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• Dieting? Study challenges notion that a calorie is just a calorie
• Denser development is good for single-family home values
• Moderate coffee consumption offers protection against heart failure, study suggests
• Facebook makes us feel good about ourselves, research finds
• Simpler lifestyle found to reduce exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals
• iPad 2 and other tablet computers may interfere with magnetically programmable shunt valve settings
• Prenatal exposure to common household chemical, phthalate, increases risk for childhood eczema
• The academic jungle: Ecosystem model reveals why women are driven out of science

Dieting? Study challenges notion that a calorie is just a calorie Posted: 26 Jun 2012 01:38 PM PDT A new study challenges the notion that "a calorie is a calorie." The study finds diets that reduce the surge in blood sugar after a meal -- either low-glycemic index or very-low carbohydrate -- may be preferable to a low-fat diet for those trying to achieve lasting weight loss.

Denser development is good for single-family home values Posted: 26 Jun 2012 12:11 PM PDT A study shows that, contrary to popular belief, there's a positive association between higher neighborhood density and the value of single-family residential properties.

Moderate coffee consumption offers protection against heart failure, study suggests Posted: 26 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT While current American Heart Association heart failure prevention guidelines warn against habitual coffee consumption, some studies propose a protective benefit, and still others find no association at all. Amidst this conflicting information, new research attempts to shift the conversation from a definitive yes or no, to a question of how much.

Facebook makes us feel good about ourselves, research finds Posted: 26 Jun 2012 08:52 AM PDT People love social networks. That's the obvious conclusion from Facebook's 900 million active users and its current standing as one of the most visited sites on the web, second only to Google. New research inds what people may really "like" about social networking are themselves.

Simpler lifestyle found to reduce exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:25 AM PDT A lifestyle that features fresh foods and limited use of products likely to contain environmental chemicals has been shown to reduce exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), such as BPA and phthalates, in a small population study. EDCs are linked to a number of adverse health complications including neuro-developmental delays, behavioral issues and fertility problems. They are produced by the millions of pounds per year and found extensively in a range of products that contain certain plastics.

iPad 2 and other tablet computers may interfere with magnetically programmable shunt valve settings Posted: 26 Jun 2012 06:25 AM PDT Researchers find that magnets within the Apple iPad 2 tablet may interfere with the settings of magnetically programmable shunt devices, resulting in a shunt malfunction until the problem is discovered and the valve readjusted.

Prenatal exposure to common household chemical, phthalate, increases risk for childhood eczema Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:51 AM PDT Prenatal exposure to a ubiquitous household chemical called butylbenzyl phthalate can increase a child's risk for developing eczema, according to new research.

The academic jungle: Ecosystem model reveals why women are driven out of science Posted: 26 Jun 2012 03:50 AM PDT Understanding how a species battles to sustain itself in a challenging habitat is a cornerstone of ecological research; now scientists have applied this approach to science itself to discover why women are being driven out of academia. Their results reveals how a gender imbalance in science and academia is maintained by institutional barriers.

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