Πέμπτη 20 Ιουνίου 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Mindfulness can increase wellbeing and reduce stress in school children

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:51 PM PDT

Mindfulness -- a mental training that develops sustained attention that can change the ways people think, act and feel -- could reduce symptoms of stress and depression and promote wellbeing among school children, according to a new study.

Some parents want their child to redeem their broken dreams

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 04:49 PM PDT

Some parents desire for their children to fulfill their own unrealized ambitions, just as psychologists have long theorized, according to a new first-of-its-kind study.

Brain can plan actions toward things the eye doesn't see

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:47 PM PDT

People can plan strategic movements to several different targets at the same time, even when they see far fewer targets than are actually present, according to a new study.

Dietary fructose causes liver damage in animal model

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 01:44 PM PDT

The role of dietary fructose in the development of obesity and fatty liver diseases remains controversial, with previous studies indicating that the problems resulted from fructose and a diet too high in calories. However, a new study conducted in an animal model showed that fructose rapidly caused liver damage even without weight gain. The researchers found that over the six-week study period liver damage more than doubled in the animals fed a high-fructose diet as compared to those in the control group.

Nearly 7 in 10 Americans are on prescription drugs

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 10:23 AM PDT

Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, researchers say.

'Ugly' finding: Unattractive workers suffer more

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 07:28 AM PDT

People who are considered unattractive are more likely to be belittled and bullied in the workplace, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

Distracted walking: Injuries soar for pedestrians on phones

Posted: 19 Jun 2013 07:10 AM PDT

More than 1,500 pedestrians were estimated to be treated in emergency rooms in 2010 for injuries related to using a cell phone while walking, according to a new nationwide study.

Moderate drinking during pregnancy does not seem to harm baby's neurodevelopment, study suggests

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 05:27 PM PDT

Moderate drinking during pregnancy -- 3 to 7 glasses of alcohol a week -- does not seem to harm fetal neurodevelopment, as indicated by the child's ability to balance, suggests a large study. In the study, moderate alcohol intake was a marker for social advantage, which may itself be the key factor in better balance, possibly overriding subtle harmful effects of moderate alcohol use, say the authors.

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