Παρασκευή 27 Ιουλίου 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Cell phone financial identity theft

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT

While the cell phone is an amazingly useful device, using it for banking — and consumers are increasingly using mobile phones as banking tools — can lead to identity theft and other financial crimes, if reasonable precautions aren't taken.

Alcohol could intensify effects of some drugs in the body

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Scientists are reporting another reason -- besides possible liver damage, stomach bleeding and other side effects -- to avoid drinking alcohol while taking certain medicines. Laboratory experiments show that alcohol made several medications up to three times more available to the body, effectively tripling the original dose.

One act of remembering can influence future acts

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Can the simple act of recognizing a face as you walk down the street change the way we think? Or can taking the time to notice something new on our way to work change what we remember about that walk? Researchers now show that remembering something old or noticing something new can bias how you process subsequent information.

No LOL matter: Tween texting may lead to poor grammar skills

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Text messaging may offer tweens a quick way to send notes to friends and family, but it could lead to declining language and grammar skills, according to researchers.

Toddlers object when people break the rules

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

We all know that, in general, it's wrong to kill people, it's inappropriate to wear jeans to bed, and we shouldn't ignore people when they're talking. We know this because we're bonded to others through social norms – but how do we acquire these norms in the first place? A new article delves deeper into understanding this important 'social glue' by examining research on children's enforcement of social norms.

A pinch of opportunity makes deep inequality more palatable

Posted: 26 Jul 2012 06:45 AM PDT

Just a tiny hint of opportunity has a disproportionately powerful effect - making unfairness more acceptable to disadvantaged people, new research has found.

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