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• Meditation for anxiety, depression?
• Are gifted children getting lost in the shuffle?
• New compounds discovered that are hundreds of times more mutagenic
• Laying money on the line leads to healthier food choices over time
• Loving touch critical for premature infants
• Dietary fibers protect against asthma, study suggests
• Marriage promotion has failed to stem poverty among single moms
• Online colorectal cancer risk calculator
• People's agenda -- America's priorities, outlook for 2014
• Want a good night's sleep in the New Year? Quit smoking
• Brain training works, but just for the practiced task, say researchers
• Study on pregnancy, alcohol fails to take psychological factors into account
• Fatigued nurses more likely to regret their clinical decisions, study shows
• Risks outweigh benefits of raw meat-based diets for pets
• Words matter: Study paves way for better understanding patient's health care experience

Meditation for anxiety, depression? Posted: 06 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST Some 30 minutes of meditation daily may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, a new analysis of previously published research suggests.

Are gifted children getting lost in the shuffle? Posted: 06 Jan 2014 12:59 PM PST Gifted children are likely to be the next generation's innovators and leaders—and yet, the exceptionally smart are often invisible in the classroom, lacking the curricula, teacher input and external motivation to reach full potential. This conclusion comes as the result of the largest scientific study of the profoundly gifted to date, a 30-year study.

New compounds discovered that are hundreds of times more mutagenic Posted: 06 Jan 2014 10:32 AM PST Researchers have discovered novel compounds produced by certain types of chemical reactions -- such as those found in vehicle exhaust or grilling meat -- that are hundreds of times more mutagenic than their parent compounds which are known carcinogens. These compounds were not previously known to exist.

Laying money on the line leads to healthier food choices over time Posted: 06 Jan 2014 07:37 AM PST People are more likely to choose healthy options at the grocery store if they use the risk of losing their monthly healthy food discount as a motivational tool, according to new research.

Loving touch critical for premature infants Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:44 AM PST The benefit that premature infants gain from skin-to-skin contact with their mothers is measurable even 10 years after birth, reports a new study. Physical contact with babies is essential for their physical and psychological development. This lesson has been learned the hard way, as infants neglected in hospitals and orphanages developed many problems, ranging from depression to a more global failure to thrive.

Dietary fibers protect against asthma, study suggests Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:44 AM PST The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far, because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment the dietary fibers contained in them and fatty acids enter the blood as a result, influencing the immune response in the lungs. This has been shown by a Swiss research project.

Marriage promotion has failed to stem poverty among single moms Posted: 06 Jan 2014 06:41 AM PST As the United States marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty this month, a new report suggests one recent weapon in the battle has been a disappointing failure.

Online colorectal cancer risk calculator Posted: 03 Jan 2014 05:45 PM PST CRC-PRO, or Colorectal Cancer Predicted Risk Online, is designed to help both patients and physicians determine when screening for colorectal cancer is appropriate. Current guidelines recommend patients are screened at the age of 50. However, with this new tool, physicians will be better able to identify who is truly at risk and when screenings for patients are necessary.

People's agenda -- America's priorities, outlook for 2014 Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major new survey that reveals the American people's list of issues they believe should be the focus of government attention in 2014. The same survey also explores the complex blend of personal, political, and ideological factors that lie behind such a list.

Want a good night's sleep in the New Year? Quit smoking Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:31 AM PST As if cancer, heart disease and other diseases were not enough motivation to make quitting smoking your New Year's resolution, here's another wake-up call: New research suggests that smoking disrupts the circadian clock function in both the lungs and the brain. Translation: Smoking ruins productive sleep, leading to cognitive dysfunction, mood disorders, depression and anxiety.

Brain training works, but just for the practiced task, say researchers Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:23 AM PST Search for "brain training" on the Web. You'll find online exercises, games, software, even apps, all designed to prepare your brain to do better on any number of tasks. Do they work? Some psychologists say, yes, but "there's a catch."

Study on pregnancy, alcohol fails to take psychological factors into account Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:22 AM PST "It is OK to drink a little bit of alcohol during pregnancy" or "a pregnant woman should not touch alcohol at all during her pregnancy". These statements represent the contradictory conclusions that large population studies on pregnancy and alcohol can reach.

Fatigued nurses more likely to regret their clinical decisions, study shows Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:20 AM PST Nurses impaired by fatigue, loss of sleep, daytime sleepiness and an inability to recover between shifts are more likely to express concern that they made a wrong decision about a patient's care, according to a study.

Risks outweigh benefits of raw meat-based diets for pets Posted: 02 Jan 2014 08:20 AM PST In a recently published article, a group of researchers compared the perceptions of raw meat-based diets (RMBD) for pets against existing evidence to help separate fact from commonly held beliefs.

Words matter: Study paves way for better understanding patient's health care experience Posted: 31 Dec 2013 06:43 AM PST A study aimed at better understanding what patients mean when they describe their health care experience has identified 35 positive, negative and neutral emotion words that have clear, consistent meanings for patients, families and health care professionals.

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