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• New brain imaging study provides support for the notion of food addiction
• People prefer 'carrots' to 'sticks' when it comes to healthcare incentives
• Social capabilities of performing multiple-action sequences
• Can home-culture images impair second-language skills?
• Christians tweet more happily, less analytically than atheists
• How men and women cooperate
• Calcium and vitamin D help hormones help bones
• Cutlery: Do size, weight, shape and color matter?
• Teenage physical fitness reduces the risk of suicidal behavior later in life

New brain imaging study provides support for the notion of food addiction Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:39 PM PDT Consuming highly processed carbohydrates can cause excess hunger and stimulate brain regions involved in reward and cravings, according to a new study. These findings suggest that limiting these "high-glycemic index" foods could help obese individuals avoid overeating.

People prefer 'carrots' to 'sticks' when it comes to healthcare incentives Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:31 AM PDT To keep costs low, companies often incentivize healthy lifestyles. Now, new research suggests that how these incentives are framed -- as benefits for healthy-weight people or penalties for overweight people -- makes a big difference. The research shows that policies that carry higher premiums for overweight individuals are perceived as punishing and stigmatizing.

Social capabilities of performing multiple-action sequences Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:31 AM PDT Scientists are examining how action planning generalizes to collaborative actions performed with others.

Can home-culture images impair second-language skills? Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:31 AM PDT New research shows that reminders of your heritage culture can trigger troubles in your second language.

Christians tweet more happily, less analytically than atheists Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:31 AM PDT A computer analysis of nearly 2 million text messages (tweets) on the online social network Twitter found that Christians use more positive words, fewer negative words and engage in less analytical thinking than atheists. Christians also were more likely than atheists to tweet about their social relationships, the researchers found.

How men and women cooperate Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:36 AM PDT Cooperation is essential in any successful romantic relationship, but how men and women experience cooperation emotionally may be quite different, according to new research. While men tend to mirror their partners' emotions during moments of high mutual cooperation, women might actually have the opposite response, suggests a new study.

Calcium and vitamin D help hormones help bones Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:35 AM PDT Should women take calcium and vitamin D supplements after menopause for bone health? Recommendations conflict, and opinions are strong. But now, an analysis from the major Women's Health Initiative trial throws weight on the supplement side -- at least for women taking hormones after menopause.

Cutlery: Do size, weight, shape and color matter? Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:34 AM PDT The appearance of cutlery can affect perception of a food's taste, a new study finds. Food tastes saltier when eaten from a knife, and denser and more expensive from a light plastic spoon. Taste was also affected by the color of the cutlery.

Teenage physical fitness reduces the risk of suicidal behavior later in life Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:33 AM PDT Being in good physical shape at 18 years of age can be linked with a reduced risk of attempted suicide later in life. So says a study of over one million Swedish men.

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