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• Moderate exercise not only treats, but prevents depression
• Americans would pay to help monarch butterflies
• One, two, buckle my shoe: Importance of language to learning math
• Nurturing may protect kids from brain changes linked to poverty
• Eliminating unexplained traffic jams: New algorithm to alleviate traffic flow instabilities
• Train your body
• Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD
• Crying wolf: Who benefits and when?
• Social science graduates more likely to get employment than science or arts graduates
• No running for the well-heeled
• Smoking long or ultralong cigarettes increases risk of lung cancer
• Your pain, my gain: Feeling pleasure over the misfortune of those you envy is biological
• Virtually numbed: Immersive video gaming alters real-life experience
• Cafe toxins have decreased by 90% since the smoking ban
• Electronic cigarettes should be treated like tobacco
• Keeping emotions in check may not always benefit psychological health
• Early skin-to-skin contact linked to higher breastfeeding rates
• Can the 'right' helmet prevent concussions?
• Sports specialization, hours spent in organized sports may predict young athlete injury
• Can pediatricians successfully promote safe driving agreements between teens, parents?
• Nursery provision improves career opportunities for mothers
• Flawed health care system causes doctors to 'bend' ethical norms to best serve patients
• Supermagnets present ongoing child health risks

Moderate exercise not only treats, but prevents depression Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:30 PM PDT Physical activity is being increasingly recognized as an effective tool to treat depression. New research has taken the connection one step further, finding that moderate exercise can actually prevent episodes of depression in the long term. This is the first longitudinal review to focus exclusively on the role that exercise plays in maintaining good mental health and preventing the onset of depression later in life.

Americans would pay to help monarch butterflies Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:29 PM PDT Americans place high value on butterfly royalty. A just-released study suggests they are willing to support monarch butterfly conservation at high levels, up to about $6.5 billion dollars if extrapolated to all US households. If even a small percentage of the population acted upon this reported willingness, the cumulative effort would likely translate into a large, untapped potential for conservation of the iconic butterfly.

One, two, buckle my shoe: Importance of language to learning math Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT The language a child speaks affects the rate at which they learn number words, and hearing number words in natural conversation – not just in counting routines – is a critical part of learning the meaning of numbers.

Nurturing may protect kids from brain changes linked to poverty Posted: 28 Oct 2013 01:20 PM PDT Researchers have identified changes in the brains of children growing up in poverty. Those changes can lead to lifelong problems like depression, learning difficulties and limitations in the ability to cope with stress. But the study showed that the extent of those changes was influenced strongly by whether parents were attentive and nurturing.

Eliminating unexplained traffic jams: New algorithm to alleviate traffic flow instabilities Posted: 28 Oct 2013 11:15 AM PDT If integrated into adaptive cruise-control systems, a new algorithm could mitigate the type of freeway backup that seems to occur for no reason.

Train your body Posted: 28 Oct 2013 10:47 AM PDT For avid runners, training for the next marathon never stops. While it's important to focus on running faster or farther, physicians encourage runners to expand their training regimen and are providing the following tips for training and protecting the entire body.

Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:48 AM PDT Patients with COPD who practice yoga can improve their lung function, according to a study. Researchers found that lung function, shortness of breath, and inflammation all showed significant improvement after patients completed 12 weeks of training.

Crying wolf: Who benefits and when? Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:48 AM PDT A crisis at work can bring out the best in colleagues, often inspiring more cooperation and self-sacrifice. A study has found that the benefits are not shared equally, however, with higher-ranking group members having the most to gain by perceived threats to the group.

Social science graduates more likely to get employment than science or arts graduates Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:47 AM PDT Social science graduates are more likely to be employed after their first degree than graduates in other areas such as science and the arts, and a higher proportion are in managerial and senior official roles, a new report says.

No running for the well-heeled Posted: 28 Oct 2013 08:47 AM PDT If you often find yourself running after a bus, escaping a burning building or taking part in competitive athletics in high-heeled footwear, you may be storing up knee problems for later in life, according to a study published this month.

Smoking long or ultralong cigarettes increases risk of lung cancer Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:13 AM PDT Smokers of long or ultralong cigarettes are at greater risk for lung and oral cancer than smokers of regular and king-size cigarettes.

Your pain, my gain: Feeling pleasure over the misfortune of those you envy is biological Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:11 AM PDT By measuring the electrical activity of cheek muscles and associated neural responses, researchers show that people are actually biologically responsive to taking pleasure in the pain of others, a reaction known as "Schadenfreude."

Virtually numbed: Immersive video gaming alters real-life experience Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT Role-playing video games can alter our experience of reality and numb us to important real-life experiences, a new study finds. Spending time immersed as a virtual character or avatar in a role-playing video game can numb you to realizing important body signals in real life.

Cafe toxins have decreased by 90% since the smoking ban Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:09 AM PDT Researchers, for a study on effects of the indoor smoking ban, measured the concentration of harmful compounds in a café in Barcelona before and after the anti-smoking law. The results show that toxic and carcinogenic substances dropped 90%, a finding that corroborates that of the Spanish Ministry of Health's latest report.

Electronic cigarettes should be treated like tobacco Posted: 28 Oct 2013 07:08 AM PDT Pennsylvania physicians recommend that electronic cigarettes be treated from a legislative and educational perspective just like tobacco cigarettes.

Keeping emotions in check may not always benefit psychological health Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:08 AM PDT Being able to regulate your emotions is important for well-being, but new research published in Psychological Science suggests that a common emotion regulation strategy called "cognitive reappraisal" may actually be harmful when it comes to stressors that are under our control.

Early skin-to-skin contact linked to higher breastfeeding rates Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:06 AM PDT Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant in the delivery room is associated with an increased likelihood for exclusive breastfeeding. When combined with a mother's intent to breastfeed, the likelihood was even greater.

Can the 'right' helmet prevent concussions? Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:05 AM PDT While many football helmet and mouth guard manufacturers claim that their equipment will lessen impact forces and reduce concussion risk, neither a specific brand nor a higher cost were associated with fewer concussions in adolescent athletes.

Sports specialization, hours spent in organized sports may predict young athlete injury Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:05 AM PDT Athletes ages eight to 18 who spend twice as many hours per week in organized sports than in free play, and especially in a single sport, are more likely to be injured.

Can pediatricians successfully promote safe driving agreements between teens, parents? Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:05 AM PDT Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens. A study evaluated a pediatric intervention that directed families to a new web-based Checkpoints™ safe driving program for parents of teen drivers.

Nursery provision improves career opportunities for mothers Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:04 AM PDT Switzerland lags behind compared with other countries when it comes to childcare. Availability of childcare in the French-speaking part of Switzerland is more widespread than in the German-speaking part of the country, and strengthens gender equality, researchers argue.

Flawed health care system causes doctors to 'bend' ethical norms to best serve patients Posted: 28 Oct 2013 06:02 AM PDT A survey among rheumatologists finds many face moral dilemmas when trying to do what's best for their patients in the current health care environment.

Supermagnets present ongoing child health risks Posted: 27 Oct 2013 09:35 AM PDT The continued sale and availability of powerful, neodymium magnets -- typically 10 to 20 times stronger than traditional magnets -- are causing an increase in pediatric ingestion-related injuries.

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