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• Even mild stress can make it difficult to control your emotions
• Why do haters have to hate? Newly identified personality trait holds clues
• Video games do not make vulnerable teens more violent
• Through four years' training, college football players gain strength and size
• Shopping in high heels could curb overspending

Even mild stress can make it difficult to control your emotions Posted: 26 Aug 2013 03:05 PM PDT Even mild stress can thwart therapeutic measures to control emotions, a team of neuroscientists has found. Their findings point to the limits of clinical techniques while also shedding new light on the barriers that must be overcome in addressing afflictions such as fear or anxiety.

Why do haters have to hate? Newly identified personality trait holds clues Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:31 AM PDT New research has uncovered the reason why some people seem to dislike everything while others seem to like everything. Apparently, it's all part of our individual personality -- a dimension that researchers have coined "dispositional attitude."

Video games do not make vulnerable teens more violent Posted: 26 Aug 2013 09:31 AM PDT Do violent video games such as "Mortal Kombat," "Halo" and "Grand Theft Auto" trigger teenagers with symptoms of depression or attention deficit disorder to become aggressive bullies or delinquents? No, according to new research.

Through four years' training, college football players gain strength and size Posted: 26 Aug 2013 07:52 AM PDT From freshman through senior year, college football players achieve significant increases in strength and size, reports a study.

Shopping in high heels could curb overspending Posted: 26 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT When shopping for a big ticket item, such as a television, there is a checklist of things you should always do: Read reviews, compare prices and wear high heels. A new study finds that consumers experiencing a heightened sense of balance are more likely to weigh the options and go with a product that falls in the middle of the high-end, low-end scale.

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