturally by as much as five weeks Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:33 PM PDT The length of a human pregnancy can vary naturally by as much as five weeks, according to new research.  |
| What color is your night light? It may affect your mood Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:31 PM PDT When it comes to some of the health hazards of light at night, a new study in hamsters suggests that the color of the light can make a big difference.  |
| Sleep deprivation linked to junk food cravings Posted: 06 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT A sleepless night makes us more likely to reach for doughnuts or pizza than for whole grains and leafy green vegetables, suggests a new study that examines the brain regions that control food choices. The findings shed new light on the link between poor sleep and obesity.  |
| Switching between habitual and goal-directed actions: A 'two in one' system in our brain Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT Pressing the button of the lift at your work place, or apartment building is an automatic action -- a habit. You don't even really look at the different buttons; your hand is almost reaching out and pressing on its own. But what happens when you use the lift in a new place? In this case, your hand doesn't know the way, you have to locate the buttons, find the right one, and only then your hand can press a button. Here, pushing the button is a goal-directed action.  |
| Emotional behavior of adults could be triggered in the womb Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:27 AM PDT Adults could be at greater risk of becoming anxious and vulnerable to poor mental health if they were deprived of certain hormones while developing in the womb according to new research.  |
| Let's have lunch! Teachers eating with their students provides nutrition education opportunities Posted: 06 Aug 2013 08:11 AM PDT Much attention has focused on school meals, both in the United States and across the globe. Researchers have now evaluated teachers eating lunch with the school children. How you "have lunch" could be important in enhancing these opportunities.  |
| Tidy desk or messy desk? Each has its benefits Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:18 AM PDT Working at a clean and prim desk may promote healthy eating, generosity, and conventionality, according to new research. But, the research also shows that a messy desk may confer its own benefits, promoting creative thinking and stimulating new ideas.  |
| Personality may affect a new mother's decision to breastfeed Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:15 AM PDT A new analysis has found that mothers who are more extroverted and less anxious are more likely to breastfeed and to continue to breastfeed than mothers who are introverted or anxious.  |
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