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• Boosting new memories with wakeful resting
• Infants can use language to learn about people's intentions
• New findings break tanning misconceptions: There is no such thing as a safe tan
• Why does a vivid memory 'feel so real?'
• Why some types of multitasking are more dangerous
• Snacking and BMI linked to double effect of brain activity and self-control
• Many employers use Facebook profiles to screen job applicants

Boosting new memories with wakeful resting Posted: 23 Jul 2012 02:18 PM PDT Too often our memory starts acting like a particularly porous sieve: All the important fragments that should be caught and preserved somehow just disappear. So armed with pencils and bolstered by caffeine, legions of adults, especially older adults, tackle crossword puzzles, acrostics, Sudoku and a host of other activities designed to strengthen their flagging memory muscles.

Infants can use language to learn about people's intentions Posted: 23 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT One year olds are able to detect how speech communicates unobservable intentions, researchers have found in a study that sheds new light on how early in life we can rely on language to acquire knowledge about matters that go beyond first-hand experiences.

New findings break tanning misconceptions: There is no such thing as a safe tan Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT UV-induced melanin formation (tanning), traditionally thought to protect against skin cancer, has now been shown to be directly involved in melanoma formation in mammals, according to researchers. Dermatologists have been warning for years there is no such thing as a safe tan and this new data appears to confirm this, experts say.

Why does a vivid memory 'feel so real?' Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT Neuroscientists have found strong evidence that vivid memory and directly experiencing the real moment can trigger similar brain activation patterns.

Why some types of multitasking are more dangerous Posted: 23 Jul 2012 10:44 AM PDT In a new study that has implications for distracted drivers, researchers found that people are better at juggling some types of multitasking than they are at others.

Snacking and BMI linked to double effect of brain activity and self-control Posted: 23 Jul 2012 07:54 AM PDT Snack consumption and BMI are linked to both brain activity and self-control. New research discovered that an individual's brain 'reward center' response to pictures of food predicted how much they subsequently ate. This had a greater effect on the amount they ate than their conscious feelings of hunger or how much they wanted the food.

Many employers use Facebook profiles to screen job applicants Posted: 23 Jul 2012 06:52 AM PDT Your inappropriate Facebook profile, posts and photos could lose you your next job, according to an in-depth study of employers from six different industries. A new article reveals that many employers are using the Facebook profiles of job candidates to filter out weaker applicants based on perception of lifestyle, attitudes and personal appearance.

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