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• Empathy varies by age and gender: Women in their 50s are tops
• Adding new members to group increases distrust among older members, impacts coordination
• Virtual superheroes more helpful in real world, too
• Rude behavior at work is increasing and affects the bottom line
• After Super Bowl, many fans will suffer football withdrawal symptoms
• Binge drinking increases risk of type 2 diabetes by causing insulin resistance
• New model to determine lifetime spending
• Peer pressure trumps 'thin' ideals in the media
• Mindfulness meditation heightens a listener's musical engagement
• Alternate walking and running to save energy, maintain endurance
• Vegetarianism can reduce risk of heart disease by up to a third
• Why some immigrants get citizenship: Country of origin 'massive disadvantage' for some, research in Switzerland shows
• Broker fees from mutual funds affect advice; predict worse performance, new study says
• Good mood helps boost brain power in older adults
• Disasters prompt older children to be more giving, younger ones to be more selfish
• Program to overcome early U.S. math deficiencies could improve workforce
• Could traditional Chinese medicine hold an answer to the obesity problem?
• Excessive Alcohol Use When You’re Young Could Have Lasting Impacts on Your Brain
• Whistle away the need for diapers: Vietnamese babies often out of diapers at nine months
• Rats, like humans, return to drinking once punishment is removed
• TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood
• Husbands who do more traditionally female housework have less sex

Empathy varies by age and gender: Women in their 50s are tops Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST Looking for someone to feel your pain? Talk to a woman in her 50s. According to a new study of more than 75,000 adults, women in that age group are more empathic than men of the same age and than younger or older people.

Adding new members to group increases distrust among older members, impacts coordination Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:41 PM PST Adding a new member to a working group can create distrust between members and hinder group functions, but a new study suggests that the distrust created is between older group members rather than about the newcomers- especially when previous group performance with just the older group members is poor.

Virtual superheroes more helpful in real world, too Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:41 PM PST Having virtual super-powers in a game may incite people to better behavior in the real world, according to new research.

Rude behavior at work is increasing and affects the bottom line Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:40 PM PST Research shows rudeness at work is rampant, and it's on the rise. In 2011, half of the workers surveyed said they were treated rudely at least once a week - up from a quarter in 1998. New research shows the tangible cost of this bad behavior.

After Super Bowl, many fans will suffer football withdrawal symptoms Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:40 PM PST On Sunday night, many fans will start experiencing withdrawal symptoms from not being able to watch any more football. A psychiatrist describes the effects this has on the brain, and offers tips on how fans can cope.

Binge drinking increases risk of type 2 diabetes by causing insulin resistance Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:40 PM PST Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study. The authors further discovered that alcohol disrupts insulin-receptor signaling by causing inflammation in the hypothalamus area of the brain.

New model to determine lifetime spending Posted: 30 Jan 2013 03:40 PM PST New research shows new, more effective ways to plan for retirement.

Peer pressure trumps 'thin' ideals in the media Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:36 AM PST Peers exert a greater influence on teenage girls' dissatisfaction with their bodies than do thin ideals in television or social media use, according to new research.

Mindfulness meditation heightens a listener's musical engagement Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:24 AM PST When De'Anthony Thomas returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl, says a researcher, Thomas put Ducks fans into a heightened zone of engagement for watching the game, not unlike what was experienced by music students who were first exposed to a brief session of mindfulness meditation before hearing an opera passage.

Alternate walking and running to save energy, maintain endurance Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:22 AM PST Forget "slow and steady wins the race." A new study shows that, at least sometimes, the best way to conserve energy and reach your destination on time is to alternate between walking and running —- whether your goal is the bus stop or a marathon finish line.

Vegetarianism can reduce risk of heart disease by up to a third Posted: 30 Jan 2013 09:16 AM PST The risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease is 32 percent lower in vegetarians than people who eat meat and fish, according to a new study. Heart disease is the single largest cause of death in developed countries, and is responsible for 65,000 deaths each year in the UK alone. The new findings suggest that a vegetarian diet could significantly reduce people's risk of heart disease.

Why some immigrants get citizenship: Country of origin 'massive disadvantage' for some, research in Switzerland shows Posted: 30 Jan 2013 08:20 AM PST A methodologically innovative study of European immigrants suggests that, other qualifications being equal, migrants from certain countries may be roughly 40 percent less likely than others to gain citizenship.

Broker fees from mutual funds affect advice; predict worse performance, new study says Posted: 30 Jan 2013 07:19 AM PST Brokers are supposed to recommend investments that are in the best interests of their clients. But a new study has found that mutual funds offering higher broker fees attract the most investments, especially when the broker is not affiliated with the mutual fund company.

Good mood helps boost brain power in older adults Posted: 30 Jan 2013 07:18 AM PST Older adults can improve their decision making and working memory simply by putting on a happy face, a new study suggests.

Disasters prompt older children to be more giving, younger ones to be more selfish Posted: 30 Jan 2013 07:18 AM PST A natural disaster can bring out the best in older children, prompting 9-year-olds to be more willing to share, while 6-year-olds become more selfish. Researchers made this finding in a rare natural experiment in China around the time of a horrific earthquake.

Program to overcome early U.S. math deficiencies could improve workforce Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:30 AM PST Researchers identified how a lack of a specific math skill in first grade correlated to lower scores on a seventh grade math test used to determine employability and wages in adults.

Could traditional Chinese medicine hold an answer to the obesity problem? Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:27 AM PST Obesity might be a very modern problem, but a team of scientists from Taiwan and China is turning to the age-old principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to help fight it. Breaking research indicates a possible new direction for the treatment of metabolic syndrome.

Excessive Alcohol Use When You’re Young Could Have Lasting Impacts on Your Brain Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:27 AM PST There is growing evidence for the lasting impact of alcohol on the brain. Excessive alcohol use accounts for 4% of the global burden of disease, and binge drinking particularly is becoming an increasing health issue. A new review highlights the significant changes in brain function and structure that can be caused by alcohol misuse in young people. Functional signs of brain damage from alcohol misuse in young people mainly include deficits in visual learning and memory as well as executive functions.

Whistle away the need for diapers: Vietnamese babies often out of diapers at nine months Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:27 AM PST Western babies are potty trained later these days and need diapers until an average of three years of age. But even infants can be potty trained, a new study suggests. The study followed 47 infants and their mothers in Vietnam – where potty training starts at birth and the need for diapers is usually eliminated by nine months of age.

Rats, like humans, return to drinking once punishment is removed Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:24 AM PST Once heavy drinking impairs function, a variety of punishment-related threats may motivate people to stop drinking: spouses may threaten divorce, employers may threaten job loss, and courts threaten drunk drivers with losing their driver's license or incarceration. In the face of these threats, many alcohol abusers refrain from drinking, but relapse is very common when the threats of punishment fade, particularly when exposed to alcohol-associated environments (contexts).

TV viewing and sedentary lifestyle in teens linked to disease risk in adulthood Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:24 AM PST Scientists have found that television viewing and lack of exercise at age 16 is associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome at 43 years age.

Husbands who do more traditionally female housework have less sex Posted: 30 Jan 2013 05:22 AM PST Married men and women who divide household chores in traditional ways report having more sex than couples who share so-called men's and women's work, according to a new study.

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