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• Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure
• Sporting events: Clear your memory to pick a winner
• Does international child sponsorship work? New research says yes
• Mushrooms can provide as much vitamin D as supplements
• Fighting the 'dumb jock' stereotype
• 40 percent of parents give young kids cough/cold medicine that they shouldn't
• Cutting back on sleep harms blood vessel function and breathing control
• Green spaces may boost wellbeing for city dwellers
• Change diet, exercise habits at same time for best results, study says
• Red light increases alertness during 'post-lunch dip'

Alternative therapies may help lower blood pressure Posted: 22 Apr 2013 02:57 PM PDT Alternative therapies such as aerobic exercise, resistance or strength training and isometric hand grip exercises could help people reduce blood pressure. Biofeedback and device-guided slow breathing reduced blood pressure a small amount. Due to their modest effects, alternative therapies can be used with -- not as a replacement for -- standard treatment.

Sporting events: Clear your memory to pick a winner Posted: 22 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer program could be possible with proper training, according to researchers.

Does international child sponsorship work? New research says yes Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:28 AM PDT A new study shows international child sponsorship to result in markedly higher rates of schooling completion and substantially improved adult employment outcomes.

Mushrooms can provide as much vitamin D as supplements Posted: 22 Apr 2013 10:28 AM PDT Researchers have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25–hydroxyvitamin D) as taking supplemental vitamin D2 or vitamin D3.

Fighting the 'dumb jock' stereotype Posted: 22 Apr 2013 09:30 AM PDT College coaches who emphasize their players' academic abilities may be the best defense against the effects of "dumb jock" stereotypes, a new study suggests.

40 percent of parents give young kids cough/cold medicine that they shouldn't Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:20 AM PDT Children can get five to 10 colds each year, so it's not surprising that adults often turn to over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to relieve their little ones' symptoms. But a new poll shows that many are giving young kids medicines that they should not use.

Cutting back on sleep harms blood vessel function and breathing control Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:20 AM PDT Researchers have tested the effects of partial sleep deprivation on blood vessels and breathing control and found that reducing sleep length over two consecutive nights leads to less healthy vascular function and impaired breathing control. The findings could help explain why sleep deprivation is associated with cardiovascular disease.

Green spaces may boost wellbeing for city dwellers Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:13 AM PDT New research has found that people living in urban areas with more green space tend to report greater wellbeing than city dwellers that don't have parks, gardens, or other green space nearby.

Change diet, exercise habits at same time for best results, study says Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:13 AM PDT Researchers have discovered that focusing on changing exercise and diet at the same time gives a bigger boost than tackling them sequentially. They also found that focusing on changing diet first -- an approach that many weight-loss programs advocate -- may actually interfere with establishing a consistent exercise routine.

Red light increases alertness during 'post-lunch dip' Posted: 22 Apr 2013 07:08 AM PDT Acute or chronic sleep deprivation resulting in increased feelings of fatigue is one of the leading causes of workplace incidents and related injuries. More incidents and performance failures, such as automobile accidents, occur in the mid-afternoon hours known as the "post-lunch dip." A new study shows that exposure to certain wavelengths and levels of light has the potential to increase alertness during the post-lunch dip.

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