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• Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented
• Twitter and privacy: One-in-five tweets divulge user location
• Multi-drug pills help people stick to heart disease prevention regimens
• Stressful life events significantly raise the risk of falls in older men
• Anterior cruciate ligament injuries may be prevented by different landing strategy
• Women happier when they gain weight, even though they are not as healthy, study suggests
• Aging really is 'in your head:' Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process
• Action-inaction balance in cultural values more common in East Asian countries
• 2013 bedroom poll explores sleep differences among six countries
• Mediterranean diet is good for the mind, research confirms
• Menopausal women at greater risk for asthma hospitalization
• Research suggests perfectionism and work motivation contribute to workaholism
• Pre-pregnancy hormone testing may indicate gestational diabetes risk

Why parenting can never have a rule book: Children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:41 PM PDT Any parent will tell you that there is no simple recipe for raising a child. Being a parent means getting hefty doses of advice -- often unsolicited -- from others. But such advice often fails to consider a critical factor: The child. A new review of dozens of studies involving more than 14,600 pairs of twins shows that children's genetics significantly affect how they are parented.

Twitter and privacy: One-in-five tweets divulge user location Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:41 PM PDT Hashtag #doyouknowwhoswatchingyou? A new study sampled more than 15 million tweets, showing that even Twitter users who have opted-out of location tagging may be inadvertently revealing where they are through updates on the social media channel.

Multi-drug pills help people stick to heart disease prevention regimens Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:38 PM PDT People are much more likely to take preventive medicines if they're combined in one pill, an international study has found.

Stressful life events significantly raise the risk of falls in older men Posted: 03 Sep 2013 04:38 PM PDT A study of around 5,000 older men has shown that stressful life events such as death of a loved one, or serious financial problems, significantly raised the risk of falls in the year following the incident.

Anterior cruciate ligament injuries may be prevented by different landing strategy Posted: 03 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT Women are two to eight times more likely than men to suffer a debilitating tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee and a new study suggests that a combination of body type and landing techniques may be to blame.

Women happier when they gain weight, even though they are not as healthy, study suggests Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:35 AM PDT Body weight has a great influence on our quality of life. While physical health deteriorates when weight is gained, mental well-being seems to improve, especially in women. These results offer valuable information for preventive strategies in the fight against obesity.

Aging really is 'in your head:' Scientists answer hotly debated questions about how calorie restriction delays aging process Posted: 03 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT Among scientists, the role of proteins called sirtuins in enhancing longevity has been hotly debated, driven by contradictory results from many different scientists. But new research may settle the dispute. Researchers have identified the mechanism by which a specific sirtuin protein called Sirt1 operates in the brain to bring about a significant delay in aging and an increase in longevity. Both have been associated with a low-calorie diet.

Action-inaction balance in cultural values more common in East Asian countries Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT Researchers looked at the difference between action and inaction depending on what country you are in.

2013 bedroom poll explores sleep differences among six countries Posted: 03 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT The 2013 International Bedroom Poll, compares sleep times, attitudes, habits and bedtime routines of those in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan between the ages of 25 and 55 years old.

Mediterranean diet is good for the mind, research confirms Posted: 03 Sep 2013 07:19 AM PDT Many pieces of research have identified a link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of age-related disease such as dementia. Scientists have carried out the first systematic review and their findings.

Menopausal women at greater risk for asthma hospitalization Posted: 03 Sep 2013 06:09 AM PDT Asthma is a disease that mostly affects young boys and adult women. According to a new study, women in their 40s and 50s with asthma are hospitalized more than twice as often as men in the same age group.

Research suggests perfectionism and work motivation contribute to workaholism Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:04 AM PDT Psychologists suggest that being a perfectionist and highly motivated at work contributes directly to being a workaholic.

Pre-pregnancy hormone testing may indicate gestational diabetes risk Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:01 AM PDT Overweight women with low levels of the hormone adiponectin prior to pregnancy are nearly seven times more likely to develop gestational diabetes. Research now indicates that Adiponectin protects against insulin resistance, inflammation and heart disease.

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